States OK School Prayers and Meditation Bills
New Hampshire legislators approved a bill to permit voluntary recitation of the Lord's Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance in public elementary schools if local districts choose. Connecticut passed a meditation bill allowing silent daily reflection and sending it to Gov. Ella Grasso for signing, with a House vote of 88 to 56 and Senate approval 28 to 6. The moves come after a 1962 Supreme Court ruling against prayer in public schools. The Connecticut measure ties to a broader bill about holiday-related absences and repeats the national debate on church and state.
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Ella Grasso
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Robert Walsh
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Prayer Rights Debate Cited in Today’s World Message
A Today’s World statement argues for protection of both majority and minority rights, endorsing prayer for children yet stressing minority protections. The speaker cites belief in prayer and urges safeguarding diverse rights in the public sphere.
NYC urged to take firm action on finances
President Ford told Forbes that New York City must implement very firm corrective steps to resolve its fiscal crisis or risk losing federal aid. He said no current federal rescue is possible and noted the city must raise 280 million by next Thursday or default, warning that aid might invite other cities to demand help unless substantial action is taken.
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Ex-attache in Saigon denies fraud scheme
Parsons West Virginia AP A man named in a 4.3 million fraud suit in Hong Kong by the US Justice Department says the government has no basis for its claims The former civilian employee of the U S Embassy Saigon and five others are accused of an embezzlement scheme involving funds to buy petroleum for the South Vietnamese air force in 1974 The government says Simmons was the prime mover in authorizing payments for undelivered products Simmons countered I think we have the case chipped.
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Agnew tax case sent to Maryland Attorney General
Maryland Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein said the state has forwarded a state income tax case involving former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew to the state attorney general. The case centers on 1967 income and follows Agnew's 1973 federal tax penalties.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Goldstein
Agnew
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U.S. Attorney’s Office
Baltimore
Jon Oster
Oster
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