Useless Office Should Be Closed
The piece argues the lieutenant governor role is largely insignificant, notes its independent election from the governor, and cites a National Conference of Lieutenant Governors seeking clearer duties. It contrasts this with historic battles like the Marne and Verdun, highlighting Isselin’s account as worth reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
Richard M. Nixon
Humphrey
Marne
Verdun
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Henri Isselin
Joseph Joffre
Paris
Germany
Isselin
Supreme Court Allows New Trial For 18 In Civil Rights Slayings
The 1964 Philadelphia Mississippi killings prompted federal conspiracy charges against 18 suspects. After a district judge dismissed murder as a federal crime, the Supreme Court reversed, ordering a September trial on felony charges with up to 10 years or a $5,000 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neshoba
Supreme Court
Golf Madness and the Paranoid Golfer Mindset
Jim Bishop critiques golf obsession, noting nutty players, hostile worldviews, and the sport's cruel humor. He cites Palmer and Kroll, describes lakes as traps, and reflects on the ho hum torment of endless rounds and failed putts. The piece blends humor with a sly defense of the sport’s addictive pull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Kroll
Foreign Legion
Arnold Palmer
Arnie
Palmer
America
Egypt
Federal intervention tests local protection standards
The Justice Department seeks to force city officials in Philadelphia Mississippi to provide protection for civil rights demonstrators under Title IX of the Civil Rights Act. A federal court could order police instructions and discipline officers, potentially removing local leaders if protection is deemed inadequate. The case raises questions about federal power over local law enforcement and who sets the standard of protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mississippi
Martin Luther King
Philadelphia
Miss
Justice Department
Board of Aldermen
Federal
Department of Justice
United States
Mass
Scranton abdicates state leadership naming Scott and Shafer
Gov William Scranton quietly renounces further political aims and designates Senator Hugh Scott as national spokesman for Pennsylvania Republicans while Lt. Gov Ray Shafer assumes state leadership. Shafer leads a progressive ticket with Raymond Broderick and John Tabor for key posts, all with Navy WWII backgrounds.
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Washington
William Scranton
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Ray Shafer
Scranton
United Party
Phi Beta Kappas
Eisenhower
Shafer
Yale University
Senator Scott
Raymond Broderick
Notre Dame
John Tabor
Yale
Harvard
England
Cambridge
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Broderick
Philadelphia
Navy Landing
State Committee
Scott
Grand Ido Party
Eisenhower National
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Oregon
Mark Hatfield
Kenneth Keating
Winston Prouty
House
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Senate
George Murphy
Signers of the Declaration of Independence
An overview of the signers' backgrounds and fates, noting 56 signers with John Hancock first and most signatures added on August 2. It covers origins professions and religions, post signing fortunes and notable survivors including Adams Jefferson and Hopkinson, plus death ages and Carrollton clarification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hancock
Congress
Charles Carroll
William Paca
John Morton
John Adams
Thomas Jefferon
Supreme Court
James Wilson
Samuel Chase
Francis Hopkinson
America
Button Gwinnett
Georgia
Gwinnett
Georgia Assembly
Paul Harvey on Segregation and Language in Chicago
Paul Harvey discusses a Puerto Rican enclave on Chicago's northwest side where 40 000 residents now live and Spanish signage dominates. He notes riots amid language barriers and questions policy moves like sending officers to Puerto Rico to learn Spanish while highlighting 11 000 Puerto Rican children learning English as a second language.
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Freddie Gonzalez
Mr. Bishop
Division Street
Commissioner of Police
Puerto Rico
Chicago
America
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Middletown
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New Journal Inc
South
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Bergstedt
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Ade
Ruth Montgomery
South Pacific
Tabor
Genevieve Blatt
Murphy
Republican National Committee
Rat Finks
New Jersey
Dave Regan
Stephen Hopkins
Robert Treat Paine
John Hart
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jeferson
Robert Morris
Philip Livingston
Thomas Lynch, Jr
Continental Congress
Silas Deane
Carroll
Carrollton
Paul Harvey
Noah
Asia
Mile Square
Dennis the Menace
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