Hiss Reinstate Sets Precedent in Massachusetts Bar
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ordered Alger Hiss reinstated to the state bar, deeming him morally and intellectually fit despite a 1950 perjury conviction. The decision sides with innocence on cognizance, not guilt, challenging past disbarments and prompting debate over legal standards and reputational injury. The note also mentions Agatha Christie’s Poirot and the upcoming Curtains publication.
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Massachusetts
Alger Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Figures irk Southwestern Bell amid rate proposal dispute
In Oklahoma, Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. chafes at offered figures against its rate plan and accuses the Corporation Commission of getting wrong numbers. Paula Unruh, newly installed state GOP chair, holds sway as Democrats lose five elective posts. Henry Bellmen questions congressional pay raises amid looming re elections.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Corporation Commission
Paula Unruh
GOP
Ford Remarks Irk New York's Mayor
The piece criticizes President Ford for belittling New York City finances and supports Mayor Beame’s stance. It argues Washington’s inflation drives local deficits, cites NYC welfare burdens, union wage pressures, and historic tax flows between NYC Albany and Washington. It defends Beame while condemning Ford’s remarks.
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Ford
New York
New York City
John Lindsay
Nelson Rockefeller
Lindsay
Abe Beame
City Hall
Beame
Belgrade
Washington
Jerry Ford
U.S
Britain
Brazil
Hylan
Albany
Law Abiding Citizens Lose Peace On May Day Riots
A critical column targets Judge Waddy for defending police overreach during May Day 1971 in Washington. The author portrays demonstrators as guerrillas who terrorized the city, damaging property and threatening law abiding residents, while urging a return to private life for the judge.
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Washington
Joseph C. Waddy
Hell City
Waddy
Nigeria
Angola
Banana Republic
Potomac
White House
Georgetown
Washington Circle
Darkest Africa May Get Light Yet
In Kampala the Organization of African Unity signals restraint toward Arab motions in the UN General Assembly. The piece cites Mobutu Sese Seko and Naipaul's critique of Zaire, noting corruption and misery under Mobutu and Western influence while calling for UN survival to advance Africa’s future.
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Africa
Kampala
Organization of African Unity
General Assembly
United Nations
Uganda
Saudi Arabia
Kenya
Israel
United States
Force Publique
Mobutu
Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu
Zaire
Mr. Naipaul
Naipaul
Capital
Mercedes
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Alfred Wallace
Hercule Poirot
England
Dame Agatha Christie
Poirot
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Oklahoma
Henry Bellmen
Congress
Dunagin
Vern Thompson
Kenneth Galbraith
Professor Galbraith
John Chamberlain
Harlem
Bedford- Stuyvesant
Henry Wallace
Franklin Roosevelt
Bedford-Stuyvesant
William F. Buckley
Congo
Lubengo Canal
Lubengo
Bomongo
Will Rogers
Department of Indian Affairs
Pine Ridge Agency
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