Women inmates increase in 1970s prison population
Washington based report by the Justice Department notes a rise in the number of women incarcerated in state and federal prisons in recent years, outpacing the crime rate for men. The agency offers no cause but suggests women may be caught more often. The text cites rises in 1972 and 1973.
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Hathaway resigns amid harsh Senate criticism and health concerns
Senator Carl Curtis and Representative Charles Thone cited relentless political attacks as factors in Interior Secretary Stanley Hathaway's Friday resignation for health reasons. They noted Nebraska loses a strong Washington advocate, while Hathaway faced environmental criticism over his coal-friendly Wyoming tenure and policy choices during his brief Interior term.
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Washington
UPI
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Senate
Stanley Hathaway
Hathaway
Curtis
Wyoming
Charles Thone
Nebraska
Thone
University of Nebraska Law College
Interior
Interior Department
Regents seek court ruling on university power
Regents vote to test limits of legislative and executive authority over the University of Nebraska by asking attorneys to file for a declaratory judgment clarifying rights and responsibilities among the board, the legislature, and state agencies. Some members fear constitutional consequences and long term financial impact.
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Lincoln
Ned
University of Nebraska Board of Regents
Obert Kaun
Minden
O leLote
Nebraska
James Moylan
Omaha
Nebraska Supreme Court
Robert R. Reefoot
Grand Island
Moylan
Raun
Iis
Robert Prokop
Wilber
Hansen
Prokop
Koefoot
Edward Schwarzakopé
Kermit Wagner
Schuyler
Robert Simmons Jr
Sooltshluff
Lincoln campus seeks 15 million boost in NU budget
Nebraska University plans a 15 million rise in state support for the next year, with a 6 percent salary hike for all staff and higher pay for faculty, aiming to lift the operating budget to about 92 million for 1976 77. President Varner cites revenue losses and inflation as key constraints.
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Lincoln, Neb
UFI
University of Nebraska
Nxt
Board of Regents
D. B. Varner
Varner
Warner
Regents
War on nude bathers spreads to Corsica coast
In Corsica, residents of Linguizetta coated three skinny dippers with paint after an incident at a Mediterranean beach. Mayor Pierre Morganti Ollastro proposed harsher measures, and the village council approved a policy to publicly shame offenders by attaching them to an ass for a village tour in their birthday suits.
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Bastia
Corsica
UPI
Linguizetta
Pierre Morganti Ollastro
Telethon falls short of goal in Columbus broadcast
Washington UPI reports the fourth annual Democratic telethon raised unofficially 4.6 million in pledges, less than last year’s 6.9 million, as a star-studded lineup from Billy Graham to Henry Fonda pitched for contributions to retire part of the party’s 2.9 million debt while stressing middle class values. Presidential candidates appeared, Udall absent due to gall bladder infection, and new question panels featured Democratic officeholders answering contributor queries.
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Washington
UPI
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Ford
Little Guy
Billy Graham
Marjoe Jortner
Henry Fonda
Robert Strauss
Hollywood
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Nelson Rockefeller
Morris Udall
Arizona
Henry Jackson
Dash
Alabama
George Wallace
Philip Noel
Rhode Island
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