Ford nominates Judge Stevens to Supreme Court
President Ford announced he will nominate Judge John Paul Stevens of Chicago to be an associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court upon his return to Washington. Stevens, a Seventh Circuit judge since 1970, is praised as a centrist by ABA president Lawrence Walsh and is a close ally of Attorney General Levi and Senator Percy. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings. Meanwhile, coverage shifts to Franco and Juan Carlos I in Spain, with reflections on Spain's post Franco era and the king’s vow for a just order and wider participation.
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Bread and faith meet in a call to share sustenance
An essay argues that man does not live by bread alone and warns against spiritual talk without feeding the hungry. It notes chronic malnutrition worldwide and urges sharing abundance, quoting scripture about manna and divine provision, and cites Augustine on restlessness in seeking God. It closes with light, unrelated notes about two spacey figures and a World Series survey.
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Paperwork Peril and Promise: Commission Grows Dense
Washington faces a surge of federal paperwork as Congress creates the Commission on Federal Paperwork. Under Rep. Frank Horton the group reports about 40 billion dollars yearly in costs and 2 billion federal papers, with 6,000 forms in use and 3,500 bureaus generating 8,000 records, urging reforms to cut excess while acknowledging potential benefits.
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Reflections On The Interim CIA Report
Washington column raises sober questions about the interim CIA report on assassination plots involving Lumumba Castro Diem Schneider and Trujillo. It argues the document is inconclusive and dangerous to national interests, suggesting tyrannicide could be considered in extreme cases but condemns leaking sensitive material and urges restraint in leadership decisions.
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The Last Kid and the Rhetoric of Racism in Newsweek
Buckley analyzes Moynihan’s critique of framing Zionism as racism and the misuse of terms like racist and civiliz ed racism. He contrasts Greenfield and Wills, notes Wills’s 1968 Chicago awakening, and reflects on the evolving language around racial concepts within politics and journalism.
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Union Leader Calls for Dismissal of Incompetent Teachers
Frank Harris, president of the North Yorkshire division of the National Union of Teachers in Great Britain, urged expelling incompetent teachers from professional associations and banning them from classrooms. He argued poor teaching harms schools and pupils, noting teachers can keep jobs for life without criminal conviction and that principals often back bad teachers to remove them. The speech highlighted the paradox of unemployed qualified teachers amid rising incompetence in schools.
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Not Really Lynchburg News on Vietnam Unity
The piece accuses North and South Vietnam of a forced union by Communist rulers, alleging the Saigon government lacks influence and elections are a sham. It criticizes AP for presenting a Communist version and cites public confusion about truth in Vietnam coverage and U.S. involvement since Kennedy.
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