Power of judges in Yonkers case tests limits of court power
The Yonkers desegregation dispute highlights judicial authority over local officials. Judges imposed severe fines to force votes on housing and school desegregation plans, provoking debate on civil contempt and the danger of unelected judges override. The piece contrasts Yonkers with other cases and calls for better enforcement methods while preserving constitutional restraints.
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Washington
Leonard B. Sand
Yonkers
N.Y
Supreme Court
Geoffrey P. Miller
University of Chicago Law School
Elizabeth Morgan
Kansas City
East Yonkers
Judge Land
United Stats
Congress
Alabama
George Wallace
Henry G. Spallone
Catholics and Jews Unite Against Anti Jewish Outburst
Abraham Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League condemns Patrick J Buchanan for his "shrilly" anti Jewish remarks on Auschwitz urging Catholics and Jews to move forward. Foxman recalls Holocaust memory and praises Vatican Council era efforts to build interfaith bridges led by Cardinal O'Connor and Polish Church leaders.
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Auschwitz
Patrick J. Buchanan
Poland
Buchanan
New York
John Cardinal O’connor
Cardinal O'Connor
Auschwitz Convent
Auto emission pact narrows gap between Dingell and Waxman
In a congressionally driven reshaping of the 1970 Clean Air Act the longtime rivals Dingell and Waxman forged a compromise over California standards. The plan would extend tougher auto emission rules nationwide starting in 1994 with devices lasting 100,000 miles, risking higher car prices yet promising cleaner air and health benefits amid rising environmental awareness.
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Congress
John D. Dingell
Michigan
Henry Waxman
California
Los Angeles
White House
Dingell
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Waxman
Subcommittee On Health and the Environment
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Goodbye to Cubs and Summer Ends Forever
A reflective column marks summer's end as the Chicago Cubs fall short of a World Series bid. The piece links the loss to 1945 and contemplates winter as fans confront an aching near-miss, with vivid memories at Candlestick Park and a Ryne Sandburg autographed bat.
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Ryne Sandburg
Robbie Thompson
Giants
Will Clark
Clark
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco
Cubs
Cub
Louisville
4-H Window Winners Lead Dixon Heritage Note
Dixon area notes recall 4-H club, Lee County, October 10 1979 with 4-H Expands Horizons theme as Dixon Willing Workers win first in window decorating during National 4-H Week. Also recalls 1964 CROP drive goals and 1939 Rock River restocking efforts with Conservation Club support.
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South Dixon
Lee County
Lee County Committee of the
Christian Rural Overseas Program
CROP
Duane Swarts
William Gerdes
Rock River
Dixon
Conservation Department
Savanna
Dixon Conservation Club
Thomas Lynch
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Mike Chapman
C. A. Maronich
Ken Brown
Sandy Burke
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Fagan
Ellen Farias
Patty Gluntz
Clark Kelly
Chip Marshall
Mark Sauer
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Laura Butler
Deana Heintze Robins
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
Rhonda Klavenga
Jane Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Tracey L
Montgomery
Cathy Harshman
Edwin E. Smith Jr
Trina Aebly
Scott Brown
LeeAnn Harn
Stephanie Heather
Thomas Mekeel
Gunars Kulikovekin
Richard Devine
Robert Dogwiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
Angela Reste
Robert Fenwick
Bruce Kelman
Matt Brady
Dave Johnson
Jo Anne Mills
Carol Hemminger
Barbara Maves
Carole Houck
Joanne Smith
Delbert Pitman
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