Editorial on Legal Radicalism and Legal Services Funding
The piece attacks the Office of Economic Opportunity funded Legal Services Program for alleged political entanglements and radical activism. It cites CRLA’s ties to the United Farm Workers, Berkeley Black Panther support, Newark riots, and New Orleans legal aid to armed groups. It warns OEO will self investigate Reagan era claims and continue radical funding despite ethical concerns.
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Black Panther Party
Newark
N.J
Indiana
New Orleans
New Orleans Legal Assistance Corp
OEO
California
Ronald Reagan
Making of a Surgeon and Quickies
A stern judge quizzes a prisoner about prior sentences as a surgeon narrative highlights essential scrub nurse presence. Dr William Nolen recalls a top surgeon misnaming tools and a nurse’s quick correction. Quickies add wry takes on subway ridership, ad campaigns, love analysis, and a 1971 Bennett Cerf note.
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King Features Syndicate
Ed Pope the blind hawker who kept self reliance alive
A Dallas Morning News profile recalls Ed G. Pope born blind at eleven who over seven decades sold brooms and mats door to door. He refuses pity, thanks God, helps others and stays grateful, as he supports himself and cherishes his country and heritage.
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Ed G. Pope
September Day and the Picture of Citizenship
A September day reveals a man who embodies happiness and success by giving to the world. Darkness brought light to his soul and illuminated enduring values such as citizenship responsibility enterprise and honor.
Maryland lawmakers propose three year marriage licenses
Two women legislators in Annapolis introduced a bill to allow a standard license or a three year marriage contract. Either party could cancel the contract after three years, offering an alternative to lifetime vows.
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Annapolis
UPI
Almanac notes for March 1, 1971
On this date in history a series of events shaped U.S. history. In 1781 the Articles of Confederation were adopted. Ohio joined the union in 1803 as the 17th state. In 1932 the Lindbergh kidnapping case began with the disappearance of Charles Lindbergh Jr. from Hopewell, New Jersey. Bruno Hauptmann was later executed for the crime in 1936. In 1954 Puerto Rican nationalists wounded five congressmen in the U.S. House gallery.
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Bruno Hauptmann
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Stafford Eyes Oklahoma Senate Run in 1972
Apollo 10 veteran Thomas P. Stafford, a conservative Republican, weighs a 1972 Senate bid in Oklahoma against Sen. Fred Harris. Stafford seeks campaign support from strategist Clifford White and may delay entry until after his May 1972 retirement to gain time and resources.
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Washington
Ashington
Thomas P. Stafford
Clifford White
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Oklahoma
Stafford
Spiro Agnew
Fred Harris
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Air Force
Harris
White
Charles
Bud) Wilkinson
New York
James Buckley
Chinese woman sues to strike English requirement for citizenship
A Chinese immigrant in San Francisco filed suit seeking a three judge panel to declare unconstitutional all laws and procedures requiring English for U S citizenship. The suit argues the English language condition violates rights and equal protection.
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