California judge urges rewrite of rape conviction ruling
A written opinion by Justice Lynn D. Compton compares hitchhiking to inviting rape and argues the analogy could justify sexual advances. The author states male or female hitchhikers do not invite rape and calls for the appellate opinion to be rewritten or taken to the Supreme Court.
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California
Lynn D. Compton
2Nd District Court of Appeal
Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Peru's shaky govt faced strike and riots over austerity
Peru under Gen Morales Bermudez, a left leaning regime, confronts general strikes and widespread rioting in Lima as austerity measures spark outrage. A 40 percent price surge for food fuel and transport, plus import curbs to shrink a five billion dollar debt, deepen misery in a poor economy. Free trade is urged as a remedy.
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Peru
U.S
Francisco Morales Bermudex
Redhots
Morales
Lima
Buckleys and the Democracy of the Dead
William Buckley reflects on voting tradition and Texan political lore. He recalls his Texan grandfather Sheriff John Buckley and LBJ era tales, contrasting South Vietnam and Massachusetts elections with a defense of political participation beyond birth. The piece ends praising civic obligation carried through generations.
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University of Texas In
Austin
Buckley
Duval County
John Buckley
Lyndon Johnson
LBJ
Uited
Lyndon
Lbd
Saigon
Massachusetts
South Vietnam
Greater
Boston
Luis Salas
George Parr
South
Texas
Salas
Parr
Lady Bird Johnson
Supreme Court
Victor Lasky
Watergate
Chesterton
Letters to the Editor Policy for Danville Register
The Danville Register invites letters to the editor signed by contributors with accompanying addresses and verifiable telephone numbers. All letters may be edited or shortened to fit space constraints.
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Danville Register
Kilpatrick Sees Real Estate Decree As Thought Control
In Chicago a proposed consent decree targets the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers over a 1968 Fair Housing Act case. The plan requires revisions to a textbook and changes in ethics, seminars, and instructional material to remove racial and ethnic considerations in neighborhood valuations.
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Chicago
U.S
United States
American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers
AIREA
Ford Administration
Edward Levy
Institute
Society of Real Estate Appraisers
Justice
Bus Service For Seniors And Children In Danville Va
A reader urges the city to accept federal money for bus service and housing for seniors and children. The writer argues many seniors ride buses multiple times weekly, cites state differences, disputes the council stance, and praises former bus operator Mr. Carter for long-standing family involvement in transportation.
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Council
Washington
Carter
Danville
World Bank Chief McNamara Defends Aid Programs
Ralph de Toledano cites Robert Strange McNamara opposing Congress bans on loans to Uganda Mozambique and Southeast Asian regimes while warning that the World Bank may refuse U.S. funding. Rep C W Big Young pushes amendments though his request to attend bank meetings was denied prompting questions about secrecy and accountability in IMF World Bank operations.
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McNamara
Congress
Uganda
Mozambique
Indochina
U.S
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Washington
World Bank
C. W. Big Young
House
Young
United States
Bank
Board
Central Intelligence, Agency
FBI
Tee
Robert Strange McNamara
Amer
World Confused by Banality of Rights and Racism
A provocative essay argues that universal concepts like human rights and racism resist easy application in diverse political contexts. It cites Carter, the French Revolution, Bolshevik Russia, and Finlandization, noting selective exceptions, varied abuses, and the danger of slogans masking realpolitik.
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Paris
Jimmy Carter
Carter
United States
Africa
Finland
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China
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