Press Freedom Reverses Injustice in Bass Case
The Raleigh News & Observer exposed flaws in the Harnett County investigation after three youths stopped for gas near Dunn. Owner Robert Bass was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 68 years, highlighting how watchdog journalism corrected a flawed case.
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Florida
Dunn
Harnett County
Robert Bass
Raleigh News & Observer
Bass
News & Observer
Displaced Homemakers Face New Life After Divorce
The rising divorce rate leaves middle aged housewives widowed or divorced and without benefits or training. A federal bill proposes 10 million dollars for displaced homemaker centers offering job and career counseling plus legal and financial assistance to help women reenter the workforce.
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Women’s Liberation Movement
Phyllis Schlafly
Adults Return to College as 25 Plus Demographic Grows
The piece notes a surge of enrollments from adults over 25 filling vacant seats as colleges confront aging cohorts and funding pressures. Rising tuition and limited aid slow growth, while forecasts predict more nontraditional students by 1985, with programs like St. Mary’s College expanding adult divisions.
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American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Robert Allen
School of Continuing Study
University of Florida
The
Wall Street Journal
St. Mary’s College
San Francisco
Citizen action key to limiting Big Government says NAM official
James N. Sites of the National Association of Manufacturers urges massive citizen involvement from precincts to the White House. He calls for people to support effective business groups, write letters, and oppose subsidies, with emphasis on electing responsible leaders and shaping public attitudes. Several concrete actions include backing balanced budgets and regulatory reform.
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James N. Sites
National Association of Manufacturers
Kiwanis International
Dallas
Dixie Mafia Expands Grip as Mob Ties Reach Mississippi
State investigators report Mafia money from Florida fueling Mississippi vending machines and New Orleans mobsters attempting to seize the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson. FBI thwarted the hotel bid, while a diffuse Dixie Mafia operates across the South handling hijackings and stolen goods.
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Washington
Mississippi
Florida
New Orleans
FBI
Heidelberg Hotel
Jackson
South
Dixie Mafia
Dallas
The Fat Man infiltrates Dixie Mafia plot in Mississippi
An undercover operative known as The Fat Man infiltrates Dixie Mafia networks in Mississippi, reporting on protection rackets and prostitute operations in Jackson. The investigation ties Lt. John Moulder and asphalt contractor Leo Hall to attempted payoffs, while political figures faced scrutiny over intervention.
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State Attorney General's Office
Manfred Baron
Fat Man
Baron
Underworld
Mississippi
Dixie Mafia
Gulf Coast
Jackson
Leo Hall
Organized Crime Task Force
Hall
John Moulder
Jackson Police Department
Moulder
FBI
James Eastland
D-Miss
Justice Dept
Washington
Eastland
Fred Baron
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Congress
Ivy
Institute of Lifetime Learning
American Association of Retired Persons
Holt McPherson
White House
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NAM
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
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