WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!
Supreme Court decisions are
very important! They are the last
word on many legal arguments!
But sometimes what the court
doesn't do is just as important as
what it does do! And yesterday
the court decided NOT to get
involved in what may be our
country's last Indian war!
The jurists were asked to get
involved in a dispute over where
Olympic hero and native American
Jim Thorpe should be buried!
Basically the judges said "We
don't want to hear it!"
Just about a year ago Judge Theodore
McKee of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court
said it would be "patently absurd" to
to disinter the remains Jim Thorpe from
his grave in Carbon County to be moved
to Oklahoma.
When he died in 1953, Thorpe's third
wife, Patricia, entered into an agreement
with what were the towns of Mauch Chunk
and East Mauch Chunk, to have Thorpe
interred there even though he had never
actually been to the area. In return, the
towns legally changed their name to Jim
Thorpe.
A Federal Judge in Scranton had
sided with the children of Thorpe's second
When he died in 1953, Thorpe's third
wife, Patricia, entered into an agreement
with what were the towns of Mauch Chunk
and East Mauch Chunk, to have Thorpe
interred there even though he had never
actually been to the area. In return, the
towns legally changed their name to Jim
Thorpe.
A Federal Judge in Scranton had
sided with the children of Thorpe's second
wife who wanted his body dug up and
moved to Indian territory in Oklahoma.
Jim Thorpe had three wives during his
life. Descendants of his first were content to
have the remains...remain where they are.
Two out of his three families are OK with
Jim Thorpe staying in Jim Thorpe! So am
Jim Thorpe had three wives during his
life. Descendants of his first were content to
have the remains...remain where they are.
Two out of his three families are OK with
Jim Thorpe staying in Jim Thorpe! So am
I!
The community has become a major
area tourist destination and many of
those tourists stop to pay tribute to the
man the King of Sweden called "the
greatest athlete in the world."
His monument has become the
recognized shrine to the man and his
achievements!
And, by the way, isn't this resting place
about as "native American" as you can get?
The original name," Mauch Chunk", was
derived from the term "bear mountain" in the
language of the native Lenape people!
As Jim Croce sang...."You don't mess
around with Jim." And, it seems, the
The community has become a major
area tourist destination and many of
those tourists stop to pay tribute to the
man the King of Sweden called "the
greatest athlete in the world."
His monument has become the
recognized shrine to the man and his
achievements!
And, by the way, isn't this resting place
about as "native American" as you can get?
The original name," Mauch Chunk", was
derived from the term "bear mountain" in the
language of the native Lenape people!
As Jim Croce sang...."You don't mess
around with Jim." And, it seems, the
Supreme Court would rather listen to the
song than this dispute
Hope that "rests this case," and Jim
Thorpe, and that all your NEWS is good!
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