Duke Faculty Clash Over Nixon Library Bid at Duke
In the Nixon era clash at Duke University a faculty majority opposes the library plan while President Terry Sanford backs it. An executive committee voted to continue negotiations with the Nixon library despite faculty opposition. The debate centers on reputation and scholarly opportunity as Duke weighs space limits and governance roles for trustees and Nixon family picks. The piece notes USC also pursued the library since 1977 and argues for restraint and academic value amid controversy.
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Duke University
Richard Nixon
Duke Board of Trustees
Duke
Terry Sanford
Nixon
China
University of Southern California
Begin opposes Saudi AWACS sale amid U S Israel pact
In New York Begin denounces a proposed sale of AWACS radar planes to Saudi Arabia and resists a broader U S Israel security alliance. He warns the move endangers Israel and questions a long term “new strategic relationship” with Washington.
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Menachem Begin
New York
Israel
United States
Reagan
Begin
Haig
Defense
Weinberger
Saudi Arabia
New York Times
James Reston
U.S
Attorney General Smith Rescinds Secrecy Guidelines
The attorney general revokes Civiletti era secrecy guidelines, enabling prior restraints and penalties against government employees and potentially press disclosures. The move follows the Snepp decision and signals a shift toward treating confidentiality obligations as broader than signed contracts, risking a more aggressive, client-driven DOJ stance.
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Boston
William French Smith
Smith
Kilpatrick defense of affirmative action sparks debate
Letters to the Gazette critique Kilpatrick and right wing support for Labor Department reforms. The exchange questions whether employers must hire minorities or risk discrimination and argues for continued civil rights enforcement, while warning against rent and property issues and potential temptations toward constitutional erosion.
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James Kilpatrick
Labor Department
Kilpatrick
Orwell
Animal Farm
Rent escrow debated as tool for tenant health and property safety
The speaker defends rent escrow as a constitutional tool used to keep housing safe. They argue landlords have time to fix issues after certification before escrow, and stress that tenants should not be deprived of habitable conditions for profits. The view supports tenant protections over business interests.
Constitutional Decay and the Lost Balance of Power
A historical reflection on the signing of the Constitution, highlighting Patrick Henry’s early objections over a Bill of Rights and fears of centralized power. The piece cites the 10th Amendment and critiques executive orders, the Federal Reserve Act, treaties, and amendments as eroding states’ rights and creating regional governance.
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U.S
Path to doom and the call for righteous action in peril
A reflective meditation on war, human nature, and the need for divine guidance. It contrasts verbal conflicts and ecological concerns with the pursuit of lasting peace through God and immortal principles, arguing humanity faces doom unless it adopts higher moral law. It asks who to call when civilization falters.
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God
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