Ford and Women’s Lib shape political and social debate
Column highlights John Chamberlain praising Gerald Ford as a capable leader with solid Yale Law School credentials and House service. It notes a Virginia legal clash over Social Security widow benefits, marking a landmark widower entitlement. The piece mocks nostalgia while urging attention to family, safety, and gender-equality shifts.
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Virginia
U. S
New Jersey
Women’s Rights Project
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Trenton
Supreme Court Sees States’ Rights and Common Sense in New Rulings
The Supreme Court, before its Christmas recess, issued 16 opinions highlighting a cautious shift toward States’ Rights and continued practical criminal law approach. Notably, U S v Robinson and Gustafson v Florida, both involving search and seizure, were decided by a 6 3 majority led by Justice Rehnquist. The cases trace to Washington in April 1968 and involve Willie Robinson Jr. arrested for driving without a valid license.
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Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Richard Jenks
Willie Robinson Jr
Supreme Court upholds full searches after lawful arrest
A pair of 1969 cases tests Fourth Amendment limits as police conduct full searches after custodial arrests. The majority, led by Justice Rehnquist, says a lawful arrest allows a full search of the person. Dissenters, including Douglas, Marshall, and Brennan, urge protections against state power. The opinion also notes recent state-law trends favoring state autonomy in California and North Dakota.
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Robinson
Jenks
Melbourne
Fla
Paul R. Smith
James E. Gustafson
Gustafson
Smith
Earl Warren
Douglas
Marshall
Brennan
Rehnquist
Kissinger in Middle East diplomacy questioned
A critique questions Henry Kissinger's Arab diplomacy aimed at pressuring oil dictators for a settlement. It warns that partial deals risk reopening Suez and Soviet naval dominance, urging a Washington-led UN push and accountability for Arab and Israeli actions to serve American interests.
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Henry Kissinger
Middle East
Israel
Washington
Dr. Kissinger
Secretary of State
Kissinger
Jerusalem
Suez Canal
Persian Gulf
Indian Ocean
United States
National Security Council
Pentagon
White House
Nixon
Congress
United Nations
Cairo
Damascus
Security Council
USN
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Et al
State Department
Earth
Dire Gas Rationing Fails to Win Public Support
Russell Kirk argues that Americans favor a national gas rationing system over higher per gallon taxes but warn rationing is unworkable and prone to inequities. He recalls World War II controls, critiques urban versus rural needs, and warns against bureaucratic grids, proposing frugality and local discretion instead.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Tempe
Scottsdale
Tne
Ambassadorships, Metric Miles, and College Basketball Musings
Senator Soaper notes ambassadorships hinge on campaign money while energy limits won t curb a cousin Fuseloyle style Christmas display. The shift to metric promises more kilometers per gallon. College basketball remains a mystery as rankings rise without visible opponents.
Jerry Ford proved a capable Yale law student and strategist
John Chamberlain argues against the stereotype of the dumb football player. Ford earned a solid B at Yale Law School in 1941, ranking in the upper third of his class while coaching football. Rostow recalled him as a good student, and Ford’s grasp of strategy extended beyond campus to world affairs and NATO concerns.
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John Chamberlain
Gerald Ford
Chamberlain
Ford
Yale Law School
U.S. House of Representatives
Senate
House of Representatives
Jerry Ford
Michigan
Slippery Rock
Yale
Potter Stewart
Byron
Whizzer
White
Supreme Court
Kohoutek
Eugene Rostow
Washington
Rostow
Grand Rapids, Mich
Schlieffen
Belgium
Albert
Maginot Line
NATO
Russia
Mediterranean
Arab North Africa
Middle East
Persian Gulf
Scoop Jackson
Camel Grivers
Pakistan
Caracas
Danville Register Subscription Rates and Notices
The Danville Register lists subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions in city and suburbs. Rates shown include 50 cents per week by carrier, 10 cent single copies, and mail options of 20 dollars yearly, 10.50 for six months, 5.25 for three months, and 1.75 for one month. Notices mailed 10 days before expiration. renewals urged.
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Papa Jerry
Fords
Alexandria
Potomac
Secret Service
U.S. Postal Service
James J. Kilpatrick
High Court
Santa
Daddy
Willie Robinsons
California
North Dakota
San Francisco
Merrill Lynch
Burger Court
Messrs
Humphrey
McGovern
Richard Nixon
Sche
Ralph de Toledano
Dignity
Russell Kirk
New York
Boston
Itas
Ital
Unilal
Senator Soaper
Cousin Fuseloyle
Danville
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