Editorials Confusion in the court review
Editorial notes confusion after a Supreme Court ruling on public access to pretrial proceedings. Burger criticizes misreading while stressing the decision concerns pretrial hearings, not trials. Varying justices argue First Amendment rights remain open to interpretation, leaving lower courts unclear about access rules.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Gannett
Stewart
Lewis F. Powell
Burger Court
Equity boom boosts funds for small firms says banker
AP report cites Jay Cooke highlighting about one billion dollars of liquid equity and venture capital ready to invest in smaller and medium sized companies. He predicts over 200 financing deals in 1979 and about 400 in 1980 as major banks narrow focus to larger firms and opportunities arise in smaller sales under 100 million.
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John Cunniff
New York
Jay Cooke
Cooke
Laidlaw Adams & Peck
Mr. & Mrs. America
On this date in history August 21 1979 highlights
This August 21 1979 lists major events from 1680 Santa Fe taken by Pueblo Indians to 1963 Vietnam martial law and 1959 Hawaii statehood. It notes other items including 1945 lend lease halt, 1940 Trotsky death, and a 10 year ago arson at the Mosque of Al Aksa. It also mentions birthdays and a thought for today.
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Associated Pregs
United States
Santa Fe
N.M
Leon Trotsky
Mexico City
Japan
North America
Kiska
Hawaii
South Vietnam
al Aksa
Old Jerusalem
Gerald Ford
Hua Kuo-feng
Belgrade
Tito
Moscow
Britain
Princess Margaret
Wilt Chamberlain
White House
Harry Truman
American hostage in Colombia fuels family bid for release
In La Macarena on February 14, 1977, FARC guerrillas abducted Peace Corps botanist Richard Starr after overpowering local police. His mother Charlotte Jensen, of Edmonds Washington, has sold assets and traveled to Colombia four times seeking his release while Starr remains missing and communications are scarce.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
la Macarena
Richard Starr
Peace Corps
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
FARC
Starr
Charlotte Jensen
Edmonds
Wash
Jack Mitchell
Colombia
Niehous
Toledo
U.S
Commerce Department
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Soviet Union
Jimmy Carter
Juanita Kreps
Richard Schord
D-Mo
House
Kreps
Commerce
Lawrence Brady
Office of Export Control
Brady
Funny Business
Estes Guilty and Long Swindle Saga in Pecos News
March 1963 verdict in El Paso found Billie Sol Estes guilty of mail fraud. The Pecos Independent traced updates from sentencing delays to a 15 year prison term, bond, appeals, and later travel restrictions, detailing Estes visits, church talks, and a cross burnings episode before final Supreme Court rulings and ongoing civil actions. The narrative ends with Pecos pride in community resilience after two major scandals.
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el Paso
Thomason
Pecos
Estes
The
Daily News
Abilene
Deep South
Nashville
Nashville Christian Institute
Highland Avenue Church of Christ
Montgomery
Alabama
Governor Church of Christ
Mac McLeod
McLeod
Pecos Furniture Co
Pecos Funeral Home
Colonial Funeral Home
Amarillo
Harold Orr
Bob Clements
Superior Manufacturing Co
Swank
International Love and Good Will Corporation
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Tyler
Independent
I.R.S
Dallas
Sarah Hughes
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Federal
Ft. Leavenworth
Kansas
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Ben Sargent
Bankers
Europe
European Economic Community
Sacramento
Calif
Conference Board
Across the Board
the Conference Board
Merry
By Roger Bollen
By Alton Hughes
Billie Sol Estes
Estes’ Colonial Funeral Home
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