Tennessee Repeats Scopes Trial History in New Science Law
A Tennessee overview recounts John T. Scopes 1925 trial over teaching Darwin in Dayton. The 1967 repeal of the 1925 act and recent legislation require equal emphasis on all origin theories in public schools, aiming to foster inquiry without forcing belief. The piece notes potential overreach in mandating equal emphasis and emphasizes honest inquiry as essential to learning.
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Tennessee
John T. Scopes
Rhea High School
Dayton
Scopes
George Rapplyea
Civil Liberties Union
Charles Darwin
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Dudley Field Malone
Roger Baldwin
ACLU
Tennessee Supreme Court
General Assembly of Tennessee
Florida
Tennessee General Assembly
Law changes urged after Hanoi trips criticism grows
The piece argues for restricting travel to nations at war with the United States citing Ramsay Clark and Jane Fonda visits to Hanoi. It supports a constitutional travel ban to hostile states and warns of political and legal repercussions for critics of such measures. It also notes early noncandidacy talk by John Connally and closes with a broad editorial stance.
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Vietnam
House
Internal Security Commission
Hanoi
Ramsay Clark
Jane Fonda
North
Cuba
Clark
The
Civil Liberties Union
House Committee
U.S
United States
Clark, Fonda Et Als
Leaks, Plumbers, and the Pentagon Papers Fallout
Washington grapples with the Ellsberg and Russo case as the Pentagon Papers charges are dismissed. The article argues the plumbers acted to undermine law, creating a dangerous precedent that erodes accountability for leaking classified information and questions First Amendment defenses. It laments lost jurisprudence on state secrets and condemns officials who redirected law to pursue Civilians.
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Pentagon
Ellsberg
Pentagon Papers
Elisberg
United States
Russo
Learn to Grow Old With Grace and Dignity
A reflective column inspired by Paul Tournier urges embracing aging as a normal life stage. It emphasizes proactive preparation, sustaining curiosity, mentoring across generations, and focusing on essential pursuits rather than decline.
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Paul Tournier
Tournier
England
Rembrant
Michelangelo
New Hampshire Tests Tuition Voucher Concept in Schools
James J. Kilpatrick outlines a proposed tuition voucher experiment in New Hampshire. The plan would allocate public funds as vouchers to parents for private or public schools, aiming to expand school choice while assessing impacts on public education. Support comes from state leaders. HEW officials voice caution, with final approval by the White House.
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Antrim
N.H
New Hampshire
U.S
Adam Smith
Milton Friedman
Chicago Y
Christopher Dencks
Harvard
Virginia
Supreme Court
Friedman
Office of Economic Opportunity
Alum Rock
California
William Bittenbender
New Hampshire Board of Education
Newell Paire
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Meldrim Thomson
US Office of Education
Frank Carlucci
HEW
Thomas Glennan
National Institute of Education
Glennan
Carlucci
Caspar Weinberger
Nixon
Richardson names law professor as Watergate special investigator
The announcement ties a former law professor to the Watergate probe while uncertainty persists about the choice and its implications. The piece also touches on political and weather-related themes, noting unusual climate patterns and public concerns.
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Elliot Richardson
Watergate
Wounded Knee policy criticized as soft on militants
The piece attacks the Nixon Administration for a lenient stance toward American Indian Movement militants at Wounded Knee. It cites Leonard Garment’s influence, Harvard Law’s David Harrison, and claims 65 families were displaced, tribal sovereignty was threatened, and the takeover cost the Oglala Sioux quarter of a million dollars in damages.
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Nixon
Leonard Garment
John Dean
Garment
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Washington
Wounded Knee
Pine Ridge Reservation
South Dakota
Harvard Law Record
Harvard
David Harrison
Harrison
Richard Wilson
Russell Means
Pine Ridge
National Council of Churches
Marlon Brando
Red Cross
Liberal College
Len Garment
Danville Daily Subscriptions and Rates Notice
The Danville Register lists subscription plans and prices for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier or mail. Rates include 50 cents per week for carrier service, 10 cents for a single copy, and annual mail options of 20 dollars, six months 10.50, three months 5.25, or one month 1.75. Renewal notices are mailed 10 days before expiration.
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John Connally
White House
Barry Goldwater
James J. Kilpatrick
Sen. Spaper
Democratic
FDA
Jeffrey Hart
Danville
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