Reforms Proposed for Texas Jails and Parole System
In a letter district parole officer Morgan H. Cox proposes work release and work furlough programs for carefully screened inmates, plus recognizance releases for first offenders and scarce resources to fund rehabilitation. He cites California road camps and local college training as models and urges using current facilities to avoid new prison construction.
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Morgan H. Cox
State of Texas
Panhandle
Lea
Cox
San Joaquin County
California
Amarillo Junior College
Texas State Technical Institute
Huntsville
Sera
John R. Beville
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
Aviation Fear Blocks Supersonic Progress in Congress
A strong critique argues Congress and public prejudice hinder aviation by labeling planes noisy and dangerous. It credits aviation pioneers like Glenn Curtiss and Alexander Graham Bell for early progress and urges renewed support for safe, quiet aircraft and expanded airports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Aerial Experiment Association
Wright Bros
Glenn Curtiss
Alexander Graham Bell
Skylab Astronyms Introduce Space Jargon For Skylab Era
Frank Macomber reviews a Philco-Ford glossary of space terms tied to Skylab. The guide translates acronyms like LA for left axilla and POO for program zero zero, explains backing rituals, inertial reference systems, and phonetic alphabet usage. It notes over 2 000 terms exist with about 70 percent unique to Skylab and that A OK never caught on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Space Agency
Philco-Ford Corp
U.S
Los Angeles
Mission Control
Houston
Brooklyn
Skylab
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Charles
Pete) Conrad
John
Shorty) Powers
Jackson Warns Nixon Against Giving Brezhnev a Headline
Senator Henry Jackson of Washington warns Nixon in U.S. News and World Report not to strike deals with Soviet leader Brezhnev merely for headline value. He argues such concessions could aid Democratic hopes in 1976, while noting Brezhnev’s political strength against a weak economy and the West’s history of limited lasting gains from concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Jackson
State of Washington
Nixon
U.S. News and World Report
Leonid Brezhnev
Jackson
Brezhnev
Spiro Agnew
John Connall
Fiat Company
Giovanni Agnelli
Fiat
Russia
U.S
West
Egypt
North
Vietnam
Occidental Petroleum
Israel
Soviet Union
Siberia
Occidentaletroleum
Rezhnev
Global tensions and Soviet influence cited in varied remarks
A compilation of commentary contrasts faith in divine justice with global economic and political issues. It notes Soviet gains from Western industry, unequal fish catches, LNG deals, and calls for political concessions in exchange for trade privileges, alongside observations on international telephone service disparities.
Civil Liberties Union Opposes Airport Screening Methods
The Kansas City Times notes the ACLU opposes security scans citing Fourth Amendment concerns. It argues that such measures are unreasonable and would undermine protections while aiming to prevent hijackings and bombings against air travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
American Civil Liberties Union
Cuba
No Amnesty for Obstructionists in Public Debates
A Traveler questions whether the American public will grant amnesty to political offenders who undermined the war effort and Congress. He cites figures like Church Fulbright, Muskie, and McGovern, arguing for accountability and noting a nationwide shock over Vietnam era conduct and obstruction in Congress.
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Congress
Church
Fulbright Graves
McCloskey
McGovern
Muskie
Canada
Sweden
America
Pentagon
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Chicago
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Tojo
Olks
Jim Taylor
Cessna
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Dennis the Menace
Toor
Frank Macomber
Copley News Service
Earth
Orbital Workshop
John Chamberlain
Committee To Unite America
Eugene Lyons
Lev Dobriansky
McKee Corporation
Magnitogorsk
Gorki
Ford Company
Europe
North Vietnam
Chicago Tribune
The
the Lord
Pasalm
Julien C. Hyer
New England
Sierra Madre
Calif
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Brazil
By Holmes Alexander
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
USA
Bey
Wayne Morse
Charles Goodell
Albert Gore
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