Court reins in Fourth Amendment protections shifts in 6-3 ruling
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Warren Burger narrows police search protections, ruling that officers may search persons in custody without warrants and that evidence from such searches can support new charges. The decision marks a shift from 1914 exclusionary principles and recent decades safeguards, signaling a broad new policing power.
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Supreme Court
Warren Burger
Playboy
Penthouse
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First U S female parachutists train at Fort Benning
Pvt. Rita Johnson eighteen and Pvt. Joyce Kutsch nineteen become the first female parachutists in the U S armed forces with two jumps each at Fort Benning Ga as part of their training to be parachute riggers. The piece also critiques recent Supreme Court rulings affecting police powers and the Miranda decision.
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United States Armed Forces
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Rita Johnson
Joyce Kutsch
Fort Benning
Johnson
Pvt. Kutsch
Rockefeller Fires The First Shot For 1976 White House Bid
Nelson Rockefeller resigns as New York governor with a year left, signaling a possible 1976 White House bid. Polls show Ford leading GOP contenders, with Reagan and others also vying. Rockefeller, 65, insists he is not running but keeps options open amid Nixon administration uncertainty and a shifting political landscape.
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Nelson Rockefeller
White House
New York
Albany Statehouse
Dallas
Jin
George McGovern
Ted Kennedy
Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Whale science and the fight to save ocean giants
A discussion of whaling history and the push to study whales without killing them. It notes large brains and possible communication, cites Project Jonah, and profiles how conservationists urge learning before extinction, with mid December gray whale migrations near California as a hopeful moment.
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Joan McIntyre
Project Jonah
International Whaling Commission
IWC
United Nations Human Environment Conference
Stockholm
California
Baja California
San Diego
Baja
Experts Getting Out Of Their Field In Public Debates
A constitutional historian warns against overvaluing expert status across fields. He recalls resisting social science claims in a desegregation case, questions the Shockley debate at universities, and mocks inviting Roy Innes to discuss genetics as anti intellectualism grows on campuses.
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William B. Shockley
Shockley
Black Storm
Roy Innes
CORE
Union Square
Innes
Los Angeles
Columbus
Diary excerpts show Drew Pearson on Nixon and oil money
Unpublished notes of Drew Pearson edited by Tyler Abell reveal diary passages from the 1950s criticizing Nixon’s campaign funding, oil influence, and foreign policy views. Entries recount gaslighting by the FBI, Truman’s Middle East talk, and Feisal’s tensions with the United States, reflecting enduring political anxieties.
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Sraday
Richard W Nixon
Middle East
Prince Feisal
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Tyler Abell
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Nixon
Riggs
National Bank
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Independence
Israel
Truman
Balkans
Hitler
Suez
Ibn Saud
Saudi ‘Arabia
Abraham
Lebanon
Charles Malik
Saudi Arabia
Feisal
Malik
George Wadsworth
Waldorf
Vietnam
Nathan Twining
Air Force
Indochina
White House
Rights Abrogation Sparks Public Letter in High Point
Aubrey L. Strother laments Supreme Court rulings on searches, arguing they erode constitutional rights. He praises Justices Marshall, Douglas, and Brennan for protecting rights, notes police powers to search during traffic stops, and warns of a creeping police state while praising community support for the film Time To Run and thanking local theater staff and Youth For Christ helpers.
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Supreme Court
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Douglas
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Martin Twins
DeWaynne Spencer
Westchester Drive
Youth For Christ
Willie Torres
Arnold Gill
Tom Allen
Fred Joyce
J. B. Gibson
Gordon Arnold
Toni Testino
Larry Hughes
Rudy Hinnant
Dean Dull
Dick Meisky
Chuck Wood
Bob Allen
Bill Michaels
Aubrey L. Strother
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