Nixon Proposes Light Marijuana Penalties
The Nixon administration proposes easing penalties for first time possession of marijuana to a misdemeanor with a maximum one year in jail or a $5,000 fine, while second offenses would be felonies. The plan seeks discretion for judges and favors lighter enforcement amid health officials’ disputes with Mitchell’s harsher stance.
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Washington
Nixon
John H. Ingersoll
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Senate Juvenile Delinquency Committee
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Stanley F. Yolles
National Institute of Mental Health
Sidney Cohen
NIH
Cohen
Wailes
Hicks Leads Boston Police Endorsements for City Council
Louise Day Hicks headed a police association slate endorsed by the Boston Police Association at its annual meeting. The group, representing about 2,100 officers, backed candidates for the upcoming Boston City Council election.
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Boston (Ap
Louise Day Hicks
Boston Police Association
Boston
Diet Firms Rush New Formulations-1949
In the wake of the cyclamate ban health authorities push for new low calorie products. Pepsi-Cola vows a cyclamate free diet drink with a hint of real sugar. Major makers including Coca Cola Royal Crown Pillsbury General Foods and others rush to replace cyclamate containing items by Jan 1 or Feb 1 deadlines. Government order cites rat studies linking high cyclamate intake to bladder cancer but no human evidence.
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New York Times
New York
Pepsi-Cola Co
Health, Education and Welfare
Donald M. Kendall
Pepsi Co.,Inc
Atlanta
Coca-Cola Co
Columbus
Royal Crown Cola Co
General Foods Corp
White Plains
Pillsbury Co
Minneapolis
Dietary
Department
Charles W. Adams
Coca-Cola
Adams
William C. Durkee
Royal Crown Cola
Columbus, Ga
Finch
Pillsbury
General Foods
Pay Cut Accepted U.S. Funds 1 of 5 Workers Switching to White Collar
A Labor Department report notes one in five blue collar workers may move to white collar roles, often taking short-term pay cuts. It covers 452 workers and finds 39 percent of movers into managerial work raise base pay by about 15 percent, while other shifts show wage declines. The study urges easier upward mobility via agencies, employers, and unions, and cites reasons like steadier work and better long-run earnings.
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Washington
Labor Department
Monthly
Labor Review
University of
Wisconsin
David B. Johnsor
James L. Stern
Cnllar
Agnew Attacks Moratorium Backers as Impudent Snobs
Vice President Agnew branded Moratorium supporters as effete corps of impudent snobs during a New Orleans fund-raiser while urging a tougher line on Vietnam. He warned the peace movement would persist and urged continued antiwar action amid calls for possible long troop presence.
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Effete Corps
Vietnam
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
New Orleans
Boston
Washington
Grossman
Harvard Divinity School
Sam Brown
Boston Common
The
Royal
Pusey Elected President of AAU in New U.S. Move
Harvard President Nathan M Pusey is chosen to become president of the Association of American Universities on Wednesday succeeding David D Henry head of the University of Illinois Pusey has served as vice president of the AAU this past year and will lead the group in the new term.
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Harvard
Nathan M. Pusey
Association of American Universities
Pusey
David D. Henry
University of Illinois
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