Supreme Court Nomination Should Be Above Pettiness
The piece criticizes delays in confirming Supreme Court nominees, urging the Senate to approve qualified candidates promptly. It laments partisan obstruction under President Nixon and notes the harm to the court’s image and the nation’s workload, referencing Powell and Rehnquist.
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Supreme Court
High Court
White House
Capitol Hill
Nixon
Franklin Roosevelt
Vietnam
Senate
Space probes ready for Mars rendezvous in mid November
Mariner 9 will enter Mars orbit tomorrow while Soviet Mars 2 and 3 approach in days ahead. If successful a trio of unmanned missions could boost knowledge of the planet with possible soft landings by the Soviet craft.
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Mars
Red Planet
Sariek
Earth
United States
Viking
Mariner 9
U. S
Vocational Education Tops U.S. Education Priority
Education commissioner Sidney P. Marland Jr cites career education as the nation and labor market shift, with 80 percent of jobs by 1980 needing less than a bachelor’s degree. Vocational enrollments surge, while prejudice against trade training persists and reforms push career-focused curricula nationwide.
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U.S
Sidney P. Marland Jr
Department of Labor
Business Week
U.S. Office of Education
National Advisory Council On Vocational Education
Commissioner Marland
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Marland
National Center For Education Research and Development
Hoover’s Power Spurs Move to Limit Future FBI Directors
Washington sources report a White House and Justice Department draft to set a fixed term for the FBI director, possibly seven years, aiming to curb J Edgar Hoover’s prerogatives. The piece details Hoover’s leverage from miles of files and his long influence on presidents and policy.
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White House
J. Edgar Hoover
Nixon
Edgar
FBI
Justice Department
Hoover
Lyndon Johnson
Capitol Hill
Congress
Duke
Kennedys
Kennedy
Courtney Evans
Evans
Mighty
Robert Kennedy
Dallas
Howard University
Bureau
Dwight Eisenhower
Ike
Edgar Hook
Harry Truman
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Roosevelt
Hoover files and power shape Washington’s unglossed history
The narrative traces J. Edgar Hoover’s influence across presidencies from Roosevelt to Johnson. It recalls Hoover’s clashes with Kennedy, his loyalty networks, covert operations, and the looming transfer of control and sensitive files upon his retirement.
Four days later bag misrouted to Zurich by airline mixups
Whittemore School of Business dean Jan Clee faced a comical freight saga after missing a flight in Baltimore. His suitcase traveled to Zurich before a Boston recovery, customs checks, and a final American Airlines handoff, ending with a courteous apology and a reminder to fly American next time.
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Alton Stanford
Jim Lavenson
Jan Clee
Whittemore School of Business
University of New Hampshire
Dr. Clee
Baltimore
Boston
Eastern Air Lines
Oston
Jan
Clee
Eastern
New Hampshire
Zurich
Switzerland
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U.S
American Airlines
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Douglas Reid Sasser
Pfeiffer College
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Presbyterian Home
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