Perspective on Punishment in Supreme Court Ruling
An editorial compares a North Carolina paddling ruling to the death penalty debate. It notes the Supreme Court’s upholding of teacher corporal punishment under strict rules and links this to a broader look at capital punishment trends. The piece discusses historical declines, policy battles, and the outlook for the Court’s pending decision.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Gibsonville
General Assembly
Margaret Keesee
Greensboro
North Carolina Education
Congress
Hard-Sell Lessons From Charlotte Hornets WFL Push
A Charlotte Observer column analyzes the rise and fall of the World Football League entry in Charlotte. It notes promoter Upton Bell’s aggressive tactics and Gary the promoter’s harsh critique, arguing loyalty and patient building trump hard sell in sports promotion.
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Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte
North Carolina
Charlotte Observer
Kays Gary
Upton Bell
Bell
Hornets
Henry Kissinger
Woebegone
The
Observer
Gary
Belmont
World Football League
Charlotte Case
Do Southern Methodists Still Exist After 1939 Union
The 1939 merger united the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Methodist Episcopal Church, and Methodist Protestant Church, but a minority of former Methodist Episcopal Church, South members stayed separate to preserve Wesleyan faith. The Southern group has about 50 local churches with under 5,000 members, no bishops, four annual conferences, and racial segregation. The 1968 merger then formed the United Methodist Church from the Methodist Church and Evangelical United.
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Southern Methodist Church
Union of
Methodist Denominations
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Protestant Church
John Wesley
Methodist Churches
Holy Writ
United Methodist Church
Methodist Church
Evangelical United
Reform Movement in Judaism Gains Modest Growth
Debate over Reform Judaism shows a small rise in membership over two years across 715 synagogues in the US and Canada, with Rabbi Schindler predicting 50 new congregations in North America within five years. The piece also notes Paul Bartholomew's background as a former Assemblies of God minister and public school administrator.
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North America
Paul Bartholomew
Kathryn Kuhlman
Bartholomew
Assemblies of God
Upstate
New York
United Presbyterian Church
Solar heating progress and a new A-frame device
The article reports enthusiasm and doubts about solar energy for home heating, noting a Colorado developer’s A-frame solar heater with an aluminum cup collector storing heat up to 72 hours. Prices run from 4500 to 6000 dollars, with promises to reduce costs. broader energy concerns include gas, oil, coal, and environmental impacts.
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Colorado
Smuggled Letters Tell Of Tortures In Brazil
Documents smuggled from Brazil allege widespread torture by military police under President Geisel. They describe brutal beatings, electric shocks, and forced medical neglect, with accounts from a 63-year-old lieutenant and a terrified wife, plus petitions about prison conditions.
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Washington
Brazil
Ernesto Geisel
Geisel
Sao Paulo
Paul Cardinal Arns
Archdiocesan
Jose Ferreira de Almeida
Bandeirantes
Marco Antonio Tavares Coelho
Terezinha
Recife
Rio de Janeiro
Justice Ministry
Medi
National Whirligig Turks Are Afraid Of Nobody
An Ernst Cuneo analysis argues Turkish armed forces hold decisive say on bases and defense. It notes discipline stricter than Prussia, Cyprus seizure casualties claimed at 1 to 6, and that U.S. and Greek allies face a fraught geopolitics with Turkish influence shaping NATO stance. The piece criticizes U.S. senators and Kissinger while stressing Turkey’s strategic leverage.
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Ernest Cuneo
Janissaries
Ottoman Empire
United States
Russia
Marathon
B.C
Paris
City of Light
Greece
Istanbul
Turkey
Cyprus
U.S
Washington
Sen. Mondale
Minnesota
Mahatma
Sen
Eagleton
Missouri
Kissinger
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Bald Head Island
Adlai E. Stevenson III
High Point College
Jack Burris
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Laurinburg
James E. Holfhouser Jr
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Human Resources
State of North Carolina
St. Andrews College
Vocational Rehabilitation Act
Jack Burris Sr
Kate B. ‘Reynolds
New York City
St. Andrews Associates
Pinehurst
High Point ‘Lions
Dick Pearson
N.C. Lions Association For the Blind
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High Point Lions Club
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Milwaukee Journal Picld Newspaper Syndicate
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