Colleges clash with draft law over student aid
Washington reacts to a New York Times headline on colleges puzzled by the draft system. Lawmakers insist all men 18 to 21 must register for possible conscription, and that refusal can bar Pell grants or guaranteed loans. Minnesota defendants challenged the law but sought aid anyway. Judge Alsop ordered enforcement against aid tied to registration, later upheld by the Supreme Court's suspension action.
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Washington
New York Times
Congress
University of Minnesota
U.S
Donald D. Alsop
Department of Education
U.S. Supreme Court
Kilpatrick Attacks Draft Registration in Education Debate
In a heated editorial stance Kilpatrick contests linking Pell aid to draft registration and urges enforcement against college students who refuse to register. He notes Swarthmore student Andre Gingerich and says conscientious objections are rare among the 100,000 registrants who refused. He asserts many colleges benefit from federal funds and should follow the law.
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City University of New York
Times
Andre Gingerich
Swarthmore
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Mountain out of a molehill court in Chicago
A Sun-Times column imagines a mountain-out-of-a-molehill court over a public bus window sign. Susan, a practical nurse, is arrested for vandalism after using a piece of cardboard to prop a broken bus window in extreme heat. The piece argues the wasted time and money of authorities over a trivial act.
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Susan Gianakopolous
Susan
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State Street
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Sox
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Sun-Times
Freshmen Democrats push NGA toward a louder stance
Fresh Democratic governors gathered in Portland Maine for the National Governors Association meeting and they pressed for a clearer deficit and economic policy stance. A letter by Nebraska’s Robert Kerrey drew co signatures and a Democratic caucus resolution on deficit cutting faced friction from Republican governors. The old guard pulled the measure before a vote, leaving both sides unsettled and the freshmen outspoken.
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Maine
National Governors’ Association
NGA
Nelson Rockefeller
Jerry Brown
Association
George Bush
Robert Kerrey
Nebraska
Bush
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Michigan
Blanchard
Toney Anaya
New Mexico
Anthony Earl
Wisconsin
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
Mark White
Texas
Richard Celeste
Ohio
Democratic Caucus
White
Press access to private land remains unsettled issue
New dispute over whether reporters may enter private land to cover news. Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals upheld trespass convictions for nine reporters who joined demonstrations on plant property, while dissent argued land could be quasi public. Colorado case and past incidents show growing media legal fights as environmental protests rise.
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Supreme Court
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Oklahoma
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New Hampshire
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