Editorial asks if prayer belongs in schools and the push for an amendment
Editorial surveys the debate on school prayer and a proposed constitutional amendment to permit voluntary student prayer in public schools. It weighs pro and con views, cites Supreme Court rulings, and argues for preserving First Amendment freedoms while avoiding establishment of religion.
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Congress
Congressional Quarterly
Supreme Court
Senate
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
U. S. House of Representatives
Hugo Black
America
Tom C. Clark
Indochina Bombing Issue Remains Unresolved in Court
Washington reports the rapid Saturday Supreme Court actions leave unresolved whether American combat operations meet legal challenged definitions. The high court has not ruled on key questions about authority and wartime conduct, leaving the issue in flux as parties await further argument and potential decisions.
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New York Times
Washington
Supreme Court
Mothers faults and constitutional debates mingle in letter and history
A reader pleads for patience with a difficult mother while exploring biblical honor and constructive criticism. The note then shifts to a survey of Indochina bombing, constitutional powers of Congress and the President, and 1960s war authorization, citing Justice Douglas and Rogers as the debate centers on authority, war powers, and battlefield actions.
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D.J
Indochina
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Cambodia
Congress
Army
United States
William P. Rogers
United Nations
Lebanon
Dominican Republic
Vietnam
ITT sought Nixon help in merger antitrust fight
White House documents show ITT pressed top officials to block an antitrust suit over its merger with Hartford Fire Insurance. Colson memo cited during hearings links Geneen and Mitchell to our administration lines. A Gerrity memo suggests the president favored mergers and not a broad anti big business policy.
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E. W. Kenworthy
New York Times News Service
Washington
White House
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Itt-Hartford
Charles W. Colson
H. R. Haldeman
Senate Judiciary Committee
Richard G. Kleindienst
Colson
Haldeman
Senate
I.t.t’s
Hal
I.T.T
Harold S. Geneen
Agnew
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Geneen
Edward J. Gerrity
Ted
John
Mitchell
McLaren
Richard W
Phil Hart
Michigan
Manny Celler
House Judiciary Committee
Gerrity
Bill Merriam
Chuck Colson
John Ehrlichman
Justice Department
John Mitchell
John F. Ryan
Merriam
Agnew-Gerrity
Geneen-Mitchell
S.E.C
Securities and Exchange Commission
I.t.t.-Hartford
Beard
Ryan
Kleindienst
Nixon Subpoena Clash With Courts Traced To History
The Nixon tapes and documents dispute echoes Jefferson and Johnson battles over subpoenas. Archibald Cox and the Senate Watergate committee seek court orders, while Nixon cites separation of powers. Historical cases show mixed precedents on presidential compulsion and disclosure.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Congress
Supreme Court
Archibald Cox
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Nixon
Cox
Lincoln and Rails: A Folklore Punchline
A playful old joke contrasts sending a mouse to catch a skunk with tackling a whale President Abraham Lincoln as the humorous exaggeration. It reflects a period voice critiquing stubborn or impractical plans with a famous historical figure as the punchline.
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Abraham Lincoln
Decatur Daily publisher details and subscription rates
The Decatur Daily lists founder editor W R Shelton 1912 1924 and Tennessee Valley Printing Co as publisher with address Decatur Alabama. It notes misstatement redress and Associated Press membership along with subscription and delivery rates for daily and Sunday editions by mail and carrier and tax inclusions.
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W. R. Shelton
Decatur
Alabama
The
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
P.O
Ala
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John Marshall
James Wilkinson
Burr
Ervin
Mississippi
Andrew Johnson
Henry Stanbury
Marshall
Salmon P. Chase
Judicial Department
U.S. Dist
John J. Sirica
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James Speed
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