Tom Clarks Reform Idea Spreads Court Efficiency Boost
Former Supreme Court justice Tom C Clark after resigning in 1967 urged improving justice administration. In Philadelphia two judges handled 250 cases cut trial times by 45 percent, a method later adopted in San Francisco and Minneapolis and spreading to others. A New Delhi tale warns against feeding an elephant liquor before weddings.
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Tom C. Clark
Ramsey Clark
Clark
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San Francisco
Minneapolis
High Court
Equal Rights Amendment debate and public opinion
Paul Harvey argues the fate of the Equal Rights Amendment rests with state legislatures as Congress avoids a direct vote in an election year. He warns against hasty adoption, notes opposition from Rep. Leonor Sullivan, and reflects on gradual legal changes while distinguishing equality from equal rights and suggesting the dawn may be fading.
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Leonor Sullivan
D.-Mo
Back To School Time Down South
William F Buckley Jr. analyzes Nixon’s South Carolina like policy moves on school integration and busing. He predicts upheaval, political risk for Nixon, and cites Harlem progress toward better schools, warning violence must be avoided while noting liberal pressure.
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Justice Department
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Free Middletown school opened with state support
Middletown opened a free public school on September 5, 1837 with Joseph Gailbreath as the first publicly funded teacher. Ohio law since 1806 supported township schools, later creating district structures and a state levy to fund education, enabling about 100 pupils to attend at public charge.
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Old Northwest
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History Warns Beware Soviet Drive in the Middle East
Henry M. Jackson argues that Soviet aims in the Middle East go beyond the Arab Israeli conflict. He traces a long Russian history of seeking bases and influence from Egypt to Libya and the Suez region, urging the United States and NATO to adopt a firm stance to counter Moscow’s expanding power and protect vital oil routes.
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United States
Israel
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