Supreme Court allows jury optional in juvenile trials
The court’s 6-3 decision lets states opt for jury trials in juvenile cases but not require them. Justice Blackmun led the majority noting juvenile proceedings are not criminal prosecutions under the Sixth Amendment, avoiding blanket application of adult rights and reducing court delays. Dissenters included Douglas Black and Marshall.
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Harry Blackmun
John Harlan
Potter Stewart
Byron White
William J. Brennan, Jr
William O. Douglas
Blackmun
Wrong Questions About Education And Protest
The piece argues critics focus on the system and administrators while ignoring societal factors in schools. It defends school safety measures as necessary against disruptive behavior and defends mass arrests at Mayday Tribe protests as preventing government shutdown. It questions who has the right to hinder government operations in the name of a cause.
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Wasmass
Washington
Jerry Wilson
Child Safety Courses Urged as Accidents Fallible
Experts argue safety programs misdirected and ineffective for children. Dr. Norman Heimstra notes adults overestimate child reasoning and common sense. He urges clearer, age appropriate instructions and closer supervision to prevent accidents, with implications for schools, police, and urban design. Japan viewed as Asia’s future economic leader.
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Norman Heimstra
Human Factors Laboratory
University of South Dakota
Nixon Staff Irks Many Callers
A freshman Republican congressman Robert Steele exposed major heroin use among Vietnam troops, prompting icy White House reactions and revealing the administration's secrecy and political missteps. Despite two and a half years of drug policy work led by Ehrlichman, the public and Congress saw little through harsh staff conduct and suppression. Later aides sought conciliation, and Steele praised the new program, while party insiders noted deep political mislearning.
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Nixon
Robert Steele
Connecticut
Steele
John Ehrlichman
Congress
Ehrlichman
Wav
CIA
Chicago
Morgan Murphy
Egil
Bud) Krogh, Jr
Jeffrey Donfeld
Krogh
Donfeld
Capitol Hill
Danfeld
Presi
Dent
Legislative Branch
Donald Rumsfeld
Five Presidents Tarred With Vietnam Brush
Washington readers see mixed views on Vietnam policy as Dr. George R. Davis urges not to blame Nixon, noting four or five presidents favored entry or stay. Rep. Frank Bow counters war critics as political, stressing decisions by Johnson and Nixon were driven by military and strategic factors, not politics.
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Washington
Vietnam
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
House of Representatives
Southeast Asia
Johnson
Nixon
Dilemmas For Ecologists In Pollution and Spraying
The essay argues ecologists clash with boaters and landowners over pollution rules and spraying. EPA tightens boat sewage limits while many towns lack treatment. engine pollution and holding tanks clash with coastal realities. The writer criticizes reliance on balance of nature amid a heavy gypsy moth outbreak and pesticide concerns.
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Leon Trotsky
America
Environmental Protection Agency
New York State
William Ruckelhaus
Detroit
Understanding government document classifications and leaks
The piece explains classifications from LOU to TOP SECRET and LIM DIS FEO, noting who sees what and why. It cites Nixon and Southeast Asia context, and ends with a quip about national security versus spinach.
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Lou
Monroe News Star history of publication and staff notes
The Monroe News-Star-World traces its 1909 second class entry and long publishing history. It lists key leaders including publishers John D. Ewing Wilson Ewing and Robert Ewing II, and executives such as William H. Bronson and Jack C. Gates. The paper is AP affiliated and based at Monroe Louisiana with standard advertising representation across major cities.
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Monroe
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Streets
William H. Bronson
Robert Ewing II
Jack
Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
Mgr
Jack C. Gates
William C. Hardin
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