Obscenity ruling leaves states and officers in doubt
In the wake of the Supreme Court Pornography decision, New Jersey and Pennsylvania struggle to interpret concrete standards. Chief Justice Burger outlines tests while state attorneys warn guidelines may be illegal. Local prosecutors seek clear direction from the high court on translating the ruling into practice.
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Burger
U.S. Supreme Court
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Corry
Erie
Union City
Waterford
High Court
NMAS and the maiden name debate in bill Eaton piece
Bill Eaton discusses a state ruling allowing women to retain maiden names after marriage and not be forced to use titles like Mrs. He critiques the status of women commission and questions implications for social norms, offering a comic scenario of introductions and potential legal risks.
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State Commission On the Status of Women
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Max
Jean Gordon
Status of Women Commission
State Attorney General
W.S. Eaton
Ms. Gordon
Postmaster General Critics Favoritism Report
A Washington Post investigation alleges Postmaster General Ted Klassen steered over $600,000 in Postal Service contracts to his longtime friend Charles Burnaford without bids. It cites contracts starting September 1970 totaling more than $643,000 for an internal communications program and promotional work, with Burnaford described as best qualified by a spokesman.
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Washington
Ted Klassen
Klassen
Burnaford
Postal Service
America
Congress
Memory and barroom legends in a New York tale
A reflective piece recalls Howard and Babe Davis at Hanrahan's Tavern, detailing their foibles, schemes, and shared dreams of wealth. The narrator notes memory's power to bend the present, comparing past prices and pleasures to current life while musing on friendship and risk.
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New York
Babe Davis
Palto
Howard
Babe
Philadelphia
New Brunswick
Those Were The Days In A Small Town Bar Tales
Vivid reminiscence of a bygone era in a small town bar scene. The piece threads anecdotes of free shrimp nights, lavish dusty rituals, and social quirks. It recounts a fatal grudge involving Babe Davis and Howard, a funeral, and a quiet moral about loyalty and memory. The narrator notes stark contrasts in wealth and aging norms and reflects on childhood innocence and parental wisdom.
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Nixon
Marine Corps
Loudon County
Harpham
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Ind
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Lafayette
Indochina
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Hanrahan
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