Critics call for revision of the Pledge of Allegiance
A column notes renewed push to rewrite the pledge, with James E. Allen proposing a version and the NEA committee urging adoption by Congress and schools. Don Oakley questions the motive, while observers stress careful study of any changes to the 1892 text and the added words.
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James E. Allen
U.S
National Education Association
Mr. Allen
Congress
White House
Don Oakley
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Nation
Francis Bellamy
Oakley
United States
America
Bellamy
United States of America
Public Service Ethics and a Flashy Illinois Fortune
An opinion piece mocks President actions on filling a 3rd Circuit vacancy as Judge Hastie resigns. It notes Hastie’s 20 years on the bench and questions the need for swift appointments. It then reports Paul Powell, a 68-year-old Illinois politician and former Secretary of State, hid 800000 dollars in cash, found after his death. Powell, nicknamed the Gray Fox of Vienna, was known for patronage and horse racing, with part of the fortune possibly going to a secretary described as a shapely redhead.
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William H. Hastie
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hastie
3Rd Circuit
Illinois
Paul Powell
Brother Powell
Powell
Springfield
Internal Revenue Service
Vienna
Gray Fox
Avalanche Journal
South Plains Fair
Glen Amonett
Route 2
Petersburg
The
Avalanche-Journal
Barbara Whitney
Benjamin N. Smith
Mr. Smith
Whitney
New York
Inflation pushes FBI list beyond ten names
A Milwaukee Sentinel item quotes Alex Thien criticizing inflation as the FBI ten most wanted list contains fourteen names. A St. Louis Globe Democrat snippet has an office humor line about a secretary described as “all thumbs” by Bob Goddard.
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FBI
Alex Thien
Milwaukee Sentinel
Bob Goddard
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Party Labels Fade As Congress Fails To Deliver
David Lawrence argues party labels matter less as Nixon faces a Congress with no clear platform. He notes both parties fail to articulate principles, voters lack party guidance, and legislative logjams hinder major measures. He calls for annual conventions and clear platforms to restore trust.
Russia's hidden war deepens Soviet reach in Africa
In southern Sudan, Soviet military technicians pilots and a growing arsenal fight a bloody counterinsurgency war against African tribes. The campaign marks a new level of Soviet influence spreading across the continent as Western powers overlook the conflict.
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Washington
Sudan
West
Soviet role grows in Sudan civil war report hints at wider aims
The Avalanche Journal reports Sudanese Prime Minister Gaafar al Nimeiry relies on Soviet anti insurgency tactics and weapons as Arab backed forces clash with black nationalist rebels in southern Sudan. It notes Israeli aid to rebels and c ivil casualties while speculating Moscow seeks influence across East Africa and the Indian Ocean.
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North Africa
Gaafar al-Nimeiry
Sudan
Soviet Union
Suez Canal
Port Sudan
Red Sea
Middle East
Nimeiry
Moscow
Saion
United States
Juba
U.S
East Africa
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Africa
Yemen
Egypt
Nixon weighs cutting back US bases abroad in new year
President Nixon considers reducing America’s foreign bases as a response to Soviet and Chinese expansion. A Senate subcommittee warns of a growing nuclear threat and reports CIA evidence of Soviet submarine bases in Cuba. Budget pressures add urgency to potential base reductions and bilateral talks with Moscow.
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Washington
Soviet Union
China
Nixon
U.S
Congress
Americas
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Russia
Red China
United States
Central Intelligence Agency
Havana
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Time Magazine
Nixons
Moscow
Pentagon
America
Stuart Symington
DMO
Thailand
Laos
Ethiopia
Spain
Philippines
Executive Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Subcommittee
Capitol Hill
Memory Lane: Korea war advances and Texas banking record
Tokyo reports Chinese assault troops stormed Seoul as UN cease fire efforts fail while U S delegate Warren R Austin says troops will continue fighting. In Texas a legislative redistricting debate looms as Lubbock banks close December with a record deposits total of 134 392 982 31 dollars.
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Lake
Korea
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Lubbock
Jest For Fun Pants Suits Rally Support
A reader calls for pants suits, saying they let men exercise imagination after exposure to mini skirts. Troy Gordon of Tulsa World quotes the reader praising sartorial choice as a response to current fashion trends.
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Troy Gordon
Tulsa World
Pass It On: Early Music Talent Unfolds and Miscellany
I M Boyd discusses talent in youth, unborn babies rhythm, hats in San Francisco, Bill Pickett and bulldogging, ancient Chinese coin terms, Geronimo's name and fate, a fishing partner Hudson, reflections on a car purchase, prison morals offenses, and invites reader letters to Santa Monica.
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London University’s College Hospital
L. M. Boyd
P.O
Santa Monies
Calll
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