Sin or Sickness A Menninger Debate on Moral Responsibility
The essay cites Dr. Karl Menninger arguing that sin has faded from public discourse and been replaced by terms like sickness and problems. It notes a shift in labeling criminals as victims of circumstances and questions whether society can uphold laws and morals when personal responsibility grows blurred. Proverbial wisdom closes the piece.
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Topeka
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Federal safety rules for shoes satire by Ralph Nader
A satirical column imagines an official U S Department of Footwear issuing immediate federal shoe regulations. It proposes one inch heel limits bright yellow shoes with orange laces and penalties for walking barefoot on public property, with other directives to follow.
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Ralph Na‘er
Nader
Washington
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Washington, D.C
Nixon holds press conference as Watergate indictments loom
The piece argues Nixon chose a news conference to shape his image amid looming indictments. It notes Kalmbach’s guilty plea timeline and pressures from the probe, assessing Nixon’s performance and predicting he may retreat for a month before speaking again.
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Herbert W.W. Kalmbach
CBS Morning News
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White House
United States
Shell
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Voiceprint tech may reveal kidnapper calls and fingerprints
An article notes L G Kersta’s two year Bell Labs study showing voices are as unique as fingerprints. Voiceprint spectographs map time and frequency to form topographic patterns. Base Ten Systems plans to market voiceprint gear for police use, aiding rapid identification. Howard Hughes’ Bahamas call is cited as a case where voice data aided reporting.
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Hopewell
N.Y
Hauptmann
L.G. Kersta
Bell Telephone Laboratories
New Jersey
Base Ten Systems Co
Trenton
N.J
Kersta
Howard Hughes
Bahamas
Los Ange
Sick child needs help not punishment letters to the editor
Readers discuss school health responses and teacher duties. A Middletown retiree urges immediate custodian alerts for emergencies and denies teachers should perform janitorial tasks. Other letters defend city pride and criticize moral guidance debates, while remarks on voiceprint use cite FBI surveillance and civil liberties safeguards.
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Lindsay Hawkins
Middletown
Board of Education
Middletown Ohio News Journal Subscription Rates
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