President's Contradictory Roles Challenge the Nation
Bruce Biossat examines the 1973 presidency, noting the leader must unite as healer and diplomat while also serving as partisan policy maker. The piece traces the shift from unifier to imperial presidency, driven by Congress ceding authority and public demanding diverse, conflicting actions. A follow-up 1973 report is promised.
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Washington
Nea
Franklin D. Rosevelt
Congress
White House
Nixon
California Supreme Court rules adult children owe support to aged parents
Editorial notes a 4-2 California Supreme Court decision requiring adult children to contribute to their indigent parents' support under the Welfare Act. It cites the 1872 state code and the Elizabethan Poor Law, while acknowledging dissent that the statute may be discriminatory against less affluent children. The piece laments the court battle over family duty.
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California
Supreme Court
England
Potters turn ashes into memorial pottery in Vermont tale
Two barroom potters in Vermont hatch a plan to use cremation ashes to fashion memorial vases and urns. A tolerant lawyer approves, word spreads, and people start sending ashes for artful keepsakes. Potentially a steady stream of bereaved clients and quirky family memorials emerge.
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Vermont
Bankrupt University Shock Would Hit Nation
AP analysis notes higher education faces a $51 billion gap by 1980 as colleges struggle with rising costs and stagnant enrollment. Martin Meyerson of the University of Pennsylvania warns a bankruptcy could echo Penn Central’s collapse, affecting churches, museums, and arts, with middle income families squeezed by tuition costs. A national student loan program is proposed to alleviate the crunch.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Martin Meyerson
Meyerson
University of Pennsylvania
Penn Central
Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
Penn
Today in History Jan 15 1974 Highlights
Notable events on January 15 include Henry VIII becoming Supreme Head of the Church in England in 1535, Paderewski premiering Poland’s public, Kellogg Briand peace pact ratified in 1929, MLK born in Atlanta in 1929, and Aswan Dam dedication in 1971. Also mentions U S Panama relations after canal riots, Soviet cosmonauts space link, Meir meeting the Pope, plus birthdays of Malcolm Frager and Margaret OBrien. Thought and salt facts close the note.
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Henry VIII
England
Ignace Jan Padrewski
Poland
United States
Martin Luther King
Atlanta
Georgia
France
Morocco
Aswan
Panama Canal Zone
Golda Meir
Pope Paul
Vatican
Malcolm Frager
Margaret O'Brien
EEC Lawyer and Pub Talks on School Yard Rights
Eddie a high school dropout is cited for loitering on school grounds and found guilty. Courts limit loitering near schools with illegitimate business bans upheld while exemptions exist for legitimate reasons. Legal opinion cites idling as not a crime and notes constitutional limits on anti loitering laws. The King’s Head Inn in Orford, Suffolk earns a British Tourist Authority award for hospitality amid smuggling era lore.
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Eddie
London
King’s Head
Orford
Suffolk
British Tourist Authority
Grits souffle recipe shines in Texas cookery book
In Sarah Morgan Fort Worth author and The Saga of Texas Cookery traces Texas food roots from early settlers to modern day. The book from Encino Press Austin is $6.95 and links grits and tamales to Civil War era improvisations.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Sarah Morgan
Fort Worth
Encino Press
Austin
Southwest
Texas
Old South
Confederacy
Athens
Mrs. Morgan
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