Ruling Clash Over Movie Obscenity in Two Courts
Judges in Greensboro and Winston-Salem delivered opposite decisions on the film Memories Within Miss Aggie under a new state law. One judge deemed it obscene, the other found no serious literary or educational value, highlighting conflicts in community standards and debates on pornography versus art.
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Winston-Salem
Greensboro
High Point
Superior Court
J.A. Rousseau
James G. Exum Jr
Winston- Salem
Supreme Court
Miss Aggie
Forsyth County
Guilford County
Exum
Ritchie's Post-Election Comments Backfire in Voter Judgment
After losing to Rep. L. Richardson Preyer, Steve Ritchie criticizes voters as unintelligent. He questions electorate thinking ability and predicts a possible 1976 bid, prompting counterpoints that voters showed intelligence by rejecting his campaign.
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Steve Ritchie
L. Richardson Preyer
Ritchie
Greensboro
Sark reforms allow women to own earnings and rights
On Sark, ancient chattel status for wives ends under three bills approved by the Sark Chief of Pleas. Women may open bank accounts make wills insure policies start businesses and keep wages while divorce remains banned. Local opposition fears friction despite the changes.
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Worren
Sark
English Channel
Milton in Power and Poetry A Revolutionary English Genius
John Milton, a central figure in England's civil turmoil, leveraged the Cromwell era as Latin secretary and pamphleteer. His Areopagitica defended free inquiry, while Paradise Lost and Samson Agonistes defined his late epic mastery and influence on later poets like Wordsworth amid enduring Christian Humanist ideals.
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John Milton
Shakespeare
Milton
Europe
England
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Council of State
Hill
Satan
William Blake
William Wordsworth
ITT Bugs and Denials Stir State Department Probe
Washington notes an ITT dispute over bugging in Chile linked to Allende. The piece traces ITT actions from 1971 with alleged CIA ties, Ragan’s Chile mission, and ITT’s shifting denials. It highlights State Department calls for a criminal inquiry, license issues, and potential penalties.
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Washington
State Department
ITT
Salvador Allende
Chile
Les Whitten
Washington Street
Witten
Robert Sykes
Central Intelligence Agency
Allende
Sykes
CIA
John Ragan
Ragan
Thhat Ragan
Dr. Allende
New York Times
New York
Republican National Committee
FBI
Russ Tagliareni
Tagliareni
Dita Beard
Congress
Justice Department
A Liberal Rejects Pollster’s Conservative Label
A writer critiques Daniel Yankelovich’s use of conservative as a political category. He argues most Americans see themselves conservative and challenges the link to punitive crime policies and flag patriotism, defending liberal values as compatible with the U.S. founding ideals and Bill of Rights.
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Daniel Yankelevich
American Jewish Committee
National Executive Council
AJC
Yankelovich
United States
Bill Buckley
National Review
White House
Time For People To War On X-Rated Movies
A High Point reader urges action against the film Memories Within Miss Aggie after viewing it at Towne Theater. She questions its redeeming social value and warns of harm to youths and community morals, calling for parental vigilance and local club church actions following a Greensboro court ruling that the film is obscene.
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Miss Aggie
Greensboro
Towne Theater
High Point
Aggie
PTA
Ruth Murray
Greenshoro
Andrews Boosters president rebuts inflammatory editor letter
Bill Wright denounces Carol W. Courts letter about Simeon Stadium dedication calling her accusation of organized adult misconduct against Andrews fans untrue. He cites booster clubs and school staff efforts to foster fair play and urges evidence if claims persist.
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Carol W. Courts
Ms. Courts
A. J. Simeon Stadium
Ms. Coutts
Ali
Andrews
Bill Wright
Andrews Athletic Boosters
Bike trails urged for Jamestown community safety
A Jamestown resident urges bicycle trails and sidewalks to protect riders after a friend was injured pulling from a parking lot and children wrecked in the street. The writer argues dedicated trails would reduce on street danger and improve community safety.
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Jamestown
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Rousseau
Lillian Banker
Gloria Steinem
London
Yankelevich
Mit
American Veterans Committee
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