Schorr Case Tests Press Confidentiality Rights
The House Ethics Committee faced Daniel Schorr's refusal to disclose sources for a secret intelligence document. The piece argues First Amendment protections and press freedom should guard confidential sources, warning that legal certainty could threaten investigative reporting and the watchdog role.
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Daniel Schorr
Congress of the
United States
Schorr
House Ethics Committee
House
Congress
Supreme Court
Burn Your Code List and the Penny's Fate
A nostalgic rant rails against imagined cultural decay including plans to stop penny production, a Colorado police dept abandoning CB shorthand for plain English, and the loss of time capsule reverence as critics fear safer, clearer language erodes tradition.
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Colorado
Palme Faces Election Test in Sweden as Coalition Looms
Premier Olof Palme of Sweden, in office since 1969, confronts Sept general elections amid a poll showing 51 percent favoring a coalition of main opposition parties. The Social Democrats seek to hold power with leftist support as tax burden and bureaucracy fuel discontent, with figures like Ingmar Bergman and Astrid Lindgren cited in critiques.
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Olof Palme
Sweden
Palme
Britain
France
Italy
West Germany
Social Democratic Party
Social Democrats
Communist Party
Ingmar Bergman
Bergman
Astrid Lindgren
Sweden Votes for More Welfare and Protections
The article notes Sweden expands paid parental leave to seven months for either parent, guarantees five weeks of paid vacation for all workers, and grants workers a stronger voice in private firms. It frames these reforms as conservative in a Swedish context and contrasts them with American fiscal restraint. It also cites a Lennon quote about time healing enmities with the Nixon era.
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Sweden
Hansrudolf Kamer
Swiss Review of World Affairs
Washington merry go round exposes Hartke ties to special interests
The piece profiles Senator Vance Hartke of Indiana, his daughter Sandra’s paid work with groups like the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks and Travelers Insurance, and how her schedule and paychecks intersected with Hartke’s Senate influence. It also reports on Ozark justice in West Plains where Judge Winston Buford sentenced Jerry Mitchell to seven years for marijuana possession after attempting to bar outside lawyers.
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Senate
Harvey Aluminum Co
Brotherhood of Railway
Brotherhood
Sandra
Indiana
The
Travelers Insurance Co
Stonewall Riding Academy
Potomac
Travelers
Hartke
Senate Commerce Committee
Sandra Hartke
Capitol Hill
Sen. Hartke
Winston Buford
Ozark Mountains
West Plains
Buford
Jerry Mitchell
Mitchell
Keith Stroup
National Organization For the Reform of Marijuana Laws
NORML
Stroup
San Francisco
Michael Stepanian
Dave Swimmer
Missouri
Swimmer
Energy Policy Drift Undercuts National Fight For Oil
A conservative column laments stalled national energy policy after the 1973 oil embargo. It notes growing imports, sluggish offshore drilling, red tape hindering nuclear and alternative programs, and warns that urgent action has faded despite ecological and economic stakes. The piece mocks public resolve and urges bold, market-led energy initiatives.
The Pop Sculptor Warhol Cartons Art Prize Incident
Canadian customs refused 80 crates resembling groceries as art works by Andy Warhol and charged duty. The scene shifts from border dispute to a gallery feast where the same groceries win first prize, prompting savy quips, praise, and a hefty sale. The piece ends with critics lamenting Warhol’s shift from raw whimsy to polished grocery still lifes.
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Kellogg's
Mott's
Andy Warhol
Canada
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QUANY
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Mondale In Wonderland
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American Petroleum Institute
Uncle Sam
Mad Magazine
Alfred EB. Newman
Bob Dole
Art Buchwald
Pop
Warhol
Picasso
Rodin
Rembrandt
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