Detention Camps Not Wanted in U S Security Debates
Senators move to repeal 1950 McCarran Act detention provisions amid rumors of concentration camps. Justice Department supports repeal citing public misperception and past misuse fears. Kleindienst recalls WWII camps in Arizona, but none have been used, easing concerns about dissent detentions.
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Congress
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Justice Department
Richard G. Kleindienst
James O. Eastland
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kleindienst
Atlantic Monthly
Arizona
Florence
Wickenburg
Guttmacher
Nixon Wins Support for Philadelphia Plan Against Congress
The Nixon administration defeats AFL-CIO backed moves to kill the Philadelphia Plan, paving broader access for black workers in building trades on U.S. financed jobs. Secretary Shultz and leaders Scott and Ford helped block the rider, with the president warning of a veto and calling the tactic dirty pool.
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Philadelphia
George P. Shultz
GOP
Sen
Hugh Scott
Rep
Gerald Ford
Law and Order Scofflaws in Civil Disobedience Debate
Barry Goldwater argues that law and order must prevail and warns that allowing scofflaws to disobey laws threatens personal liberty. He critiques civil disobedience by public figures and highlights the need to seek lawful change rather than selective obedience.
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Violence Commission
Sevenman Commission
Abortion Debate Highlights Class and Race Gaps
A White House conference on health and population features Dr. Alan F. Guttmacher urging abortion law reform to assure access for the poor, while Fannie Lou Hamer calls voluntary abortion "legalized murder." The piece discusses private medical ethics, welfare coercion, and alleged eugenic concerns amid national policy clashes.
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Alan F. Guttmacher
Fannie Lou Hamer
Mississippi
Letter writers clash over Lynette McDonald’s critiques
Norman J. Fedder and Camille Van Hulse letter the editor arguing Lynette McDonald is a qualified, fair critic while denouncing personal attacks. The Tucson piece also covers Camilo Van Hulse’s Christmas music work and local tax grievances with Mayor Corbett, prompting community reactions.
Tough Holiday Time Battle Of The Generation Gap
A humorous reminiscence on holiday tensions between parents and college-age children. A friend cites frustrations over cars, pie memories, Biafra talk, and schedules as Gen X friction peaks during Christmas.
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Custer
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