Bible Study In Schools Follows 1963 Ruling
The 1963 Supreme Court decision banning classroom Bible readings and prayer prompted many districts to introduce religion study as literature, history, or culture. Courses on Western religious traditions meet in Pennsylvania Michigan Florida Wisconsin and California amid ongoing debate among fundamentalists secularists atheists and educators about neutrality and bias in teaching religion.
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Supreme Court
New York Times
Kenneth A. Briggs
Tor Clark
Justice Clark
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Florida
Wisconsin
California
Catholic Bishops of Pennsylvania
Americans For the Separation of Church and State
American Assn
National Conference of Christian and Jews
Short Sighted Economy on Day Care Veto
The piece argues Ford's veto of a federal day care funding bill is poor economics. It claims the veto would cripple state run centers, force mothers back to workless homes, and shift costs to welfare programs, worsening deficits. Illinois officials warn 40,000 children could lose enrollment.
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Gerald Ford
Senate
House of Representatives
Illinois
Giscard to visit US as France marks two centuries
The piece notes President Giscard d'Estaing's May 17 to May 18 visit, including a sound and light show at Mount Vernon and a French Embassy dinner for about 150 guests. It highlights France as a longtime ally and references Lafayette Park monuments and historic ties to Washington, Jefferson, and Rochambeau while noting U.S. opposition to Concorde landing rights.
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Wiote House
Valery’ Duscard d
France
Marquis de Lafayene
Comte de Rochambeau
George Washington
Yorktown
Cornwallis
Lafayette
Marquis
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
White House
John Quincy Adams
Congress
Bunker Hill Monument
Giscard
United States
Royal Palace
Versailles
Mount Vernon
Ford
Carter economic policy paper seen as mixed standard
A conservative critique examines Jimmy Carters economic policy paper, noting it grounds in federal expansion yet combines stimulative public programs with incentives for private industry. The piece calls his goal a job for everyone but questions funding, deficits, and the mythical full employment budget while urging readers to study Carter headquarters’ release.
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Jimmy Carter
Baloney
Carter
Gerald Ford
Ford Administration
FBI burglaries far exceed reported 238 figure in history
Senate records show FBI “black bag” break-ins reached into the thousands, not hundreds, with operations against spies organized crime figures and diplomats. Memo details reveal Hoover personally sanctioned many entries and that political pressure helped end the practice in the late 1960s.
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Washington
FBI
Jons
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
U.S
Senate Intelligence Committee
Senate
Ramsey Clark
FBI Breakins and Chasing Evidence Sparks Senate Debate
The memo notes the FBI destroyed records of break ins to hide crimes while insiders estimate total housebreakings near 1000, with some figures as high as 1500, including bugs. Senate panel led by Howard Cannon pushes for fuller figures as 1940s to 1980s actions are questioned.
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Hoover
FBI
Clarence Kelley
Senate Intelligence Committee
CIA
Senate Rules Committee
Howard Cannon
D.-Nev
The Welfare Case Of A Failing Presidential Candidate
A Washington welfare interview profiles former congressman governor and senator Tompkins who, after a failed bid for the presidency, seeks aid. He recounts campaign spending, fund shortages, and family sacrifices, noting his daughter and wife sold assets to finance ads. The social worker questions political ambition and fund expectations as welfare becomes a new stage in his career.
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Coleman
Dulles
Washington
Tompkins
Yale
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New Hampshire
Florida
Wisconsin
New York
ABC
NBC
CBS
North Carolina
South Bend
New Mexico
Lake
Newport
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Scranton
United States
Maan
California
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