Re thinking curbs on marijuana policy shifts debated
The Strategy Council on Drug Abuse, including four cabinet members, urges reducing penalties for marijuana. It questions if enforcing laws against marijuana justifies the social cost, citing stigmatization of casual users and misallocation of criminal justice resources. Maine moves toward decriminalizing possession under an ounce and a half.
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David Mathews
HEW
Donald Rumsfeld
Edward Levi
Ford
Maine
The Wooden Age is Coming to Energy Debate
The National Academy of Sciences urges renewable resources as replacements for non renewables in future energy. Plastic bags highlight the issue with only a small share from renewables. Wood and other renewables could rise as petroleum wanes, with forests potentially yielding 30 billion cubic feet of wood in half a century.
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Maine Muscular Dystrophy telethon praise and totals
Maine Muscular Dystrophy Association president thanks volunteers for a record Telethon. WGAN TV Channel 13 raised 121,967 and WVII Channel 7 raised 28,720, part of a nationwide 21 million plus total as of December 1, 1976. Funds support local patient services, equipment, social activities, summer camps, and grants to Bowdoin College and Jackson Laboratory.
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Jackson Laboratory
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Mine inspector’s life amid deadly coal mine dangers
A Washington feature probes Kentucky’s Scottia mine disaster that killed 26, blaming lax federal mine safety enforcement. It portrays underpaid inspectors facing violence, heavy caseloads, and weak penalties, with only partial collections and reforms attempted. also profiles Sen. Barry Goldwater weighing a return as Senate GOP leader.
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Intelligence pulls first big bluff on Carter
The New York Times reports senior intelligence officials claim Attorney General Edward Levi blocks wiretap taps. The piece argues Levi has established strict criteria for intelligence wiretaps and questions the need for broad spook surveillance to protect national security, citing the fictional Joe Zilch scenario as unconvincing.
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