Editorial: Some rights are equaler
The House approved a constitutional amendment to guarantee equality of rights under the law for both sexes, with the Senate likely to follow. The piece voices caution about unforeseen effects, noting that existing employment discrimination remains and that changes should come through laws rather than a constitutional change. It questions broad equality in drafts, divorce custody, and military service, urging careful reflection before enshrinement in the Constitution.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Particu
House
Ogilvie pushes constitutional convention for revenue share
Governor Ogilvie proposes that state legislatures request a constitutional convention to amend the U S system to require federal revenue sharing. The plan faces scrutiny as pressure from left and right could destabilize the nation and threaten the Bill of Rights if a convention is called.
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Illinois
Richard Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Nixon
Wilbur Mills
Congress
Jet
Mills
FCC Rejects FoE Call To Balance Auto Ads With Air Warnings
In New York City the organization Friends of the Earth urged a TV station to grant time for FDA style anti auto emissions messages, arguing cars pollute air. The FCC refused, saying it would undermine the system of product commercials. The piece notes parallels with anti cigarette broadcasting and discusses public interest limits.
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New York City
Friends of the Earth
FOV
FOB
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Congress
Diplomats Seek Peace Talks At United Nations
The United Nations scene shifts from war talk to dialogue as West Germany and the Soviet Union sign nonaggression pacts and discuss accepting current conditions. Preliminary Middle East peace discussions begin at the UN while Southeast Asia warfare wanes or ends.
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United Nations
N.Y
Southeast Asia
UN anniversary offers chance to move from confrontation to negotiation
James Reston notes that amid tentative moves by NAO and Warsaw Pact powers and proposals from Moscow and Washington, diplomacy may supplant conflict as the UN marks its 26th year. Talks on arms control and the Middle East could bring leaders Nixon and Kosygin together for a private discussion, while a 90 day ceasefire in Israel and Arab states offers a glimmer of progress.
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Nixon
Mast River
U.S
Soviet Union
General Assembly
The
Middle East
Kosygin
Israel
New York
World Peace Organization
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Indochina
Europe
Conservatives, liberals, and a porn commission clash
The piece rails at presidential commissions, notably Nixon's on Pornography, alleging waste and sensational behavior. It jeers at leaks to Congress and the press, contends liberals are aroused by smut while conservatives are not, and muses on gatekeeping and movie theater consequences.
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United States
Nixon
Congress
Senator McGovern confronts film ethics in street dialogue
In a guarded exchange at a theater, Senator McGovern debates liberalism and censorship with a ticket seller over a controversial film. The seller quips about arousal from erotic material while McGovern cites the President's Commission and Bob Tower as onlookers.
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McGovern
Justice Douglas
Natch
Commissi
Senator Tower
Letters to the Editor on policy and city issues
A set of letters criticizes a Washington DC bill and detention ideas, defends a local musical recital funding, questions Belmont Shore street sweeping fines, and rebukes a columnist’s views on compulsory national service for youth. The writers hail from Long Beach and Lakewood.
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Belmont Shore
Lakewond
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White House
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Diry East
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South Dakota
I Am
Carigus
Russell Kirk
Senator McGovern
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Simdown
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Muzic
Daniel Caringa
Laing Beach
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American Federation of Musicians
Music Performance ‘Trust
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L. Ray
Musicians’ Association
Jocal
Lakewood
Lakewand
Youth Service
Hayakawa
Tir
Mayakawa
Iiman
Long Beach
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