House set to begin mid February hearings on criminal code overhaul
Washington AP The House Judiciary Committee plans subcommittee hearings in two to three weeks on the Senate sent bill to overhaul federal criminal law. The measure, backed by the Carter administration, would unify statutes, curb disparities, reduce parole, and expand civil rights protections while largely bypassing capital punishment and gun control issues.
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John McClellan
D-Ark
American Civil Liberties Union
Regulation push from Smoking Commission targets tobacco industry
The National Commission on Smoking and Public Policy urged government regulation of the tobacco industry as key to a broader plan to cut cigarette deaths estimated at over 320000 annually. It proposed FDA or Consumer Product Safety Commission oversight for product safety.
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National Commission On Smoking and Public Policy
American Cancer Society
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Sharp rise in white teen premarital sex and pregnancies
A Johns Hopkins study reports a 1976 rise in premarital sex among white girls ages 15 to 19 to 37.2 percent, with about 10 percent pregnant, up from 26.3 percent and 6 percent in 1971. Abortion of first pregnancies nearly doubled from 17.7 to 30.6 percent. Black teens show different trends, with premarital intercourse at 64.3 percent in 1976 but pregnancies steady around 25.4 percent.
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New York
Melvin Zelnik
John Kantner
Johns Hopkins University
Family Planning Perspectives
Alan Guttmacher Institute
Planned Parenthood
Broad grilling urged for Webster as FBI head
The Senate Judiciary Committee faced calls from Common Cause and others to conduct extensive questioning of Judge William Webster before confirming him as FBI director. They urged detailed inquiries into his views on FBI oversight, civil liberties, and steps to ensure the agency acts within the law. Webster testified he would oppose political use of the FBI and protect constitutional rights. He also said he would not rush to resign from private clubs with minority members.
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Common Cause
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Hofstra University Law School
Committee For Public Justice
Friedman
Webster
Griffin Bell
Cedar Rapids Gazette details and subscription rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and subscription prices by carrier and mail. It notes no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service and reserves AP exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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Gazette Company
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Cedar Rapids
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U.S. Territories
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Associated Press
Debris search to resume for nuclear satellite wreckage
A Canadian American team led by Lt. Col. Donald Davidson plans to return to Warden's Grove area on the Thelon River to seek more debris from the nuclear powered Soviet satellite that broke up over northern Canada last week. They will collect water and ice samples to test for radiation and place instruments in the ice to probe for wreckage beneath. No recovery timetable was given.
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Northwest Territories
Warden’s Grove
Canada
Donald Davidson
Thelon River
North Dakota
Davidson
Weather Summary for Bismarck and Travelers Forecast
The report notes high temperatures in the teens to mid twenties by Saturday with overnight lows from zero to five below Thursday and five to ten above by Saturday. Winds SW near 6 mph at 10 am and general sunny to partly cloudy skies with a Wednesday sunrise at 7 20 and sunset at 5 21.
Inmates receive food drugs and cigarettes in BC penitentiary standoff
Five prisoners holding 10 hostages at the British Columbia Penitentiary have been given food cigarettes and Demerol under doctor supervision after a weekend exchange. Two hostages were released earlier and more doses followed Monday night as police reported calm conditions and good faith from the inmates. A doctor treated injuries on two prisoners during the ongoing incident.
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New Westminster
British Columbia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Bruce Northorp
Vancouver General Hospital
Northorp
Andrew Bruce
Births list reflects multiple families and locations
Birth notices from various locales report new daughters and sons born to families including Henderson at 2336 Williams Court NW and Ratzlaff at 920 20th St Marion, with dozens of other births in states such as Herkimer New York Ashland Oregon Columbus Indiana Iowa City and Troy, plus related parental details and addresses.
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Douglas Henderson
Williams Court
Donald Ratzlaff
20Th St
Marion
Thomas Siders
Stonybrook Lane
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