Editorial on strict constructionists and constitutional interpretation
The piece argues against a literal, fixed reading of the Constitution. It cites Supreme Court role and differing views of figures like Hugo Black and Philip B. Kurland. It emphasizes the need to adapt constitutional provisions to changing society and to protect individual rights from federal overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Supreme Court
Nixor
Huge Black
Philip B. Kurland
University of Chicago
Supreme Court
Court
Kurland
Thoughts on public piety
A discharge petition signed by 218 House members moves a constitutional amendment to permit voluntary nondenominational prayers in public schools and buildings from the Judiciary Committee to a House vote expected in early November. The piece warns of outward piety versus inward conviction and cites biblical admonition against hypocritical prayer.
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House of Representatives
House Judiciary Committee
House
Antil
Rome
United States
Today in History Highlights From 1963 to 1971
The column recalls Kennedy signing the nuclear test ban in 1963, Stamp Act Congress convening in 1765, U S troops in Havana in 1898, Wilson’s WWI armistice terms in 1918, Romania occupation in 1940, UN vote in 1950, Baker’s resignation in 1963, and various Cold War events. It also notes past talks between Kennedy and Gromyko, Johnson proposing a mutual force reduction, and Bolivia’s 1970 coup.
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Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
New York
England
U. S
Havana
Woodrow Wilson
Romania
U. N. General Assembly
U. S. Senate
Robert G. Baker
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Europe
Juan Jose Torres
Bolivia
Things We Could Do Without in Modern Life
HAL BOYLE lists annoyances and pet peeves from hotel hangers to gum popping, pretending jokes about Vietnam, and readers who spoil crosswords. He mocks pretentious tastes, fashion foibles, and fake decorations in a light column tone.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Vietnam
Buster Brown
Quick Quiz Q and A From Politics to Baseball
A set of trivia questions covers a slush fund defined as a campaign fund used for improper influence, a Ponderosa pine with cinnamon red bark shapes, a cabinet chair kept for personal use, and the most watched sport being basketball. It notes a 26 inning 1920 Brooklyn vs Boston game and the Houston Astro Dome's 72 degree climate.
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Brooklyn
Oston
United States China relations through the era of Nixon
The piece traces U.S. China ties from early recognition talks to the Nixon visit, noting how the Korean War reshaped policy, Taiwan support, and Sino Soviet shifts. It contrasts Western and Chinese worldviews, cites opium era tensions, civil war, and Marshall’s 1946 mission, and forecasts a new China United States summit.
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Edward Neilan Copley
Washington
Peking
Nixon
U.S
China
South Korea
Taiwan
United States
Harry Truman
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Taiwan Strait
Dean Acheson
Truman
Soviet Union
Far East
Asia
Moscow
Marco Polo
Celestial Kingdom
Alexander the Great
Central Asia
Roman Empire
Kublai Kahn
Europe
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Sun Yatsen
Communist Party
U. S
Japan
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Mao
State redistricting board under deadline pressure in Texas
The Texas State Legislative Redistricting Board works on a reapportionment bill after a Supreme Court ruling. The decision avoids an early special session, pleasing Gov. Smith and Speaker Mutscher, who remains in position amid bribery probes. Briscoe enters governor race amid Mutscher indictments and bank bill focus. An Ethics Commission is created, with appointments across multiple state offices. A state of emergency is declared for 21 South Texas counties after Hurricanes Fern and Edith. Quail season extended to February 15 and public hunting rules updated for the Canadian River bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Boykin
Texas Press Association
Austin
Tex
State Legislative Redistricting Board
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Gus Mutscher
Preston Smith
Mutscher
Smith
Crawford Martin
Uvalde
Dolph Briscoe
Ben Barnes
Briscoe
Tommy Shannon
Fort Worth
S. Rush McGinty
Barnes
Ethics Commission
Sens
A. M. Aikin
Paris
Charles Herring
Oscar Maury
Dallas
John F. Boyle Jr
Irving
Clyde Haynes Jr
Victor
James E. Nugent
Kerrville
Court of Criminal Appeals
John F. Onion Jr
David Jacobson
San Antonio
University of Texas Law
John Sutton Jr
William L. Anderson
Texas Animal Health Commission
Frank Hildebrand
Lubbock
J. H. Granberry
Texas Law Enforcement and Youth Development Foundation
Richard
Cactus) Pryor
Texas Tourist Development Board
Jack B. Dale
Houston
John T. Bean
Commission For Rehabilitation
Lee D. Herring
Grand Prairie
Texas Commission On Alcoholism
Eunice M. King
Amarillo
Mary Vincent O’donnell
San Angelo
State Board of Nurse Examiners
Dan E. Stroope
Waxahachie
Ralph S. Abel
Vernon E, Walter
Harlingen
Norman L. Maderer
Structural Pest Control Board
Mark C. Adams
Coordinating Board
Texas College and University System
Texas Air Control Board
Martin
Cass County
San Augustine
Texas Optometry Board
Parks Wildlife Department
Department
State Treasury
Bureau of Labor Statistics
South Texas
Fern
Edith
Aransas
Bee
Brooks
Cameron
Chambers
Duval
Goliad
Hidalgo
Jim Hogg
Jim Wells
Jefferson
Karnes
Kleberg
Live Oak
Matagorda
Nueces
Refugio
San Patricio
Starr
Webb
Willacy
Parks and Wildlife Commission
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