Washingtons Declaration row tests liberty in 1971 military clampdown
A 1971 Fort Lewis incident where six civilians four women and six GIs were detained for distributing printed broadsides of the Declaration of Independence raises concerns about First Amendment rights on military bases as the nation nears its 200th anniversary. The piece contrasts this with the 1776 reading of the Declaration in New York and warns of erosion of civil liberties amid wartime security.
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New York City
Continental Congress
Virginia
Congress
Philadelphia
Howe
Patriot Army of Defense
George Washington
Washington
General Washington
America
George the Third
Thomas Jefferson
New York Common
New York
Fort Lewis
Washington State
Jefferson
Continental Army
Army
National Archives
Pentagon
Eye protection rule broadens safety through heat treated lenses
New FDA regulation requires all new eyeglasses and sunglasses sold in the United States after December 31 1971 to use heat treated glass or impact resistant material. Exemptions include contact lenses and prescriptions where impact resistant lenses do not meet vision needs.
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United States
Food and Drug Administration
Bausch & Lomb
Thoughts on Wealth and Aging From Historical Voices
A collection of antique aphorisms on money, aging, and wisdom. Quotes from a clergyman LW Keecher, a Bible verse from Psalms, and philosopher Henri Frederic Amiel, reflect on true richness, aging gracefully, and the pitfalls of fault and fortune.
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Henri Frederic Amiel
Frederick Aldermen meet reports and local sports noted
The board of aldermen conducted its regular December meeting with routine business and committee assignments. In sports, Frederick's Basketeers fell to Alpha of Waynesboro 18 to 19 with Clarence Blethen scoring 10 of Frederick's 19.
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Reguka
Board of Aldermen
Frederick
Basketeers
Waynesboro
Clarence Blethen
McGuire
Letters To The Editor on Prayer In Schools and Politics
Two letters argue about prayer in schools and political partisanship. One writer questions preachers attacking the Supreme Court and warns prayer must align with God’s will, urging family devotion at home. The other criticizes post 1968 spending and calls for fiscal restraint and self reliance.
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Hood College
Apple
Frederick
Sur
Supreme Court
Valin
Congress
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Thessalonians
Noel
Adam
Stent Bhemung
Ken
Chen
Congress of the United States
White House
Ralph TT
Coe Neu Windsor
Cambodian Premier Lon Nol Facing Crisis After Reverses
Secret dispatches report Cambodian Premier Lon Nol amid military reverses and mounting resignations among his lieutenants. Intelligence notes question his mental and physical fitness after a December helicopter tour in Kompong Thom, with claims he suffered a syncope and recovered after two days.
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Washington
India
Pakistan
Southeast Asia
Lon Nol
Kompong Thom
Eulogy for David Sarnoff and a Cambodian political stir
A front page obituary recalls David Sarnoff 80, RCA pioneer who rose from tenement immigrant to communications titan. The piece cites his Titanic distress work, RCA milestones and Churchill praise, then shifts to intelligence items on Lon Nol in Cambodia and regional tensions, plus a polemical note on outboard motor pollution debates.
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David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
America
Russia
New York
Sarnoff
Hey
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America
Wanamaker
Atlantic
Taft
Radio Corporation of
David Sarneff
Jong
Win
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Kishington
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Peking
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