Time picks North Carolina jurist as Woman of the Year
Time magazine named Chief Justice Susie Sharp of the North Carolina Supreme Court among its 197 Women of the Year, highlighting her trailblazing career as the first woman on the state Supreme Court and later as chief justice. The piece notes her earlier work in Reidsville with her father, her 1962 state high court appointment, and her role as a nationwide pioneer for women in law.
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Time Magazine
News Magazine
Time
Susie Sharp
North Carolina Supreme Court
U.S
Justice Sharp
School of Law
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
South
Reidsville
Kerr Scott
North
Carolina
State Supreme Court
Betty Ford
Gov
Eli Grasso
Connecticut
Carla Hills
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Kathleen Byerly
Carol Sutton
House Democratic
Congress
Supreme Court
Busing a Core Civil Rights Issue Faces Backlash
Washington commentators note that school desegregation by busing has fractured the civil rights coalition. James Coleman challenges its educational value, arguing it may spur resegregation and harm due to court orders and urban disruption. Congressional efforts to curtail or ban busing gain momentum as public support remains low and viable alternatives are sought before 1978 elections.
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Civil Rights Coalition
South Boston High School
University of Chicago
James A. Coleman
Coleman
Congress
Hep
Marvin I. Esch
Mich
William J. Roth Jr
Del
Joseph Biden
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Laos and Vietnam shadows loom over Angola policy
The writer recalls Laos and Vietnam crises to critique U S actions in Angola. He argues there is no stable Angolan nation and warns against rushing to combat without solid information. He reflects on past choices, from Geneva to Diem, and urges caution before committing to a harsh intervention.
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Laos
Viet
Hanoi
United States
Diem
Free World
Indochina
Hoover’s FBI Harassed Hoover’s Accused Enemies
Washington report details how J Edgar Hoover kept personal files on rivals and used FBI power to smear figures such as James Wechsler Robert Kennedy Walter Bedell Smith and George Edwards. The piece notes Hoover’s overreach and calls for reforms while recounting attempts to plant drugs in a hotel room and discredit officials through gossip and affidavits.
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Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
Washington
Martin Luther King, Jr
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Precinie
Salze
New York Post
James Wechsler
Wechsler
Agtnls
Raleigh
Washington Police
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Walter Bedell Smith
South
Smith
Robert Jackson
Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jackson
Joseph Swing
Dwight Eisenhower
Swing
Texas
Public Safety
Homer Garrison
Garrison
G-man
Detroit
George Edwards
Edwards
Chicago
Orlando Wilson
Los Angeles
William Parker
Arenent
Tie Meenne
The Art Buchwald Column Medical Advertising Parody
A satirical column critiques FTC action against medical advertising and shows mocked campaigns by Beezlebub. It features spoof ads for Dr. Kelly offering cheap surgeries, and a TV stunt with John Cameron Swayze pushing pacemaker myths.
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Beezlebub
John Cameron Swayze
Acapulco
Wallace Welby
Walby
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