Trials of Seale and Rose Highlight Juror Scandals and Uproar
The piece notes Paul Rose’s 1969 Quebec kidnap murder conviction after a seven week trial in New Haven. It also covers the Black Panther Bobby Seale case in Connecticut with a record setting jury pool and lengthy selection amid broad civil liberties tensions.
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Montreal
Quebec
Pierre Laporte
Paul Rose
New Haven
Bobby Seale
Seale
Alex Rackley
Connecticut
Laporte
Canada
Quebec Liberation Party
United Mine Workers
Josep A. Yablonski
United States
Public Interest vs. Zoning Laws
The piece previews a looming Supreme Court clash over zoning versus public interest in Concord Township and Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania. It argues zoning cannot be used to exclude people and notes potential stronger northern resistance than the 1954 desegregation ruling.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Concord Township
Pennsylvannia
Delaware County
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Nether Providence Township
US Supreme Court
Nutley Dog Owner Fined For Not Cleaning Up After Pet
James Forney is fined $10 in Nutley New Jersey for failing to clean up after his dog Snoopy under a new animal cleanup ordinance. He plans to appeal the law’s constitutionality. The piece lampoons widespread courtroom appeals over minor issues and mocks pollution debates.
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Nutley
N.J
Snoopy
James Forney
Forne
Marriage changes a wife like wine, Boyle notes
New York AP columnist compares marriage to wine to illustrate how a wife’s personality and habits appear to evolve after wedlock. He parodies evolving demands as a husband recalls earlier courting moments and the shift from casual outings to lavish tastes and frequent reminders of change.
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New York
Miss Jekyll
Mrs. Hyde
Editor questions cover up of civilian killings by Lt Calley
A Letter to the Editor from William Goldberg of New York argues the concern is not whether Lt. Calley killed civilians but who covered up the killings. He includes his address in New York City.
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Lt. Calley
Lyndon Johnson Library to house Khrushchev letters and more
The LBJ Library on the Texas campus will open May 22 and hold 31 million documents including Khrushchev’s 1963 thermo-nuclear war letter. Other items shown to reporters include a 1968 Do bryin memo about a planned Johnson visit to Russia and a 1964 Democratic convention note from Lady Bird Johnson.
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Robert Heard
Associated Press
Austin
Nikita Khrushchev
Lyndon B. Johnson
University of Texas
Khrushchev
N. Khrushchev
Johnson
John Kennedy
Taiwan
Korea
South Vietnam
United States
Soviet Union
United Nations
Anatoly Dobryin
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Grounding SST and Railpax shake up national transport policy
The piece argues Congress grounding the SST and launching Railpax reshape future transport. It urges improving ground operations, airports, and planning to rescue displaced talent. Railpax will link 114 cities with 184 trains and begin May 1 at a low point, risking passenger service if it fails.
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Congress
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Railpax
Senate
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
McGovern China move seen as ill timed in 1972 race
The piece argues Sen. George McGovern's resolution urging U.S. recognition of Peking and admission to the United Nations comes at a poor moment amid Nixon's steps toward China. It warns concessions in advance risk jeopardizing delicate negotiations with Beijing and Taiwan, noting Moscow's wary stance and the need for careful diplomacy.
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New York
NEA
Sen
George McGovern
U.S
Peking
United Nations
China
South Dakota
Washington
McGovern
Nixon
Red China
America
Russia
Willy Brandt
Taiwan
Canada
Italy
Marxist-Leninists
United States
Moscow
Kremlin
Investment Abroad: U S Jobs Pinch Analysis
The article argues that U S capital outlays by affiliates rose 22 percent in 1970 with another 16 percent expected in 1971, while domestic investment grew 5.5 percent in 1970 and 4.3 percent in 1971. It notes foreign investment boosts tech, research and competitiveness but may divert funds from U S facilities and jobs. It urges inquiry into why the U S remains less competitive and warns against protective restrictions. It highlights Western Europe as a major outward investment region and calls for efficiency growth, new products, and services to combat unemployment and inflation.
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Nixon
U.S
France
Germany
Japan
Western
Europe
United States
Great Britain
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