Supreme Court shifts role in protecting citizen rights
A column criticizes recent Supreme Court rulings under Chief Justice Warren Burger. It argues the court narrows federal court power, grants prosecutors immunity, limits police accountability, restricts public demonstrations, and complicates remedies for false accusations, contrasting with past Warren Court protections of individual rights. It notes dissenters warn of eroding the Bill of Rights.
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Supreme Court
Fort Dix
Macy Alice Firestone
Time Magazine
Louisville
William H Rehnquist
William Brennan
Thurgood Marshall
Byron White
Citiizens
Kack Warren
Warren Court
Warren Burger
Humphrey Seen as Likely Beneficiary of Primary Splits
A historic column questions if Hubert H. Humphrey will automatically win the Democratic nomination due to splintered preferential primary results. It warns the system may mute voters and push party leaders toward backroom deals as states weigh scrapping the primary process.
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Somme
Hubert H Humphrey
Jimmy Carter
Henry Jackson
Hubert
Humphrey
Humphrey Gambut
North Carolina
Montezuma
Herman Nickerson
National Credit Union Administration
NCAA
Neckerson
ConRail aims to turn bankrupt rails into profitable giant
The Consolidated Rail Corp seeks to merge Penn Central and six other Northeastern carriers into a federally aided for profit system. Backed by a $21 billion loan program, ConRail promises to cut costs, modernize, and reach a reported $151 million operating profit by 1979, echoing Penn Central’s own merger hopes years earlier.
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Nai CorpsConRails
Peon Central
Northeastern
Confrail
United States Railway Association
ConRail
Penn Central Transportation Company
Federal District Court
Philadelphia
Penn Central
Constail
Consral
Amtrak
National
Rayroad Passenger Corporation
New York-Washington
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Plans for British visitors mark Bicentennial observance
High Point DAR prepares a schedule welcoming the Mayor and Mayoress of Guilford and the Boyce delegation arriving May 1. Events include a garden dedication, a state dinner, receptions, home entertainments, and trips to Williamsburg and Tryon Palace, ending May 5.
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High Point
Daughters of the American Revolution
Guilford
Cjk Boyce
Scott Garten
DAR
Dick Ellis
North Carolina
Guilford County
Jerry Hester
Fallow
Museum Guild
Boyces
Salon B High Paint
Mobil Chemical Company
North Carolina Arts Council
High Point Arts
Forbidden torpedoes scandal taints Taipei tie upshot
Washington round up reports a hidden sale of U S torpedoes to China past year, linked to Taipei officials and a California con man. The affair prompted no prosecutions, with Admiral Chiu blamed as scapegoat while Chang Kai-shek allies faced quiet handling.
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Washington
America
California
Monuments to Our Ignorance on Crime Deterrence
Letter to the editor argues against the death penalty's deterrence power, noting its capricious use and calling for better crime prevention and rehabilitation. It praises moderation in editorial stance while urging humane, non-retroactive or carefully applied capital punishment deliberations.
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High Point Enterprise
Greensboro Daily News
Supreme Court
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Taiwan
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Joe Spear
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