Rights Of The Accused In The 1920s And Modern Investigations
A 16 year old Stephen Dennison faced decades of confinement after a series of misclassifications and unjust incarcerations, prompting a $115000 ruling and calls for safeguards. The piece also critiques corporate surveillance in the Nader case and notes January personal incomes rising alongside the consumer price index.
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Stephen Dennison
Salem
N.Y
Dennison
Richard S. Heller
New York State Court of Claims
Memories and Madness of New York Streets
Jim Bishop reflects on New York's memory laden streets from the East River mist to Columbus Circle. Prohibition era tales mix with Hearst's unfinished projects and vivid city characters, including Owney Madden and Jackie Gleason, as he recalls deaths, arrests, and fleeting glory.
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New York
East
Mark Hellinger
Owney Madden
Columbus Circle
William Randolph Hearst
Gene Fowler
Hearst
Gleason
68Th St
7Th Ave
Jackie
Sle
List St
Dirksen Seeks Amendment Clarifying Public School Prayer
Senator Everett Dirksen proposes a constitutional change to clarify that public funds schools may allow voluntary student prayer without dictating form or content. He says the amendment does not repeal the First Amendment nor reverse Supreme Court rulings, but aims to reduce fear among educators about prayer in schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Things Hard To Understand A Washington Column
Ruth Montgomery ponders contradictory government actions on health warnings smoking taxes and birth control funding. The piece questions policy quirks, cites Representative Rivers and Ashbrook, and recalls historic crime scenes and city memories. The tone is skeptical and observational about political rhetoric and public policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Demonstration in Australia Linked to American Scholar
Vice President Humphrey reveals an American school teacher on a government Fulbright scholarship led the Australia demonstration. The Public Health Service funds a $94,000 research project noting happiness differences by marital status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey
Australia
Public Health Service
Dirksen Advocates Local Control on School Prayer
Senator Dirksen argues polls show broad opposition to court rulings on school prayer and notes many resolutions in Congress. He promotes a voluntary local approach placing responsibility on school authorities, with no official dictation of prayer content, asserting prayer aids spiritual development in the formative school years. He stresses parental consensus on participation and questions whether court or public interference would violate the Constitution's free exercise clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Dirksen
Supreme Court
Schoor
Dirksen
Congress
March Comes Back to Haunt the Front Lawn
Dave Regan laments March’s cruel weather as blossoms freeze and fade. He recalls frozen hyacinths, stresses the yearly struggle with early spring and asks for protection ideas to extend flowers' life and preserve spring’s promise.
Bugs Baer to MC Banshee Luncheon With Bob Hope in New York
Bob Considine reports Bugs Baer aged 80 will again host King Features Syndicate’s Banshee Luncheon in New York attended by Press lords editors and other selected persons. He recalls past hotel quirks absinthe routines and shared memories with Bob Hope and Damon Runyon while noting plans for April 26 and a gala show with Hope as first outside Pogany statuette winner.
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New York
Bugs Baer
King Features Syndicate
Stamford
Conn
Bugs
KFL
Joe Willicombe
Hope
Lindsay
Bob Hope
Ruff House
Boffo
Fat Jack Leonard
Mike Douglas
George Jessel
Israel
Jack
Baer
M. C
Bob
Willy Pogany
Factoids on animal anatomy and arid regions
The collection notes varied facts from anatomy to climate. It mentions camels and horses, rainless zones in Arizona and southern California, the rise of dude ranches in the Australian Outback, and a high bookstore density in Reykjavik Iceland.
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Arizona
California
Outback
Reykjavik
Iceland
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Middletown Journal
Middletown, Ohio
S. Broad St
First Ave
Postoffice
Middletown
Ohio
Dave
USA
New Journal Inc
GM Boss
General Motors
James M. Roche
Roche
Ralph Nader
Senate
Huck Finn
Nader
Jim Bishop
Avenue U
Lehman
Sing Sing
Park Place
Jimmy Cannon
Cannon
Jesus Christ
East 45Th
45Th St
David Lawrence
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
New York State
Bobby
Ruth Montgomery
L. Mendel Rivers
John McCormack
Grey Mr. McCormack
Arnold Rothstein
Satan
John M. Ashbrook
Ashbrook
Dave Regan
March
Bob Considine
New Orleans
Bill Brennan
Nashville
White Sox
Celeste
Monsier Pierre
Francois Sacre Couer de Gainsbergh
Padre
Brennan
Chatanooga
Damon Runyon
Frank Graham
St. Charles
Dennis the Menace
Qad
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