Camus Canons and Tris Garment Case Reflect Totalitarian Fear
The piece mirrors Camus on guilty by association in totalitarian regimes and applies it to the Tris treated sleepwear controversy. It notes the Consumer Product Safety Commission ban on Tris flame retardant, the refunds ordered, and a court ruling limiting who bears the refund costs while questioning punishing makers not involved with the chemical.
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Soviet Russia
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Consumer Products Safety Commission
Wall Street Journal
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Rolling policy shift eyed in Latin America and Asia
Charles Bartlett analyzes how Andy Young must balance U S aims with public opinion as Carter era shifts offer a chance to revive a broader aid program. A new Library of Congress study notes Soviet moves in the Third World and argues for targeted infrastructure and anti poverty focus to reduce absolute poverty by century's end.
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John Gilligan
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Third World
Library of Congress
Hobbie Siascos
Angola
Leonid Brezhnev
Gilligan
World Bank
United States
Bell praises Griffin Bell as fair and transformative
In a candid interview Attorney General Griffin Bell defends his Senate confirmation stance, praises Bell for restraining the FBI and pushing fair justice reforms. He notes Bell’s plans include clear sentencing guidelines, potential parole abolition, and broader minority advancement, while addressing past confirmation opposition.
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Wade McCree
Dayton
Ohio
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Del
Bell
NAACP
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Georgia
FBI
America
Algo
Fary Hanes
Buckley on Community Standards and Cleveland Obscenity Friction
The article discusses Miller v. California and how to define contemporary community standards for obscenity. Cleveland plans to mail over 100000 questionnaires to gauge public taste, amid debates on the scope of community standards and a debate on snuff films, pornography, and prurience. It cites Harry Reems and Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz and questions how to measure standards across cities and blocks.
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California
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Cleveland
Harry Reems
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Tennessee
Alan Dershowitz
Harvard
United States
Readers letter policy for Danville Register
The Danville Register invites letters to the editor, requires signatures with full addresses and phone numbers for verification, and states letters may be edited or shortened when space is tight.
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Danville Register
Carter's foreign policy remarks draw criticism from press and experts
In a White House interview on June 10, President Carter floated challenging Soviet influence in nations like Vietnam Iraq Somalia Algeria China and Cuba. Critics say the list misreads U.S. interests and risks straining Moscow ties while advisers question his grasp of experience.
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