Clash of Bill of Rights and Police Power over Snake Handling
Postwar religious fervor in Appalachia centered on Holiness snake handling and poison drinking. Virginia and Tennessee authorities banned public practices after deaths and narrow escapes, with the Tennessee Supreme Court upholding state power to protect individuals from self-harm, prompting likely U.S. Supreme Court review.
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Appalachian
Cumberland Mountains
Jesus
Virginia
William M. Tuck
Cumberland
Tuck
Tennessee
Holiness Church of God In Jesus Name
Newport
State Court of Appeals
Tennessee Supreme Court
Holiness Church
U.S. Supreme Court
Not A Good Example Health reform lessons from Britain caution US policy
The rising cost of health care drives calls to shift the burden to the federal government. Critics warn that adopting a national system like Britain’s NHS could repeat its shortages, political turmoil, and bureaucratic chaos, urging careful evaluation before the US moves forward.
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Great Britain
National Health Service
United States
Britain
Senator Soaper And The Bicentennial Weather News
In this Bicentennial year citizens reflect on forefathers who endured governance woes. The weather service issues watches due to thermal inversions causing summer stagnation. Economic news dominates headlines while optimism struggles to explain the rare good news. Urban growth challenges baseball’s traditional farm roots.
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Weather Service
Panama Canal Termination Debate Spurs U S Crisis
Ralph de Toledano argues against returning control of the Panama Canal to Panama. He warns surrender would hurt U S defense and world trade, while noting Kissinger pressures and Senate opposition. He frames the issue as a test of American will against Latin American pressure and Soviet alternatives.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Fort Knox
United States
el Coloso del
Panama
Canal
Egypt
Suez Canal
Middle East
Soviet Union
Raling Clique
U.S
Prohibition and School Segregation in American History
A provocative column links Prohibition repeal, school integration, and 1970s unrest to a pattern of state power over citizens. It argues constitutional amendment as remedy, recalls Prohibition era reformers, and contrasts democratic ideals with violent enforcement and racial mixing debates. It laments current riots and urges awakening of public will to rectify these policies.
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Boston
Gio
Shay
Haymarket
Watts
White House
Kent State
Women's Christian ‘Temperance Union
Anti-Saloon League
Bishop Cannon
William Jennings Bryan
Iis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Congress
United States
Vietnam
Why We Lost The War in Indochina Why We Lost The War
Washington reports detail the U S failure in Vietnam as due to restrictive rules of engagement. Senator Barry Goldwater secured release of 43 pages of directives showing 450 instructions limiting American commanders. The rules hinder direct action except in self defense, allowing North Vietnamese forces leeway and prolonging the conflict.
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Washington
Indochina
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Eavi
Barry Goldwater
Tk. Ariz
Goldwater
Department of Defense
Vietnam
Defense
James Schlesinger
U.S
Schlesinger
Hanni Ad Haiphong
Cambodia
Lans
Verhoten
World Congress of Sorcery In Bogota Draws Thousands
A claimed first World Congress of Sorcery takes place in Bogota Colombia this week with up to 30 000 attendees. The event features voodoo dancing palm reading and horoscope casting while skeptics note economists journalists and others have pursued occult powers to foretell the future.
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Bogota
Colombia
Citizen Participation and Law Enforcement Revisited
Fred Sager argues for revived citizen involvement in enforcing laws amid modern mobility and moral shifts. He contends communities should adopt clear, agreed-upon self policing tactics to deter nonparticipation and conspiratorial indifference to law and order.
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Jane
Fred Sager
Silent Partner Sentenced to Long Combined Prison Term
In Richmond last week a 34 year old man was sentenced to 50 years for sexually assaulting an elementary school teacher, to be served concurrently with a 20 year term for similar attacks on a female elementary school employee. Judge Wright urged no furlough, no parole, and no clemency.
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Richmond
Frank A.S. Wright
Wright
Parole
Godwin
Hear Ye Hear Ye Bicentennial Town Crier Idea
The Kinston Free Press proposes a simple Indianapolis inspired bicentennial gimmick a colonial town crier. A town crier would shout for the public to attend a bicentennial meeting and remind citizens of the meaning and privileges of independence as the 200th anniversary approaches.
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Kinston
N. C
Free Press
Indianapolis
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Canal Zone
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Republic of Panama
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America
Mason-Dixon
Warren Supreme Court
M. Stanton Evans
Wall Street Journal
Silent Partners
Lynchburg News
Danville
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