Florida law on editorials tests free press balance
The Florida 1913 law requiring replies to editorials in political debates is challenged after the Miami Herald refused Tornillo a reply. The state supreme court ruled it constitutional, prompting calls for repeal and potential U.S. Supreme Court review. The piece argues such a rule threatens the First Amendment and a robust marketplace of ideas.
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Pat Tornillo Jr
Teachers’ Union
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Tornillo
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Herald
St. Augustine
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Supreme Court
Dade County Court
Florida Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
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In Defense of Hospital Parking Fees
Letters to the editor defend hospital parking charges citing improved safety after installing a one exit gate at St Francis in Lynwood. A Long Beach editor notes no car losses since gates. Bruce Healy of San Pedro mocks a Pepsi Russia vodka deal. Robert Jamison of Artesia questions citizen turnout at city council meetings.
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Pepsi Cola Company
Pepsi Cola
San Pedro
Artesia
Robert J, Jamison
Third world gains lift from Algiers meeting
New York editors note the Algiers gathering of about six dozen states from Asia Africa and South America signals a shift as the third world acts with growing unity. With superpowers easing tension and the United Nations gaining weight the group could leverage oil wealth and shared aims to press for decolonization and fair aid.
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Nasser
Marshall Tita
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Saudi Arabia
Iran
Algeria
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Nairobi
Soviet Bloc
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United States
Israel
Algiers Club
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Nixon
Soviet Union
Clean air clashes with daily life and energy needs
Washington laments environmental zeal amid smog on the East Coast. It argues that pollution controls and court battles delay oil from Alaska, offshore gas, coal use, and power plant construction, risking higher costs, unemployment, and strained energy supplies while calling for a balance between ideals and national energy needs.
Wise book about Sam Ervin tops Watergate chatter
Billy M Wise, press secretary to Sen. Bayh, has spent two weeks compiling a book titled The Wisdom of Sam Ervin. He reports strong early sales with 150,000 copies printed and 100,000 more planned, while sharing Ervin’s country wisdom and anecdotes from his career.
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