Guilford Senator Smith Pushes Broad Criminal Justice Reform
McNeill Smith, newly named head of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, proposes sweeping changes from three year sentences for many offenses to faster trials and reduced bail. He favors decriminalizing victimless crimes, tougher handgun licensing, and regular night courts while opposing capital punishment except for the most heinous murders.
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Guilford
McNeill Smith
General Assembly
Senate
Greensburgher
Smith
Sen. Smith
Criminal Justice Committee
Flexible Mortgages Promoted by MGIC Leader
Leon T. Kendall head of Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp spoke at a mortgage bankers conference advocating flexible financing for homes. He proposed graduated payment schedules and skipped payments to aid buyers, suggesting industry solutions over government mandates amid rising housing costs and inflation.
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Leon T. Kendall
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp
Kendall
MGIC
U.S
France Faces Political Tensions Amid Giscard Chirac Rivalry
In Paris the outlook grows tenser as Giscard's position weakens under leftist gains and Chirac reorganizes the Gaullists into a rallying force. Chirac could contest Paris mayor, while Giscard seeks to defuse polarization and restore confidence amid criticism over Abu Daoud release.
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Paris
Pierre Viansson-Ponte
le Monde
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Giscard
Jacques Chirac
Chirac
Napoleon Bonaparte
de Gaulle
Rally For the Republic
Abu Daoud
France
Future of lighter than air travel heats up at airship panel
At a Sheraton Park Hotel session in Virginia Suite the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics heard analysts discuss the promise of lighter than air craft. NASA backed studies show technical feasibility and potential civilian and military uses for slow quiet airships, with a Melbourne Florida firm marketing a 278 foot model for 90 knot flights.
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Virginia
Sheraton Park Hotel
Actly
The
American Institute of
OPEC
AIAA
Ralph R. Huston
Goodyear Aerospace Corporation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Huston
NASA
Melbourne
Fla
Lightspeed Inc
Justice Dept backs liquor industry on labeling secrecy
The Justice Dept antitrust chief sided with alcohol manufacturers after meeting with industry reps. The case centers on whether FDA or ATF governs liquor labeling and if ingredients must be disclosed. A court in Owensboro ruled ATF has jurisdiction, while officials consider appealing to preserve hidden formulations.
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Washington
Justice Dept
Antitrust
Donald G Baker
Kentucky
Bourbon Country
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Isee
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATF
The
Alexander Schmidt
Rex Davis
James Gordon
Alcohol
Richard Merrill
Gordon
Congress
Baker
Solicitor General
Ben Rosenthal
D.N.Y
House
Snow politics and snow plows in a Pentagon snowbound debate
Washington reports a satirical view that the arms race could hinge on snow management. A expert mocks heavy spending on missiles while proposing snow removal, ice control, and winter training to deter a first strike. The piece notes a meeting with the Joint Chiefs was delayed by snow.
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Washington
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Herman Stockbridge
The
Institute For Strategic Strategy and
U.S
United States
Herman
Minnesota
Moscow
Kremlin
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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North Carolina
James H. Rademacher
National Association of Letter Carriers
Bing Crosby
James J. Kilpatrick
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Savannah
Atlanta
Ralph Nader
Carl J. Seiberlich
RNAI
Federal District Court
Owensboro
Jack Anderson
Buchwald
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