FBI Standard Bearer Gray Seeks Balance In Law Enforcement
Nation's Business interview with acting FBI director L. Patrick Gray II outlines his view of the bureau's future. He expects no major policy shifts but notes style changes, fights organized crime and drug abuse, opposes a national police force, favors state level gun controls, and emphasizes victim protection and file privacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Mr. Hoover
L. Patrick Gray II
Gray
Annapolis
Nation’s Business
Nation
Hoover
Calendar of a Salen Mak and Opinion by A M Tewksbury
A. M. Tewksbury in the Oregon Voter Digest decries workforce loafing and declining productivity arguing prosperity harms nations. He cites 1971-72 productivity contrasts and wage growth. Separate note from Central Illinois Public Service Co links auto fatalities to weekends and nighttime driving.
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A. M. Tewksbury
Oregon Voter Digest
U. S
Central Illinois Public Service Company
National Insurance Company
The Day the Worms Turned
A critical take on Philip Wylie’s novel The Day the Worms Turned published by Doubleday. The review notes a range of apocalyptic threats including fire flood polluted air and a worm invasion. It faults the book for rambling preachy prose lasting nearly 300 pages and a shrill monotone.
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Philip Wylie
Doubleday
Wylie
Texas AFDC rolls fall after three years of rise
Texas welfare officials report 1 555 fewer AFDC recipients in the last month, dropping from 447 967 to 446 412. Welfare Commissioner Raymond W Vowell credits tighter controls and expanded services, noting the first decline since July 1969 amid prior liberal eligibility trends.
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Austin
Texas
State Department of Public Welfare
Raymond W. Vowell
AFDC
Reminiscence and Policy: From Claremont to AFDC and Goats to Russia
A nostalgic recitation of school days at Claremont and Miss Moser blends with 1970s policy notes. The piece moves from memories of teachers and students to AFDC reforms, insurance efforts, hiring controls, and proposed pay raises for state workers. It also reports goats sent to Russia, retired teachers seeking higher benefits, and political notes from Texas.
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Mattie Sue Moser
California
Homer Heard
P. K. Scruggs
Claremont School
Tulsa
Hiawatha
Gladewater
AFDC
Vowell
Southwestern Insurance Information Service
Insurance
Texas
Luther Holcomb
Federal Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
Preston Smith
John Tower
Federal Pay Board
Smith
Brady
Russia
Industry Services
Texas Department of Agriculture
City chief urges time for community projects
Mid town mayor insists residents must carve out time for public service and says volunteering is essential to progress. He warns that without commitment local initiatives will stall and urges prioritizing community work now.
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By Ace Reid
W. Cotton
Schlitz
Avus— Building Stores
Malta
Oklahoma University
Claremont
George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Lbj Ranch
Lyndon Johnson
Larry Temple
Johnson
Democrats
Nixon
Gladewater Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gregg County
Fall Port
S. Main
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