Return of Mayor Daley Dominates Illinois Democratic primaries
Mayor Richard J. Daley reclaimed influence in Illinois Democratic politics after last week’s primary. He captured 87 of 155 delegates while Jimmy Carter led with 58. Rep. Ralph Metcalfe won renomination in the First District, showing Daley’s continued power despite district divisions. Governor Dan Walker’s ally Michael J. Howlett won the governor’s nomination, setting up a November contest with James R. Thompson.
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U. S
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Ilinois
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Reappraisal Of Prison Policy Pushes Rehab Reform
Washington debate shifts toward punishment and deterrence as rising crime presses prisons to rethink rehabilitation. Key voices include Robert Martinson, James Q. Wilson, and Norval Morris, with experiments at Butner offering voluntary programs and fixed parole dates amid overcrowding and calls for mandatory sentencing.
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Holder
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Corrections Magazine
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Ilinois Law Enforcement Commission
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University of Chicago
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Butner
N.C
Morris
Politicized foreign policy is a fact by John P. Roche
Roche rails at Henry Kissinger in a Boston speech for mixing politics with foreign policy. He accuses Kissinger of shaping policy for Nixon and Ford, criticizes how moves toward China and Moscow were used for electoral gain, and calls for a clear, nonpartisan policy debate rather than opportunistic rhetoric.
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Plagiarism and gas politics in press roundup
Washington roundup accuses Rep. Larry Pressler of plagiarizing agricultural articles to build an image as an expert and outlines voting record inconsistencies. It also reports on gas vent dampers, noting industry pressure by the American Gas Association to block a cheap device saving billions in heating costs and detailing a Senate subcommittee review and safety findings.
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South Dakota
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Presser
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Vern Loew
Senate
Germany
U.S
American Gas Association
AGA
Memphis
Tean
F.D. Hart
Subcommittee
John Hay
West Germany
Mail Day satire on postal cuts becomes national myth
The column narrates a mocked 1980s Postal Service scare and a 1990 leap year joke about delivering mail once a year. It traces public whimsy, popular rituals, and the imagined consequences of a drastic rate hike and drastic delivery reductions.
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