Page of history missing in Agnew records debate
The piece recalls former U.S. Attorney George Beall arguing to publish court conference records from the Spiro Agnew case. Agnew resigned rather than face trial over a kickback scheme and tax charges, with no public trial and sealed conferences fueling public suspicion and a sense of selective justice.
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U.S
George Beall
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
United States
Beall
Tennessee Courts Strike Down New Monkey Law in Evolution Debate
Courts in federal and state arenas invalidated Tennessee s 1973 law requiring equal textbook space for creationism and Darwinian evolution. Judge Frank Gray Jr called the law unreasonable, stressing the separation of religion and science in classrooms. The decision echoes the historic Scopes trial of 1925 and upholds scientific explanation as non religious fact.
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Tennessee
John Thomas Scopes
Scopes
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Charles Darwin
National Assn. of Biology
U.S. District Court
Frank Gray Jr
Apollo
Zoroaster
Bashir Ahmed's Kismet: From Glory to Struggle in Pakistan
Bashir Ahmed, once celebrated as a Pakistani camel driver who toured the United States with Lyndon Johnson, now lives in a scraps hut in Karachi. He has no steady job, earns about 1.50 dollars daily doing odd construction day work, and misses his former fame after selling the Ford truck gifted years ago. He laments Lyndon Johnson's death and notes his stars have been crossed, reflecting on how publicity alone cannot bridge global economic divides.
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Camel Driver
United States
Lyndon Johnson
Karachi
Bashir
New York Times
Third-Party Rumblings and a Shifting Political Landscape
A look at Hal Phillip Walker and the Replacement Party in Nashville satire, Libertarian ambitions in New York, Wallace’s possible independent bid, and the revival of the Communist Party U S A. Analysts warn third parties could pressure two-party stability while noting history favors eventual co-option or fading.
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Robert Altman
Nashville
Hal Phillip Walker
Walker
Altman
Libertarian Party
New York City
Communist Party
U.S.A
Chicago
Francis Ward
Los Angeles Times
American Communist Party
Alan J. Oreen
The
Wall Street Journal
Transcript Errors Tarnish Hall Bribery Case
The Justice Department relied on flawed transcripts of secret tapes in Oklahoma ex Governor Hall’s bribery trial. Large transcription errors omissions and tape gaps raised doubts about the verdicts and suggested tainted evidence influenced the case.
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Justice Department
Oklahoma
David Hall
Hall
Convic
Dallas
W.W
Doc"' Taylor
Taylor
John Rogers
FBI
Rogers
US Attorney's Office
U.S
William Burkett
Burkett
Fred Daughtery
Appeals
Hetp Hall
Jaws and Island Life Stir the Vineyard Scene
In Chilmark Martha's Vineyard August brings sun and beach fun despite a mention of a Northeaster. The piece lampoons the film Jaws and its crew, notes local reactions, parodies island officials, and recalls a court clash over sleeping in public with Greg Landers.
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Chilmark
Mass
Martha's Vineyard
Alley’s
West Tisbury
Solomons
Oak Bluffs
Edgartown
Menemsha Wharf
Gay Head
Vineyard Gazette
Greg Landers
Landers
Siteak
Walter Steele
Heston le
Identity Crisis In Last Names Strikes Washington Youth
Washington analyst notes a growing trend in American youth where last names are ignored. Parents complain as teens struggle to identify friends with only first names or vague locations. The column playfully chronicles several misnamings and family discussions about last names.
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Steele
Art Buchwald
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