Chief Justice Urges Broad Prison Reform Agenda
In Dallas, Chief Justice Warren E. Burger urged the American Bar Association to lead a nationwide reexamination of prisons parole and probation systems and prisoner education. He proposed exploring limited confinement and work release, but offered no specific program. The ABA meets to discuss ethics compensation and transportation strikes with ABA President Gossett warning about danger to the rule of law.
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Warren E. Burger
America
Burger
American Bar Association
ABA
William T. Gossett
Exhumation Sought in Kopechne Death Case
District Attorney Edmund Dinis says he will seek an exhumation and autopsy of Mary Jo Kopechne in Pennsylvania court. Kopechne died July 18 in the Chappaquiddick ferry island crash involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who later pleaded guilty to leaving the scene. Her parents oppose exhumation.
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Mass
Edmund Dinis
Mary Jo Kopechne
Dinis
Pennsylvania
Miss Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Martha’s Vineyard
Kennedy
Joseph Kopechne
New Yorkers Breath Test for Carbon Monoxide Exposure
Researchers begin a study titled Operation Life and Breath asking pedestrians to blow into rubber bags and answer questions to gauge how much carbon monoxide New Yorkers inhale near heavy traffic. The project is sponsored by the New York Tuberculosis and Health Association and the Department of Air Resources. LOOK OUT PRINCETON LONG BRANCH NJ June Fletcher, 18, one of Princeton University's first coeds, wins Miss Bikini title.
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New Yorker
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Department of Air Resources
Princeton Long Branch
N.J
June Fletcher
Princeton University
Israel Attacks Guerrilla Camps in Lebanon Foothills
Israeli jets bombed seven camps in the foothills of Mt. Hermon Lebanon targeting Al Fatah and Al Saika groups. The 30 minute strike follows July sabotage waves and is Israel’s second Lebanon air raid in two weeks. Arab fire hit an Israeli border patrol in the Beisan Valley despite the attacks.
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Mt. Hermon
Lebanon
al Fatah
al Saika
Israel
Hasbani River
Jordan
Ghor
Beisan
Shafer Creates Urban Affairs Cabinet in Pennsylvania
Gov. Raymond P. Shafer announced a cabinet level urban affairs council to coordinate state agencies in tackling city problems. The body will draft a community development blueprint and serve as a link among local and private groups, with Shafer as chairman and Hugh E. Flaherty as vice chairman.
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Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania League of Cities
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State Planning Board
Everal
Hugh E. Flaherty
Pennsylvania
Shafer
Department of
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