Semi-Supreme Court Idea Spurs Debate in 1972
The Monroe News-Star discusses a proposed National Court of Appeals to ease Supreme Court workload. Proponents say 400 cases would rise to the high court, while others warn of constitutional issues and altered judicial roles. Arguments cover efficiency, access, and impact on the nine justices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
National Court of Appeals
High Court
Warren Burger
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Burger
William O. Douglas
Administration of Justice
Earl Warren
Golda Meir May Finally Leave Israel Prime Minister
In Jerusalem a political crisis deepens as Golda Meir contemplates quitting after 74 with pressure from allies to stay. Meir plans a Washington visit with Nixon, while Moshe Dayan emerges as a kingmaker who could unite or topple Labor in a border policy clash.
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Jerusalem
Golda Meir
Golda
Labor Party
Pinhas Sapir
Meir
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Oval Office
Dayan
Gahal
National Religious Party
Sapir
Liberal Credo Changes Across Political Spectrum
In Commentary, liberalism is traced from merit based ideals to modern advocacy for minority privileges. The piece notes the term’s evolution from 18th century opposition to aristocratic bias to 20th century affirmative action, portraying a shift to elite policy shaping. It cites Seabury and references Dewey on the word’s changing meaning.
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Washington
KFL
Commentary
American Jewish Committee
New Left
Spain
France
Britain
Duke of Wellington
U.S
E. L. Godkin
The
Nation
England
University of California (Berkeley
Paul Seabury
Seabury
Bourbon France
Professor Seabury
Beaumarchais
New
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dr. Jekylls
Mr. Hyde
Declining U S Birth Rate Stirs ZPG Debate
The piece discusses a sharp nine percent drop in the American birth rate and a Census projection cut of about 20 million by 2000. It links population trends to signs of national malaise, reviews Apollo program cuts, space policy shifts, and a view of ecological limits as possibly tied to broader cultural exhaustion.
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Census Bureau
America
Space
Europe
NASA
Moon
James Burnham
National Review
Keith Mann
Pasteur and Herrick Tribute Marks Medical Breakthroughs
The piece honors Louis Pasteur for pioneering germ theory and vaccination reseach and James Herrick for his 19th century heart attack report. It notes Pasteur’s shift from superstition to science and Herrick’s bedside diagnosis that transformed heart attack treatment, shaping modern care for about one million Americans annually.
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Louis Pasteur
Pasteur
James Herrick
Herrick
Gem Of The Tropics Puerto Rico’s Economic Renaissance
The piece describes Puerto Rico as a historic, climate rich island with a free commonwealth status and strong self help led growth. It notes a shift from poverty to wealth, American investment, and a tax advantage drawing over 1 000 US firms, while acknowledging urban social challenges from migration to the mainland.
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Puerto Rico
Christopher Columbus
Greater Antilles
Caribbean
Tropics
Commonwealth
United States
Puerto’ ‘Rico
Island
Miami
New York
Boston
New Prison Construction Moves Forward in U S
The piece outlines federal efforts begun in 1969 to reform prisons after Attica, advocating smaller facilities with noninstitutional designs. It highlights models like the Kennedy Youth Center and Fort Worth’s nontraditional campus, plus planned centers in New York Chicago San Diego San Francisco and Philadelphia and a Butner behavioral research center.
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Kennedy Youth Center
Morgantown
W. Va
Federal Correctional Institution
Fort Worth
Texas
New York City
Chicago
San Diego
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Butner
N.C
Prison reform drive seeks diverse staff for federal facilities
The plan, coordinated with nearby medical schools, aims to boost minority staffing in prisons. Despite 40 percent of inmates being black, only 5 percent of guards are black. current minority hires total 37 percent. Kleindienst asserts that increased Black staff would reduce perceptions of victimization among Black inmates and support rehabilitation efforts.
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Norman A. Carlson
Federal Bureau of Prisons
McNeil Island
Wash
Ohio State Penitentiary
U.S
John Mitchell
Kleindienst
Monroe News-Star Company Profile and Editorial Statement
The Monroe News-Star is an independent afternoon newspaper serving Monroe, Louisiana. It lists publishers rulers and staff, including Ewing family members as officers and directors, and notes affiliations with the Associated Press and Branham-Moloney advertising network.
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EEA Ees
John D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Robert Ewing Jr
William H. Bronson
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Streets
Monroe
Mildred Hunt Ewing
Edmund Graves Brown, Jr
Robert Ewing Ill
Patricia. Ewing Hendrick
Esther Ewing Wynne
Kenneth C. Barranger
Robert Ewing Brown
Toulmin Hunter Brown
John D. Ewing, Jr
Paula Wray Ewing
Helen Clay Hall
Harrison Kelly Wynne
Monroe la
Jack S. Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
Jack C. Gates
William C. Hardin
Associated Press
Tg Pa Osa
Branham-Moloney Company
National Advertising
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
Boston
Miami
He Monroe News-Star
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