FBI chief Kelley defends NCIC role and integrity
Clarence M. Kelley, new FBI director, outlines in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin that the National Crime Information Center is a legitimate, safeguarded crime-fighting tool. He argues the NCIC aids law enforcement with near instantaneous data on crimes and suspects and stresses statutory authority, professional management, and rights protections.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
Kelley
FBI
National Crime Information Center
Canada
NCIC
Jack Anderson
L. Patrick Grey
J.edgar Hoover
Clarence Kelley
Richard Nixon
Delay For The 10-Cent Stamp
Delay in postage increases eases panic over airmail and first class rates. The Cost of Living Council blocked a 13 cent airmail rise and a 10 cent surface rate while the Postal Rate Commission plans a March 1 increase. Debts shrink as the Service eyes profit, with small periodicals at risk of mail bill hikes. the writer notes a delayed package from Chicago arriving six days late.
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Cost of Living Council
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Rate Commission
Man Camped Overnight Secures Low-Number License Tag
In Raleigh an early arriver named James N. Perry waited about ten hours in cold weather to secure the distinct tag No HCD-101. He joins a tradition of line cutters who pay higher prices for personalized plates.
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James N. Perry
Raleigh
Rationing debate lingers as Nixon eyes options
Herbert Stein warns rationing may not deliver fair distribution as the Nixon White House weighs semi-rationing. Critics question equity for drivers with different mileage and counties with large tourist populations amid 1970s fuel shortages.
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White House
John Smith
Cadillac
John Jones
Volkswagen
Smith
Jones
Florida
Broward
Dade
Pinellas
Sarasota
Nixon
Health Crisis on Indian Reservations Urges Urgent Action
A Senate memo warns epidemics on Indian reservations due to doctor shortages and decaying facilities. It cites 20 000 patients needing surgery including 13 000 children and notes budget impounds by Nixon, forecasting possible clinic closures by mid 1974.
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Washington
James Abourezk
D-S.d
Senate Indian Subcommittee
Aberdeen
S.D
Nixon
Indian Health Service
IHS
Lusitania secrecy and Churchill's war ruthlessness examined
A critical review of Colin Simpson’s The Lusitania highlighting how British actions and Churchill’s leadership allegedly concealed the ship’s armed cargo and neutral U S complicity. The piece argues the Lusitania carried six inch guns, served as an auxiliary cruiser, and sparked debate over wartime motives.
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Colin Simpson
Little, Brown
U.S. Navy
Simpson
Robert Lansing
State Department
Wilson
Dad
His Majesty's Navy
Lusitania
United States
Germany
New York
Cork
Churchill
Lansing
Readers urged to push courts to act on drunk driving
A letter-writer criticizes televised coverage of drunk driving and urges greater focus on court actions. He argues authorities arrest offenders, but courts fail to enforce laws, and calls for citizen involvement to counter apathy and improve outcomes.
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Channel 8
Donald B. Field
The Good Kind Shines At Neighborhood Birthday Party
A neighborhood birthday gathering shows older children guiding and helping younger guests. Teens assisted with meals and cleanup while one even drove a young child home. The writer credits these acts to a large share of well behaved youths.
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Kathy Baldwin
Greenway Dr
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