Thoughts for Today and Distress to Captain Over Them
A devotional note quotes I Samuel 22:2 about distress and leadership. It reflects on unity, gathering those in need, and bravery. The piece includes Coleridge’s line on God as Father and mankind as one family, framing the world as our home.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Sadat
Jerusalem
John Chancellor
David Brinkley
Middle East
State Department
Tom Brokaw
Johnny Carson
Realist question: Can old teaching skills revive in modern schools
A North Carolina State English instructor argues in Newsweek for returning to strict teaching methods and basics. The column prompts debate on whether era old discipline can work today amid TV influence and rising single parent families.
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North Carolina
Newsweek Magazine
Tut Tut Fellows Two NC State Athletes Cleared of Shoplifting
Tiny Pinder and Tony Warren two NC State basketball stars faced a district court plea of no contest after allegedly switching price tags in a Raleigh store. Judge Parker found them not guilty citing insufficient evidence. The case sparked debate on double standards and justice.
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North Carolina State University
Raleigh
System of Justice
Tiny Pinder
Tony Warren
John H. Parker
Pinder
Warren
Navajo Seek Control Over Vast Energy Resources
Navajo leaders form CERT with 21 tribes to negotiate energy development with foreign oil nations while resisting below market contracts. They hold 12 percent of coal and up to 56 percent of uranium, eyeing self sufficiency and fair terms amid U.S. policy influences. Peter MacDonald warns against renewed forced relocations.
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Council of Energy Resource Tribes
CERT
Navajo Tribal Council
Peter MacDonald
Bureau of Indian Affairs
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
U.S
MacDonald
Legislative Cavalry
Judicial Cavalry
Executive Cavalry
Fort Sumner
Laetrile rights ruling tests state power versus doctor choice
California’s Fourth Appellate District reversed conspiracy convictions against Dr James Privatera Jr and five co defendants in a Laetrile case. Judges Staniforth and Brown held that there is no compelling state interest to criminalize prescribing an unapproved cancer treatment, emphasizing patient autonomy and medical freedom.
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California
James Robert Privatera Jr
Fourth Appellate District
Court of Appeal
Robert O. Staniforth
Gerald Brown
Gordon Cologne
Staniforth and Brown
Staniforth
Washington merry go round weed out undesirables in military
The piece reports high dropout rates in the armed forces with 42 percent overall and 47 percent in the Navy. It describes alleged misconduct by officers including coercive demands for nude photos, assaults, and mishandling recruits. Some cases led to undesirable discharges rather than courts martial amid concerns over leadership and publicity.
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Washington
Navy
Pentagon
State Department Surprised by Sadat and Begin Talks
Foggy Bottom laments being cut out of every move by Sadat and Begin as critics quip about media briefings and public secrecy. The piece satirically contrasts U.S. diplomacy with television reporting, noting Cronkite and other anchors revealing steps the department claims to miss.
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Washington
U.S
State Department
Sadat
Begin
Jerusalem
Carter
Cairo
Walter Cronkite
U.S. Secretary of State
Walter
Marr
America
Cronkite
Regin
Kurt Waldheim
U.N
Barbara Walters
ABC News
Barbara
CIA
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Joe Brown
Suzanne Britt Jordan
Navajo Resources
Window Rock
Ariz
Kit Carson
N.M
Colorado
James J. Kilpatrick
D. Privatera
Staniforth-Brown
San Diego
Great Lakes, Ill
Senator Soaper
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Tripoli
Libya
Mike Wallace
60 Minutes
Buchwald
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