America's Interest in Franco Spain and Death Penalty Debate
Essay argues the world fixates on Franco era Spain and its firing squad for policemen killers, noting international reactions from ambassadors to papal displeasure. It asserts governments meddle in sovereign affairs, condemns Western leftist meddling, and endorses recognizing a state's right to impose the death penalty for murder of police or prison guards.
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America
Franco
Spain
Little
United Nations
Saigon
Sweden
Iran
America should speak out against terrorism in Spain
The piece urges the United States to condemn Spain's repression and the transfer of terrorist trials to military courts. It argues for a global moral stance, supporting fair trials, opposing summary execution, and warning that withholding stance risks credibility and negotiations. It credits courage, fiscal costs, and strategic value in a principled foreign policy.
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United States
Spain
Franco
Kissinger
Letter to the Banner on Crimin al Code Reform Act
A reader laments S 1, the Nixon Mitchell Kleindiest Ford Criminal Code Reform Act, arguing its 800 plus pages would criminalize sharing information that could aid foreign powers. The letter warns the bill would threaten free assembly and speech on controversial issues and enable government classification to hide mistakes amid Watergate probes.
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Senate
FBI
CIA
Reform bill restores death penalty and broad espionage scope
Ruth Levin urges against the Senate bill proposing Criminal Code revisions. The draft would reinstate the death penalty with few appeals, allow national security secrecy for sentencers, criminalize classified leaks with three years and $25,000, and redefine espionage as an aggravating factor. It echoes Smith Act revival and invites readers to contact Senators Stafford and Leahy.
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Ellsberg
The
New York Times
Goose that laid the golden football tale
A farmer finds a strange egglike object in a goose nest and hosts a barnyard sideshow charging admission. The goose grows demanding better laying conditions as farmers raise prices, until crowds balk at the cost. Moral: press your luck and you may wind up goose egged. Time wasted Little Jane fears daily dress burdens.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Goshen
Tarnation
Fire destroys barn on Edward Senecal farm in Pleasant Valley
Last night at 9 15 a fire of unknown origin swept the Edward R Senecal farm in Pleasant Valley west of Bennington and fully destroyed a large barn storing about 20 tons of hay.
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Edward R. Senecal
Pleasant Valley
Bennington
Vermont
Washington
Earl Jones
Waitsfield
Bradford Springs
Assassination publicity debate sparks media scrutiny
The debate over how to cover assassination attempts on the President raises questions about front-page prominence and television saturation. Vice President Rockefeller urged restraint, but defenders say full reporting is essential, with calls to balance public information and responsible journalism amid a tense national crisis.
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UPI
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Sara Jane Moore
California
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