Editorials Our View on Standing and Prayer in Schools
The piece critiques the 1962 Supreme Court ruling on prayer in public schools and Kilpatrick’s stance supporting limited religion in schools. It argues that religious exercises belong in homes and houses of worship, not classrooms, and notes the inconsistent views on separation of church and state amid parental and administrative pressures.
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New York Board of Regents
U.S. Supreme Court
Kilpatrick
Eagleton Nice But Not a Hero
The piece argues Tom Eagleton, after replacing McGovern on the ticket, is friendly and popular but not a hero due to his handling of mental health disclosure and the resulting political crisis. It notes McGovern’s indecision and the public sympathy for Eagleton, while questioning the notion of heroism.
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Eagleton
Tom Eagleton
George McGovern
McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Two-Way Green Causes Traffic Delays on South Side Bridge
An extra southbound lane during the afternoon rush on the South Side Bridge creates a two way light issue with green signals on both sides. The mis-synchronization leads to near collisions and long delays as drivers argue over right of way. City engineers should implement a fail-safe for the extra lane.
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South Side
City Hall
Next Stop Trenton says Apollo era ends for Long Island Rail commuters
In Huntington, Long Island three riders recall the phaseout of the Long Island Rail Road Commuter program after Apollo 17 ends. They discuss rising costs, waning public interest, and the idea of future space train ventures and even living in New York City again, possibly reaching Trenton by rail.
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Os Angeles Times
New York
Moon
Earth
Long Island
New York City
Huntington
Moscow
Leningrad
Grover Cleveland
Congress
White House
City Hall
Suburbia
Manhattan
Jyong Island
Trenton
Senator Good at Air Pollution in West Virginia Forum
J.T. Swisher criticizes Senator William Sharpe for using the death penalty debate as political air pollution. He argues Sharpe and many lawmakers ignore urgent issues like strip mining abuses and safety violations, urging newspapers to stop smoke screens and focus on the state’s real needs. Swisher signs from 265 Rutledge Rd. City.
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The
Gazette
William Sharpe
D-Lewis
Associated
West Virginia
Sen. Sharpe
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
J.T. Swisher
Rutledge Rd
Pentagon hides costly MBT-70 flaws in secret memo
Washington reports reveal the Army buried failures in the MBT-70 XM-803 program after starting in 1963. Investigators say no operational tank existed by 1969 and that engine choices worsened delays. Remodeled M60 variants stalled by turret issues, while Israel and Jordan bought hundreds of tanks to sustain production.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
House Appropriations Committee
C. R. Anderson
George Mahon
D-Tex
House
Anderson
Mahon
Iherevit
Europe
Shillelagh
Israel
Jordan
United States
Canvass Delays Mark West Virginia Election Fallout
As Kanawha County delays the official canvass a month after the general election the question of who won remains unresolved. The expense filings for Gov Arch Moore lack identifiable donors, leaving names like C Walker and G Nutting open to guesswork. The delay risks shifting take office dates and raises concerns about campaign finance transparency and law compliance.
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Kanawha
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
C. Walker
Charles Walker
Cecil Walker
Charleston
Walker Machinery Co
Tom Black
Happy Shores
G. Nutting
G. Ogden Nutting
General Mana
Ogden
Wheeling
Ogden Nutting
West Virginia
T. Webb
T. Kent Webb
Union Carbide
J. Lambert
State Senate
J. Kenton Lambert
Pyle
D. M. BR
W. Pyle
Blank Pyle
Timbuktu
C. Gainer
Carl Gainer
Johnson Interest Noted in Case (Story on Page Six A)
A reference to v. M. Johnson appears as an interested party in a case summarized for readers, with the full details to be found on page 6A. The brief notes the involvement of Johnson without presenting further facts in this snippet.
Toynbee Sees Slow European Unity Amid Western Decline
British historian Arnold Toynbee, in a late career view, predicts a slow move toward European federation with Britain, while warning of a looming struggle over finite resources. He notes distrustful Russians seeking tech and trade ties, a trend toward cooperation with the West, and a moral decline in the Western world despite pockets of compassion among the young and among Jews.
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New York Times
London
Arnold Toynbee
St. James's Square
Moscow
Toynbee
China
Europe
Germany
Japan
United States
Britain
West
New Jerusalem
Vietnam
Byzantium
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Parents of America
Thomas Eagleton
Art Buchwald
Senator
Jack Anderson
Herry Hoffmann
Pete
Yeorge
V. M. Johnson
James Reston
Soviet Union
Peter the Great
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