Justice myths and Angela Davis case reflections
A 1970 analysis notes prominent figures doubting equal justice for Black Americans. It recounts Angela Davis’s acquittal in Marin County and critiques racial bias in the U.S. legal system, highlighting venue changes, jury makeup, and appellate rulings amid the era’s tensions.
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Yale University
Kingman Brewster
United States
Bobby Seale
Alex Rackley
America
Ohio Supreme Court
Lloyd O Brown
National Bar Association
Angela Davis
Marin County
Calif
Harold J. Haley
Miss Davis
Haley
New York City
Soledad Brothers
San Quentin
Editorial on youth radicalism and global terror networks
A National Observer piece links youth radicalism to a wave of terrorism including the Tel Aviv airport massacre by the United Red Army, Tupamaro guerrillas in Uruguay, and groups in West Germany Italy and France. It laments eroding mental health and questions whether fallout from atom tests drove the trend.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Red Army
Lebanon
National Observer
West Germany
Italy
France
Uruguay
Teheran
Nixon
America
Thieu's Senate Rejects Decree Power Amid War Crisis
The South Vietnamese Senate voted 27 to 21 against granting President Nguyen Van Thieu six months of ruling by decree to address the North Vietnamese invasion. Observers say the vote mirrors rivalries among Thieu opponents and should not be read as a verdict on the war effort.
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Vietnam
Senate
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
South Vietnam
Assembly
U.S
Wall Street Turkeys Fear McGovern Victory
The market swooned seven points on news of Senator George McGovern’s California primary win. The piece mocks Wall Street fears, labeling McGovern a harsh proponent of drastic economic reform, though the prospect is distant and uncertain.
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Wall Street
George McGovern
California
McGovern
Today in History June 13 1972 Highlights
This AP history roundup marks June 13 with events from 1502 Columbus discovery of Martinique to 1967 Thurgood Marshall's Supreme Court appointment. It recalls 1940 Paris open city, 1942 OWI setup, 1967 Marshall, plus recent Soviet-U S trade talks and a 1971 N Y event. Births note Red Grange turning 69.
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Associated Press
Great Britain
Suez Canal
Egypt
Christopher Columbus
Martinique
Ottawa
John Pershing
Paris
U. S. Office of War Information
Elmer Davis
Thurgood Marshal
U.S. Supreme Court
Soviet Union
France
U. N. General Assembly
Israel
Yemen
Red Grange
Boy Scouts Incorporated In 1916
The Boy Scouts were incorporated on June 15, 1916 establishing the organization as an official civic youth program.
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BOY Scouts
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for Readers
The notice explains submission rules for letters to the editor including bearing signature and address, the option to withhold, a maximum of 500 words, and criteria of general interest and decent taste for consideration.
Moscow Eyes Japanese Cash for Siberia Oil Venture
Tokyo signals growing Japanese funding for Soviet Siberian oil and gas development as Moscow seeks a $1 billion, 20 year loan starting 1978 in exchange for 20 to 40 million tons of Tyumen oil annually. Moscow hopes to loosen Tokyo from Washington by courting energy ties and nudging Japan toward anti-US and anti-Chinese blocs while offering possible return of four captured islands if cooperation continues.
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Washington
Nea
Tokyo
Middle East
Siberian
Soviet Union
Japan
U.S.S.R
Tyumen
Siberia
United States
Peking
Moscow
East
Southeast Asia
North Korea
Pyongyang
China
Toyko
Kremlin
Russia
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Notable Odds and Ends From Boyle's Mailbag
A roundup of light facts and curiosities: 20 to 30 million hard of hearing in North America, only 2 to 3 million use hearing aids. naval mines traced to 1585 Dutch siege and Fulton and Colt inventors. Hurricanes killed about 5,000 in U S history with drownings as top killer. Doll collecting rises in popularity. planganologist is a doll expert term. Car ownership costs rose to 13.6 cents per mile from 11.9. Proverbs and language notes abound.
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Hal Boyle
New York
United States
Canada
Antwerp
Robert Fulton
Samuel Colt
America
Paris
Albert Schweitzer
U.S. Department of Transportation
Lindbergh Leaves Roosevelts Field for Paris Flight
Charles A. Lindbergh departed from Roosevelt Field Long Island New York on May 20 1927 for Paris completing the first solo nonstop Atlantic flight in 33 hours 29 minutes 30 seconds.
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Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Roosevelt Field
L.I
N.Y
Paris
France
Garrard leaves barbecue for Midland after ranch hand injury
Hon Tom Garrard arrived from San Angelo after missing the Pecos barbecue to learn that a ranch worker, Mr Browning, had his hand amputated by a gasoline engine. Garrard left for Midland to tend his man and affirmed his district judge candidacy amid local support. Also news from Pecos: First Cavalry Division may hold spring 1939 maneuvers near town. three officers to reconnoiter sites.
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Tom Garrard
San Angelo
Midland
Browning
Tom
Enterprise
Pecos
McGovern Surges After 3-State Primary Sweep
Bandwagon momentum surges for George McGovern after sweeping California New Jersey and New Mexico. The NEA reports rising delegate potential toward the 1509 needed for Miami Beach while Humphrey loses ground and faces fundraising doubts.
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Los Angeles
NEA
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
California
New Jersey
New Mexico
South Dakota
McGovern
Humphrey
South
Miami Beach
George Wallace
Houston
Edmund Muskie
Illinois
Humphreys
Minnesota
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Hiztory Copley News Service
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Muncie, Ind
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