West German voters back center coalition led by Brandt
West Germans show political maturity in the September 28 election as Willy Brandt of the SPD forms a center coalition with the FDP. SPD gains 3.4 percent while CDU loses 1.5 percent. the NPD fared poorly at 4.3 percent. The voting age may drop to 18 and ministries reduced. no worker co determination remains. The shift signals a move away from Adenauer era dominance and toward a balanced democratic system.
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Europe
East Germany
German Federal Republic
Willy Brandt
Social Democratic Party
SPD
Free Democratic Party
FDP
Brandt
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Christian - Democrats
National Democratic Party
Bundestag
Mans
Adolf
Free Democrats
Nixon
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Kiesinger
Christian Democrats
GOP must invite all to its party
A columnist argues Nixon aimed for a national GOP appeal including diverse groups while denying强 reliance on Mitchellism. The piece notes Philips book as a guide for broad voter coalitions and urges the President to clarify whether his aide endorses those views, urging a stronger repudiation if needed.
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GOP
Phillips
Walter Scott
Parade Magazine
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Opening Day at the Supreme Court Anew
A new chief sits at the center and an empty chair marks the bench as the October opening day draws a crowd. Thirty eight members of the National Association of Women Lawyers seek admission to practice before the court while figures like Strom Thurmond Claude Pepper Adele Weaver and former Justice Tom Clark attend. Erwin Griswold assumes his place at the government table as the day unfolds with the traditional pomp.
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National Association of Women Lawyers
Strom Thurmond
Senate
South Carolina
Claude Pepper
Florida
Adele Weaver
Rived
Erwin Griswold
Solicitor General
Advocate
Drama and Politics at the Supreme Court Confirmation
A vivid, opinionated scene of the Supreme Court confirmation process. Chief Justice Burger and a slate of entering and existing justices are seen on stage as the court prepares to hear arguments. The piece focuses on Haynsworth’s controversial hearings, the political undercurrents, and the sense that the court’s ninth chair should soon be filled again.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Marc Antony
Caesar
Clement Haynsworth
Haynsworth
Dreaming of revival in France's small towns
In Cahors and other Southwestern towns, France shows a long tradition of restoring ruins, planting trees, and beautifying public spaces. The piece contrasts French pride and liveliness with American roadside sprawl, urging U.S. towns to imagine similar improvements though recalling daily life amid ancient cathedrals and chateaux.
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Cahors
France
Paris
U.S
City life versus shrinking suburbs and postwar planning
The author contrasts vibrant small towns with distant American cities, lamenting urban decay and suburban sprawl. He urges careful planning, strict zoning, and beautification to protect smaller communities and future generations, arguing for restraint on pollution and better road and countryside upkeep.
Agony at Easter and other kept books reviewed
Book notes survey several titles including Agony at Easter The 1516 Irish Uprising a study by Thomas M CoffeyMacmillan. Also Lo an s Ballads and Songs and Populism edited by Ghitz Tone s cu and Ernest Gellner. Counting My Steps by Jakov Lind covers a youths escape from Nazis.
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Thomas M. Coffey
Macmillan
Ireland
Apedlar
Willam Hugh Loan
Singing Tree Press
Ghitz Tonescu
Ernest Gellner
Jakov Lind
Holland
Germany
Air Ministry
Palestine
Ghana Returns to Civilian Rule After Elections
Ghana becomes Africa's first former colony to restore civilian government after three years of military rule. Premier elect Tefi Busia, 55, a Methodist lay preacher with a PhD from Oxford, leads the Progress Party which won 101 of 140 seats. Kamla A. Ghedemah, ex-finance minister and Nkrumah ally, won 28 seats as rivals adjust to new governance amid debt, inflation, unemployment, and state enterprises.
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Ghana
Black Africa
Tefi Busia
Oxford
Progress Party
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah
Guisier
Nance
National Liberation Council
Liberation Council
Letters to the Editor critique on Northern Ireland unrest
A reader contests a prior article on Northern Ireland, arguing the conflict arises from minority civil rights demands rather than religion. The letter urges a united, tolerant Ireland under governance that improves social and cultural life, citing the Dean of Cork. Other letters praise downtown malls and question funding for sex education in schools.
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Ireland
Cork
Hey
F. K. Johnston
Republic
North of
New York
Pat Comyn
Trish Government Information Service
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Marshall
Story
Harlan
Wayne
Georgia
Black
South
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Thurgood Marshall
Michigan
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Poiters
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Sarlat
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Cleveland
Chicago
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Manhattan
Thames Embankment
St. James's Park
Wall Street
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Kamla A. Ghedemah
Priganer
Divide and Rule
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Arteasz
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Ivan
Brea
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