Justice Goes On Trial In Raleigh Joan Little Case
The piece argues the Joan Little murder trial in Raleigh will test the justice system, amid claims of media circus and racial bias. It defends the court and judges, cautions against sensational coverage, and urges the jury to focus on substantive evidence while recognizing the deceased jailer as a victim.
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Joan Little
Chicago Seven
Angela Davis
Berrigan Brothers
Raleigh
State Court
Hamilton Hobgood
Beaufort County
National Press
New York
Washington
Feasibility study for North Carolina arena project
A $5,000 appropriation was tucked into the 1975 General Assembly budget to study the feasibility of building a large North Carolina sports arena. Senator Julian Allsbrook pushed the idea despite objections from western cities and skeptical experts noting the high costs and financial risks. The Legislative Research Commission will conduct the study with the limited funds, amid doubts such arenas are financially viable.
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North Carolina
Julian Allsbrook
Halifax County
Allsbrook
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill
Sen. Allbrook
Legislative Research Commission
Houston
New Orleans
Ballooning Post Office Deficit and looming contract clash
The U S Postal Service faces a looming Sunday deadline on a new labor pact with postal unions as deficits surge amid rising labor costs. Bailor and Beame wrestle with strikes, rate reform, and a bid to modernize a $12 billion annual operation.
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U.S. Postal Service
Abraham Beame
Benjamin F. Bailor
Beame
New York City
Bailor
U.S
Postal Service
Old Post Office Department
Bailar
Defending SBJ From Nixon Innuendoes
The author cites Nixon remarks about Lyndon Johnson and taped history, arguing Johnson ran a tape facility and contemplates presidential record keeping. He mocks right wing defenses and notes public reactions while briefly touching on crisis communications, smoke free sections, and think tanks.
Nixon era tapes and taps swirl in long-ago politics
The piece recounts alleged electronic tapping and covert control by Johnson and Kissinger era aides, noting White House agencies, taped Oval Office moments, and later disclosures. It questions motives, cites Haig as delivering messages, and ends asking if a new Secretary of State is needed.
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Johnson
White House
Army Signal Corps
Secret Service
Nixon
Robert Kennedy
Oval Office
Jack Albright
WHCA
L.B.J
Bobby
Johnson Library
Federal
L.bj
Sunday Times
Kissinger
Ride
National Security Assistant
Federal Bureau of
Lee Aiake
C.I.A. Sommer
Ander Haig
F.B.I
Haig
Halperin
Police Gadgetry Gets Nod Over Training
Washington officials clash over LEAA spending as Richard W. Velde pushes high tech gear for cops. gadgets include a Personal Fitness Monitor watch and 300 test shoes, plus 20 prototype patrol cars and goats used for protective gear. GOA auditors probe alleged political pressure in contracting while critics call for more training funds. counterfeiting note: a Toronto area printer allegedly nets over 20 million using a pass system with 500,000 board feet in traveler’s checks.
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Velde
Flatfoot
General Accounting Office
U.S
American Express
First National City Bank of New York
General Electric
International Telephone and Telegraph
FBI
Secret Service
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
United States
The High Cost Of Henry Kissinger In Europe
The Henry Kissinger travel saga in Europe shows rising costs and a tense debate with a State Department accountant over expenses. The dialogue lampoons airline meals, hotel bills, laundry, and gifts as Kissinger defends trips to Paris Geneva Bonn and London while considering tighter controls.
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Paris
Henry Kissinger
Europe
State Department
Kissinger
Geneva
Bonn
London
Giscard
Gromyko
Rabin
Callaghan
Madame Giscard
Mr. Kissinger
Congress
Marvin Kalb
CBS
Brussels
Nancy
Israel
Sinai
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Bertrand Russell
Postal Rate Commission
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Nation’s Business
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Johnson White House
Alamo
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Senator Soaper
Grafeitt
Rostow
William Safire
Salzburg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Alex
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Richard W. Velde
Justice
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Dick Tracy
Wonder
Toronto
Ford Campaign Committee
Art Buchwald
Henry
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