Slamming Gate Lesson on Mitchell Prison Bold Reminder
The piece notes John Mitchell’s prison sentence as a landmark test of equal justice. It argues accountability applies to all public officials, credits the system’s work, and stresses the oath of office carries no exemption from scrutiny or punishment. It expresses no pleasure yet a sober satisfaction in principle vindication.
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John Mitchell
Mitchell
Alabama
H.R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
House Commission On Administrative Review
Capitol Hill
Washington
Obesity as a National Health Issue in the United States
A Senate hearing on obesity outlines it as a major health problem affecting tens of millions. McGovern cites estimates up to 30 million obese Americans, with 15 million considered to shorten life. The piece links obesity to heart disease and cancer and notes rising overweight trends amid affluence.
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Washington
Cyril Connolly
America
Senate Select Committee On Nutrition and Human Needs
George McGovern
McGovern
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
U.S
Department of Health Education and Welfare
HEW
United States
Basic education wins in massive Follow Through study
A 3 year 9,200 student comparison favors traditional basics over open classroom methods. Distar style instruction shows higher reading and math percentile scores in 100 cities, despite higher per pupil costs for modern methods. Some districts offer old fashioned options as pushback grows.
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U.S
The
University of Oregon
Washington
Nichols Avenue
Anacostia
Distar
Morgan School
18Th
California Streets
Education Development Center of
Cambridge
Nichols
Morgan
Ashbrook accused of racial slur as Black Caucus protests
Congressional Black Caucus demands a public disavowal after witnesses recall Rep. John Ashbrook using a racially charged remark about Martin Luther King Jr. Ashbrook denies the accusation and later challenges Rep. Parren Mitchell to reveal his record. Rhodes and others dispute the overheard quote.
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Washington
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Ashbrook
Martin Luther King Jr
Richard Sprague
Johnstown
Dr. King
Congressional Black Caucus
House
John Rhodes
Parren Mitchell
Rhodes
Mitchell
The Hazards Of Breathing In Washington
A humorous dialogue questions air quality warnings in Washington with a TV forecast, auto lobbyists, Congress, and presidential figures accused of inaction. It satirizes public attention, political power, and pollution blame in the capital.
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Congress
Arizona
Rosalynn
Amy
Washington
Plains
Rose Garden
Anita Bryant
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U.S. Public Health Service
Chasey and Neath Mes
Art Associates
Charlotte
N.C
James J. Kilpatrick
Black Caucus
Capitol
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Buchwald
United Auto Workers’ Union
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