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What compromised Carswell's chances most, though, was a parliamentary gimmick thought up last week by his Senate opponents. Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana, a Democrat who led the fight against Clement Haynsworth, introduced a motion to send the Carswell nomination back to the Judiciary Committee-ostensibly for further hearings. For practical purposes, however, sending a nominee's name back to committee is a shelving device that permits the nomination to die quietly...
...Street Journal is no average underground paper, neither is San Diego an average U.S. city. Largely a Navy town with a sizable segment of retired servicemen and retired civilians, San Diego is prototype John Birch country. Both of its daily papers, owned by James S. Copley, reflect the city's mood, emphasizing Navy activities, Rotary Club meetings and flag ceremonies -downplaying local black and Mexican-American problems. Copley papers will not even advertise, let alone review, X-rated films like Midnight Cowboy...
...Rosine, Kentucky, September 13 (he often referred to himself as "Lucky from Kentucky"), 1911. Bill learned to play instruments from his uncle, Pen Vanderver, immortalized in the tune "Uncle Pen." Bill recalls that as the youngest member of a musical family, his choice of instruments was limited. Oldest brother, Birch, played the most coveted and to Bill always the most important instrument, the fiddle. Next in line, Charlie chose guitar. Bill, coming along last, chose the mandolin, a virtually unknown instrument in recorded country music at that time. Not content to borrow styles from other musicians, Bill created a unique...
...play-dates at schools, house parties and other community functions followed. Bill attributes his phenomenal sense of timing to playing long hours for dancers. He was 22 when he determined to make a living out of his music. Bill played during the 30's with his brothers, Charlie and Birch, as the Monroe Brothers, one of the most popular and influential recording groups in the early period of commercial country music. The Monroe Brothers drew heavily on traditional material, sentimental ballads, and gospel songs for their repertoire...
...communities is whether fluorides,-even in a dilution of one part per million, are safe. The answer, from scientifically controlled studies in many countries, is an unequivocal yes on the basis of the evidence. But strident opposition has come from Christian Scientists, the Ku Klux Klan, the John Birch Society and a handful of physiologists and dentists. They assert that fluorides (among other effects) increase the incidence of mongolism, cancer, allergies, and sterility, and even make the teeth fall...