Lawyers defend status of marijuana law in Philadelphia
In a Philadelphia Bar Association session about decriminalizing marijuana, A Charles Peruto argued against reform citing defense training value. Critics called the stance cynical as about 400 criminal lawyers largely sided with preserving the law amid debate over medical evidence and social impact.
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Pennsylvania
A. Charles Peruto
Philadelphia Bar Association
Peruto
Pecuto
David Richman
Philadelphia
U S Chile relations deepen as Pinochet regime aids grow
Washington notes the Chilean dictatorship remains highly repressive with arrests, torture, and disappearances. Despite this, U S support expands with aid rising from 9.8 million in 1975 to 20.5 million, and 77 million planned for 1976 including 55 million in Food for Peace. Congress halted military aid on December 30, 1974 after a climb to 16 million in fiscal 1974.
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Augusto Pinochet
U.S
Chile
Congress
Santiago
U.S. Chile Ties Highlight Covert Aid and Training
The piece details U.S. support for Chile's junta, focusing on the School of the Americas in the Panama Canal Zone where Chilean officers formed a large portion of attendees in 1975. It notes extensive counterinsurgency and psychological operations training, with Congress ending aid nine months prior. It adds a footnote listing other dictatorships sending students. It also reports a Clinton Correctional Facility inmate lawsuit alleging law violations by prison staff amid wider prison riots.
Prose Journey Through Jersey City Roots and Campaign Follies
Jim Bishop reflects on his upbringing in Jersey City and a chaotic New Jersey gubernatorial race. He recalls family losses, local figures like Dr. James Kelly and Lieut. John M. Bishop, and the political maneuvering of Hague Kenny and Elmer Wene. The piece frames personal failure against enduring memories of a volatile era.
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New Jersey
James Kelly
John M. Bishop
Hague
Jersey City
John V. Kenny
Hudson County
Wene
Kenny
Elmer
Jim
Driscoll
You Can Go Home Again to Lowville Turkey Dinner
An elderly writer recalls returning to Lowville for a Methodist Church turkey dinner and reuniting with familiar faces from his past. He names Mrs. Bernie Brumagin and Mrs. Fred Dean, reflects on Edd Brumagin and Fred Dean, and memories of childhood, church visits, and community life. He ponders changing times, race-sensitive recollections, and his late mother who shaped his values. He fondly remembers sled tracks, an uncle’s horse, and old Eaton Place across the road.
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Lowville
Lowville Methodist Church
Corry
Bernie Brumagin
Fred Dean
Brumagin
Edd
Essylt
Bernie
Essyll
Fred
Mr.Preble
Mr. Preble
Edd Bramagin
Erie
Kent State Normal School
Sta te ome pward in State they sin
In a brief unreadable item from a state page a brief note appears with fragmented text about movements upward and a reference to sin in a historical context.
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John McLaughlin
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Kearney
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Capo di Capo
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Floucester County
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