Editorial on Gun Control Legislation and Armed Robberies
The piece notes Congress plans to exempt most ammunition from seller record requirements including cheap .22 handguns. It cites rising US production of cheap pistols and warns that fewer controls may boost robberies, with FBI data showing a 17 percent rise in armed crimes in early 1969. It argues harsh reality: guns in irresponsible hands invite trouble.
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Congress
Donald E. Santarelli
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
U.S
Senate Finance Committee
Utah
Wallace F. Bennett
FBI
Washington, D.C
Drive on illiteracy education aims to ensure right to read
U S Commissioner James E Allen opened the Nixon era push on illiteracy before the National Association of State Boards of Education in Los Angeles. He cited that 25 percent of students have significant reading deficiencies and 50 percent read below expectations, urging boards to make the right to read a reality by the end of the 1970s. He noted federal aid supports reading improvement but did not propose new legislation or specific spending targets, emphasizing a vital federal role alongside state and local systems.
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U. S
James E Allen
National Association of State Boards of Education
Los Angeles
Allen
State Boards of Education
Portland
National Aeronautics and Space Administrator
Doc
Future of Defense Spending Faces New Scrutiny
The article surveys rising criticism of military budgets in Congress and press, noting projected cutbacks and shifts tied to Paris talks, Vietnam, and strategic arms talks. It highlights public opinion, wartime inflation, and potential economic adjustments as defense spending cools, with regional and industrial impacts and calls for conversion to civilian use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Defense Department
Pentagon
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Paris
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Gallup
United States
Eisenhower
Office of Economic Adjustment
Small Business Administration
Labor Department
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Rawley and Lockwood Names in Local Notices
A fragmented OCR item lists individuals including D A Rawley G H Lockwood Randall 8 Terry Jr David A Rawley Jr Joseph P Rawley and others with titles such as President Vice President and Secretary Treasurer. The legibility is poor but suggests a list of positions and names in a local organization.
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D. A. Rawley
G. H. Lockwood Randall
Terry, JR
David A. Rawley, JR
Joseph P. Rawley
Ite
Holt McPrers
Eee
ICE Brown Paon
Uranium Theft Probed in Public Land Case
Powerful mining firms allegedly took more than $9 million in uranium ore from public lands with lax federal oversight. The Interior and AEC reportedly delayed actions, with possible court recovery by July 1972. The piece notes suspect claims, Treasury losses, and legislative inaction amid anti smog debate and political lobbying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell-McClure
Washington
Interior
Walter Hickel
Bureau of Land Management
BLM
Hickel
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
U.S
Union Carbide and
Vanadium Corporation of America
Climax Uranium Co
Justice Department
Justice, Interior
Public Lande
House
Wayne Aspinall
Colorado
California
Ed Roybal
D-Calif
Coleagues
Roybal
America
Turbulent runway fixes aid big show with Boeing 727 plan
Community leaders and airport officials mobilized swiftly to reroute incoming flights for a major furniture show at Friendship Airport. Runway deficiencies prompted a temporary limit to larger aircraft, with Boeing 727s approved as the largest craft until improvements later this year.
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Friendship Airport
Leo Heer
Bill Horney
Chamber of Commerce Airport Liaison Committee
Bob Davis
SFMA
Bob Spelman
Exposition Building
Henry Foscue
Roger Sekadlo
Marion Follin
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Ward-Griffith Company
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Nevada
Dick Nixon
World Congress
Holt McPhersen
North Carolina
Andrew Talbert
Seymour. Kreshover
Dental Research Institute
Minos
Kentucky
U.S. Public Health Service
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