No Surprises In Jury Duty Reform Effort
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration spent over 150000 to study jury duty practices. Citizens report distress at daily courthouse waits while awaiting selection. Judge James Exum Jr. proposed arraignment weeks to cut pretrial steps and pay juror and witness only for productive time. Other candidates back the reform, urging court officials to adopt sensible procedures serving justice and public need.
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North Carolina Supreme Court
James Exum Jr
LEAA
What America's Leaders Read analysis in Public Opinion Quarterly
Carol H. Weiss analyzes reading habits across groups in the spring Public Opinion Quarterly. Intellectuals read far more magazines than business or political leaders, with Newsweek and Time common to both, while executives mix in mid-tier tastes.
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Carol H. Weiss
Public Opinion Quarterly
America
Newsweek
Time
Weiss
First Monday and Rodino Mail Sparks Debate
The Republican National Committee published First Monday questioning the genuineness of Rodino's mail. A form reply claimed the volume made individualized responses impossible, but the RNC linked it to anti Nixon sentiment without evidence. The piece questions media scrutiny and notes past mail manipulation concerns.
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Republican National Committee
Rodino
House Judiciary Committee
Peter Rodino
RNC
Nixon
Donald Segretti
Earnest
Postal Service
Housing Technology Seminar Promotes Prefab Solutions
A three day Stevens Institute seminar discusses housing cost drivers including mortgage rates labor costs and land prices. The piece reviews Operation Breakthrough led by George Romney prospects for factory built housing, company struggles at National Homes Corp and McGill University experiments with standardized glass containers and recycled materials amid rising cement prices.
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Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken
N.J
General Motors
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Romney
Ford Assembly Lines
Indianapolis
Kalamazoo
Mich
Jersey City
N J
HUD
Michigan
Canada
McGill University
Wall Street Journal
Campaign Reform Record Laments Watergate Era Shortcomings
Washington notes the congressional push for campaign reform remains stalled amid infighting and secrecy. Leaders tout a Clean Elections Act, but House actions lag as Hays and committee reforms falter, leaving lobbyists and opaque funding shaping politics.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Capitol Hill
John Anderson
R-Ill
Morris Udall
Dariz
Watergate
House
Biblical Golan Peace Seen Amid Stalled Conflicts
The piece reflects on Kissinger's Syria Israel ceasefire in the Golan, citing 1 Chronicles to frame peace hopes in the Middle East. It contrasts this with U.S. energy worries, local tax proposals, and regional economic notes including Camp Cheerio leadership change and real estate trends.
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Presbyterianism
Ben R. Lacy Jr
Henry Kissinger
Golan
Syria
Israel
Gershom
Manasseh
Bashan
Ashtaroth
Middle East
Sinai
Letters to the Editor on Equality and Bible
A reader responds to Mr Daily Smith s piece What The Bible Says On Equality. The letter questions his Bible interpretation and heaven s segregation, asks about the meaning of homogenized, and ends by sharing Ada Jackson s Behold the Jew poem calling for universal love among all people as God s children.
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Daily Smith
Mr. Smith
Heaven
Webster's
Ada Jackson
Macmillan Co
New York City
Galilee
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Lloyd Meeds
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Iowa
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