Pledge of Allegiance under God at issue in suit
The ACLU has filed suit to remove the phrase under God from the pledge recited in Los Angeles public schools. Proponents argue the words reflect founding ideals and divine providence, while opponents call it a constitutional right to maintain the pledge as a single national expression. The case may reach the Supreme Court.
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The
American Civil Liberties Union
Los Angeles
ACLU
God
Union feud snarls Maximus ransom and Cuban prisoners
The N MU and MEBA fought at Luckenbach dock over the Maximus, delaying a ship bound for Cuba and risking a million-dollar penalty to aid Castro. Pickets clashed, ships stalled, and authorities eyed a broader maritime tie-up as tensions spilled into Philadelphia and beyond.
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Kennedy
U.S
Fidel Castro
Cuba
White House
James Reynolds
Bob Kennedy
Reynolds
National Maritime Union
William Perry
New York City
Perry
Big Joe Curran
NMU
Brotherhood of Marine Officers
BMO
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
MEBA
Afl-Cio
Maximus
Luckenbach Steamship Co
Philadelphia
Bill Perry
James Donovan
Luckenbach Dock
The
Marine Engineers Beneficial
American Martime Assn
American Maritime Assn
Joe Curran
Luckenback Steamship Co
Union
National
Maritime Union
Castro
Hall Syndicate
Ins
Cuban Liberators Reported Landing Amid Cuban War Talk
Cuban liberators said to land in Cuba as XILE commandos carry arms for anti Castro rebels. The Miami based Revolutionary Council claimed the war of liberation had begun while the State Department offered cautious, confusing explanations. Public sentiment remains skeptical of official reassurances as new action is awaited.
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XILE
Cuba
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Miami
War of Liberation
State Department
Optimistic Signs for Pink Bollworm in South Texas Counties
A 1953 report notes federal officials checking optimistic projections of a possible decline in pink bollworm infestation across 47 South Texas counties including Bexar. The item lists dates and scattered notes from 1933 1912 and 1893 about local civic matters and land transactions.
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South Texas
Bexar
PRU and Early Detection Through Newborn Screening
Dr Lester L Coleman explains phenylketonuria PRU an inherited condition causing mental retardation if untreated. Denmark’s newborn diaper urine test and a new blood test aid early recognition, prompting wider adoption in American states. Ovulation timing study suggests fertilization windows may affect conception chances improving fertility prospects.
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Denmark
America
Jefferson and the Lord's Prayer in Public Schools
A column argues the Supreme Court ruling against public school recitation of the Lord's Prayer reflects modern misreading of the First Amendment. It cites Jefferson and Healey to claim public funds can support a broad morality in education without establishing a state church. The piece contends the founders intended local control over religious teaching and moral instruction.
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Thomas Jefferson
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
Robert M. Healey
Jefferson
Virginia
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
College of William and Mary
James Madison
Congress
Supreme Court
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San Antonio
T. W. Robertson
the Bee
Fort Sam Houston
Caroline E. Scranton
Block
Montana
Mesquite
Wyoming
Cheng
Conrad Huberick
Fidel Waue
Lester L. Coleman
M.D
Boston University School of Medicine
King Fectures Syn. Inc
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