New Texas Law Penalizes Failing to Report Child Abuse
Gov Briscoe approves a law making failure to report child abuse a misdemeanor with fines up to 500 dollars or jail up to six months. It strengthens a two year old mandate for mandatory reporting across professions. The measure targets doctors teachers and day care workers and protects reporters acting in good faith.
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Gov. Briscon
Office of Early Childhood Development
Texas Department of Community Affairs
Coordinated
Childcare Council of
San Antonio
Alan William
Linkin
Alamo City
American Human Association
Lowing
Texas
Raindrops Are Falling
The piece warns drivers to slow down in rain to prevent splashing water on pedestrians and neighboring cars. It urges safer speed to keep pedestrians and motorists dry and morale high in downtown San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Nixon Telegram Welcomes Skylab Astronauts Home
A guest editorial quotes President Nixon welcoming the Skylab crew after their 26 day mission. The telegram commends courage and resourcefulness and credits the crew with demonstrating human achievement through science and technology.
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Nixon
City Council Faces Precedent On Travel and Expert Witness Pay
Reader questions whether the council set a dangerous standard by approving travel costs and fees up to 999 for opposing expert witnesses on the nuclear plant. The writer urges clarity on terms expert witness and reasonable compensation and warns of broader use against political opponents. The piece critiques media and political figures and ponders potential countermeasures by opponents.
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Coynecil
Padilla
W.G. Conway
Ranch auxiliary thanks paper for support of boys' ranch sale
The LaVernia Boys' Ranch auxiliary expresses gratitude for publicity of a recent sale at the Fanners' Market. The piece notes the sale's success and the newspaper's role in informing the community about the ranch's work housing 12 boys in need of guidance.
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LaVernia Boys’ Ranch
Symbolic gestures and fivefold etiquette in Japan
The writer notes Japan uses symbolic methods in communication and small groups of five for items like dishes and bouquets. They mention the number four as a jibe meaning self-harm and suggest presenting four of five items with a polite bow and smile, comparing cross-cultural manners to the United States.
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Japan
The
Light
Day of the Jackal discussed as satire on government secrecy
The excerpt contrasts a movie about a hired killer plotting to assassinate General De Gaulle with a scene of daily secret meetings among 16 high officials. It speculates how Jack Anderson would chronicle such briefings while the press battles over a right to know.
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Nixon
Jackal
General DeGaulle
Andy
Jack Anderson
Cartoonists Commendations Highlight Buescher Powell and Brickmann
The feature In The Light showcases humorous cartoons by Buescher Powell and Brickmann among others. They critique the national mood with clear wit, whether referencing Watergate or not, illustrating a censette state of the country for readers worldwide.
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Buescher
Powell
Brickmann
President Not King In Jefferson Marshall Debate
The piece argues the U S president is not above law, citing Marshall's clash with Jefferson over immunity from process. It recalls past Presidents facing press scrutiny and questions whether a president could be compelled by mandamus to spend money or face legal action, noting precedents and calls to adjust them.
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United States
John Marshall
Thomas Jefferson
Marshall
Jefferson
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Congress
Raoul Berger
Andrew Johnson
Marshal
What's in Name is a President
A provocative critique of how presidents and their families benefited from fame and power. The piece cites FDR era examples, noting Rosalie Gordo’s research and detailing earnings by James Roosevelt and Elliott Roosevelt, plus Eleanor Roosevelt’s paid appearances and related family politics. It argues for a tighter public ethic.
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Nixon
Rosalie Gordo
Jos P. Flynn
Massachusetts
Americas
FDR
Himslf
Veginia
Ne Post Office
Bureau of Printing and Engravig
Roosevelt and Sargent
America
Elliott Roosevelt
Eleanor
Shep
Democratic Process Under Fire in FCC Allegations
The passage accuses large political spending during FDR era, alleging manipulation of registration and media control. It claims OWL and the FCC conspired to censor news, target foreign language radio staff, and liquidate dissent, calling for an end to such practices, potentially with Nixon as a turning point.
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Harry Hopkis
Fdr
Alben Barkley
Happy Chandler
Kentucky
FCC
Overcoming Childhood Fears in Parents Advice Column
A reader describes inherited fears from childhood and a wish to protect children from anxiety. The adviser explains that parental overreaction reinforces fears, urges calm, measured responses, and gradual exposure to stimuli to prevent transmission of neurotic patterns to kids.
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John H. Braubach
Leonard Bryant
New York Times
Cincinnati Enquirer
Fernest Sternglass
University of Pittsburgh Medical School
Charles D. Johnson
London
A.N
Bryant
Houston
Brezhnev
Texas Community Service
Frank A. Bennack JR
William B. Bellamy
Joh
Roche
Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Rocke
Small Society
Brickman
Sage
BrickMern
William F. Buckley JR
Fdr’s
Buckley
Office of War Information
OWL
Federal Communications Commission
Lester Coleman
Mrs. V
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