Congress Aims to Lower Age Threshold for Legislators
The Bayh Drinan proposal would drop minimum ages to 22 for the House and 27 for the Senate. Supporters cite youth energy while critics fear more challengers and reform inertia. Moyers urges personal responsibility as the nation debates its political future.
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Congress
House
Senate
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Robert F. Drinan
Massachusetts
Carl Albert
Emanuel Celer
New York
House Judiciary Committee
The Toronto Telegram’s Death and Aftermath
A reflective look at the end of the Toronto Telegram affectionately nicknamed The Tely. It details union strikes, wage disputes, and management decisions that led to the paper’s shutdown and the emotions of staff and readers as a historic city newspaper died.
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Toronto
Toronto Telegram
Wild Bill Hickok
Custer
Little Big Horn
J Armstrong
Edison
Carrie Nation
Babe Ruth
Tely
Tosing
New Prayer Ruling Framed on School Prayers Debate
A proposed constitutional amendment would permit voluntary prayers in public buildings including schools. The piece analyzes Stein v O Shinsky and Despain v DeKalb rulings limiting student initiated prayer and notes lawmakers’ push to allow nondenominational voluntary prayers in schools.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Stein Ve. O'Shinsky
Court of Appeals
Stein Ve. Oshinsky
Chalmers P. Wylie
Ohio
Taching
Senate
Crier
God Save the
United States
Forts
Unclear Court Docket Involves Programmed Tooth Case
A Midtown Municipal Court docket lists a $100 bond forfeiture tied to a disruptive tenant who claimed a “programmed” tooth caused his outbursts. Police and psychiatrists deemed the man in need of care as neighbors complained of two nights of disturbance and obscene talking.
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Midaletown
P.C
Triad and SALT: US and Soviet deterrents analyzed
John Chamberlain examines the U S strategic triad of ICBMs submarines and bombers at SAC headquarters and warns that mutual arms limits could blunt deterrent strength. He notes Soviet parity with a triad of their own and flags semantic traps in SALT talks and ABM issues.
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Offuly Air Force Base
Neb
Strategic Air Command
U.S
Sen. McGovern
U.S. Air Force
Bruce Helloway
SAS
Actress Martha Vickers Died After Long Illness
Journal piece recalls minor actress Martha Vickers who died in Hollywood at 46 after a long illness. The writer links her brief screen fame, a single costarring role, and a life shaped by Hollywood training and family influence, noting speculation about “star fever.”
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Dorothy Damele
Martha Vickers
Hollywood
Vicary
Martha
Ypsilanti
Mich
Mickey Rooney
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