A Bleak Death Penalty Picture
A Supreme Court retreat on capital punishment leaves New York without capital punishment for now while many states move to mandatory death sentences. The piece urges abolition and notes growing legislative action and looming court appeals. It highlights North Carolina now mandating executions and questions justice and law enforcement impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
New York Court of Appeals
New York
Court of Appeals
High Court
General Assembly
North Carolina
Centralia
Raleigh
Royal Wedding Showcases Britain’s Pageantry Worldwide
The Princess Anne and Mark Phillips wedding drew 1,500 guests at Westminster Abbey and an estimated 500 million viewers. Britain issued commemorative stamps and sold souvenirs while a 50 minute BBC record captures the ceremony. The couple’s Caribbean honeymoon will cost about 250,000 dollars. her annual income rises to 84,000 dollars. A five bedroom house with staff will rent for 94 dollars monthly as 25,000 gift funds prompt mild public grumbling.
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Isle
England
Princess Anne
Mark Phillips
Westminister Abbey
Humdrum
Caribbean
Credibility in US Presidents Through the Years
A concise look at how credibility has defined U.S. leadership from Polk to Nixon. The piece traces claims of honesty and deception across crises, from the Mexican War to the Pueblo seizure, Vietnam, and beyond, warning that once credibility erodes it is hard to restore.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Nixon
North Korea
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ
United States
South Vietnam
Polk
Nueces River
Rio Grande
Burlington Industries celebrates 50 years in North Carolina
High Point and Jamestown leaders honor Burlington Industries as it marks its golden anniversary. Governor Holfhouser calls BI North Carolina’s largest employer with 44,000 workers across 85 operations in 49 locations. He praises founder J Spencer Love and notes BI’s global reach while keeping the state’s growth first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Industries
High Point
Jamestown
Burlington
Hillcrest
Stehli Silks
Spencer Love
Globe Furniture Company
Henry A. Foscue
Jim Holfhouser
North Carolina
Gov. Holfhouser
Textile World
J. Spencer Love
University of North Carolina Press
Burlington Employes
Nixon Emergency Powers and Garden Plot Plans
President Nixon prepared contingency plans to mobilize federal troops during domestic crises. The Interdepartmental Action Plan for Civil Disturbances outlines roles for Defense and Justice and potential proclamations to restore order. Sources note his aides and military leaders would likely carry out orders, though no public indication of martial law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
White House
United States
Defense and Justice Departments
Tom Margin
John Ehrlichman
Secretary of Defense
Department of the Army
Justice Department
Army
Alexander Haig
Pentagon
Fred Buzhardt
West Point
John Bennett
JCS
Joint Chiefs
Thomas Moorer
Senate
Moorer
Frank Church
Idaho
Nixon is a President With No Peers Amid Watergate Debates
Safire defends Nixon against calls to resign noting the President is a grand jury target and will cooperate minimally. He argues Nixon’s unique office demands accountability but not special immunity, warning against treating the President like ordinary citizens or letting Watergate paralyze the executive.
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William Safire
Nixon
New York Times
Safire
United States
Congress
Soviet Union
Middle East
Also Mentioned on This Page
British Broadcasting Corp
Britain
Abraham Lincoln
McKinley
Philippines
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Boston
Richard M. Nixon
The
National Review
Arthur Sylvester
Jack Rochelle
Continental Furniture
Alan Detweiler
National
White House Records
Fantst
HES Synsicat
CORDS
Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
Archibald Cox
Haig
FBI
Cox
William Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
Capitol Viewpoint
Don Oakley
Newspaper Enterprise Association
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