Quotas and the 14th Amendment in public hiring
A columnist criticizes race and sex quotas in public jobs citing the 14th Amendment. He cites Button v state trooper denial, Judge Hughes’ and Weinfeld’s rulings, and NYC fire department policy to argue quotas undermine merit. The piece warns such practices erode democracy and the role of courts as protectors of individuals.
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Thomas Button
Trolman
Albion
N.Y
Supreme Court
Harold Hughes
Altamont
Ober Button
Hughes
India Tightens Controls on US Scholars Amid Strained Ties
The Indira Gandhi government tightens limits on American scholars and their study areas, risking a further chill in India US relations. The piece notes India’s heavy aid from the US, its democracy, and calls the move akin to a totalitarian stance, hindering exchange of students and researchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
United States
Pakistan
Indira Gandhi
U.S
New Delhi
Frozen Freedom and Price Freeze Aftermath
The piece argues price freezes ended, inflation fears rise, and consumers feel constrained by cost of living. It questions rational predictions of relief, notes a growing sense of economic subjugation, and invokes faith and tradition to reflect on financial pressure and free enterprise.
Letter to the Editor Warns Caesar's Creek Preservation
A reader accuses the Army Corps of Engineers of deception and law violations in Caesar's Creek and East Fork Dam projects. The writer describes land destruction, tree loss, wildlife harm, and calls for saving the natural areas from further clearance and development.
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Caesar's Creek
North America
The
Corps of Engineers
East Fork
Caesar’s Creek
Journal Subscription Rates and Delivery Details
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc lists delivery and pricing options in Middletown Ohio. Rates cover newsstand copies, Sunday editions, home delivery by newspaper boy, motor route payments, and mail subscriptions both inside and outside the trading area with yearly pricing and advance payment requirements.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Otio
Ohio
U.S.A
Saxbe Breaks Rules in Freshman Senate Years
Washington profile of William Saxbe R Ohio who defied norms by not returning to private life, traveling abroad, opposing Nixon on ABM and Haynsworth, calling Haldeman and Ehrlichman Nazis, and hinting at a political comeback while courting controversy and attention. Howard Metzenbaum and John Glenn loom as potential challengers as Watergate reshapes Ohio politics.
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Washington
U.S. Senate
William Saxbe
Rohio
Pocatello
Saxbe
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
Nixon
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
Clement Haynsworth
H.R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Howard Metzenbaum
John Glenn
Robert A. Taft
Metzenbaum
Sen
Marlow Cook
Sen. Cook
Capitol Steps
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Cook
Kentucky
Let That End Be The Word On Martha Mitchell
Jim Fiebig mocks Martha Mitchell for accusing the Nixon campaign and Mafia links, noting she offered no proof. The column critiques UPI for printing her quotes and questions the value of quoting an ill mannered critic. The piece ends urging readers to move on from the controversy.
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Jim Fiebig
Martha Mitchell
Martha
Washington
United Press International
Nixon
UPI
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