League of Women Voters Fund Drive Supports Public Work
Carbondale League of Women Voters seeks contributions for a July fund drive running into early July. The group highlights voter registration, voter education, energy conservation, Cedar Lake water quality, court and school board monitoring, and ERA ratification efforts, noting past drives registered 700 new voters in 1980.
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Postal Service Turns 10 Amid Growth and Frustration
The piece marks the U S Postal Service ten years since its 1970 reorganization, noting a surge in mail volume, rising first class rates from six to eighteen cents and potential further hikes. It recalls the 1960s Post Office Department issues, Chicago’s 1966 strike, and a nine digit ZIP code rollout while urging readers to celebrate with a call or telegram rather than a card.
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William F. Sizer
Postal Rate Commission
Safire weighs in on vacation punditry and politics
William Safire surveys incoming events in a witty column. He forecasts a potential first female Supreme Court appointment and discusses Israeli and U.S. policy, Begin’s election impact, a July Western economic summit at Montebello, and reactions to Thatcher and Mitterrand. The piece also notes a royal wedding and media rights questions.
Reagan and the Case for a Woman on the Supreme Court
The piece argues that naming a woman to the Supreme Court would quiet the debate and fulfill a campaign promise, but cautions there is no strong political gain or long term impact. It notes many qualified women, historical court shifts by Nixon Eisenhower, and the risk of political optics versus the need for competent justices.
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Reagan could shift Supreme Court on key issues
President Reagan may tilt the Supreme Court right if he appoints a successor to Justice Potter Stewart. The shift could affect death penalty rulings, criminal defendant rights, and press freedom, though broad precedents on abortion school prayer and desegregation unlikely change without multiple new appointments. Stewart, a moderate with conservative instincts, has sometimes joined the court's liberal wing and other times sided with conservatives, making his replacement potentially pivotal but not instantly transformative.
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William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
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