Editorial decries Equal Rights Amendment as a dangerous hoax
The Houston Tribune editorial argues the ERA would strip women of protections and impose male duties, citing military draft equality, nullified sex crime laws, and forced spousal support. It questions women’s support and notes rapid state ratifications, urging broader awareness before passage.
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United States
Yale Law Journal
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ervin
Kurland
The
Supreme Court Review
Women’s Liberation
Congress
Houston Tribune
FAA's Operation Zeke Ray System Debated Then Abandoned
AFAA scientists developed a high frequency ray named Operation Zeke to knock out hijackers but internal doubts about risks to passengers and crew led to its abandonment. Prototypes existed, but concerns over accomplice hijackings and malfunctions halted use, though research into immobilizing methods continued.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
H. L. Reighard
FAA
Zeke
Munich
Reighard
Quotable oddities and political notes in a boiled-down mix
A collage of quips about taxes sanity and dating, plus brief mentions of a cold Maine farm and a Texas farmer. The piece shifts to current events noting Palestinian terrorism funding claims and U.S. pressure on Lebanon to curb smuggling while suggesting exposing Lebanon as a source and transshipment country for hashish and opiates.
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Lebanon
U.S
Mideast
America
Syria
South America
Rotterdam
Baalbeck
William Buffum
Central Intelligence Agency
Fedayeen Allises
DPD
Maine
Texas
Worry Clinic: Postmaster Blasts Postal Bureaucracy and Private System
Dr. Crane argues postal rates rise while inefficiency and political subsidies plague the U.S. Postal Service. He urges privatized mail, tax parity for private firms, and a purge of bureaucrats to lower costs and improve service.
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Tom G
Congress
U.S. Postal Service
Murray
Oklahoma
U.S. Postal Department
Prise
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Cuero Publishing CO
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AL Gonzales
Pat Laake
DeWitt
Victoria
Goliad
Karnes
Gonzales
Lavaca
Jackson
National Advertising Representatives
Texas Daily Press League Inc
Hartford
Dallas
South Texas Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
United Press International Wire Services
Ress Association
Nixon
TV Tonite
Flip Wilson
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