Diversity of opinion safeguard of democracy
In Little Rock we note festive Christmas displays and a frosty windshift as we repair a car radio. The piece argues that diversity of editorial opinion strengthens democracy, cites press endorsements in the 1976 presidential race, and urges newspapers to share judgment on national issues while readers sift facts from news reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Hope
Our
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Jimmy Carter
South
Virginia
Oklahoma
Gerald Ford
Ford
Carter
Republic
Star
Free Republic
Fisher Ames
House of Representatives
Peasants seize farmland in Sinaloa protests
In Sinaloa peasants blocked 106000 acres, forming 80 camps across Carrizo Fuerte and Guasave valleys near Culiacan. About 10000 campesinos armed at times demanded immediate land grants while landowners asked Gov. Calderon to intervene to restore farmland work and prevent crop losses.
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Culiacan
Mexico
Sinaloa
Alfonso Calderon
Gilberto Partida
Carrizo
Fuerte
Guasave
Pryor Outlines Broad Home Rule Plan At Prescott Meeting
Governor David Pryor presented a regional outline of Arkansas home rule reforms at Prescott High School. The plan limits state growth, restructures local control, and expands quorum courts authority to propose taxes with voter approval. It seeks to raise local accountability, fund roads jails and schools, and reduce income taxes by twenty five percent over two years.
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David Pryor
Prescott High School
Prescott Forum
Pryor
Arkansas
General Assembly
Olen Hendrix
Larry Patterson
Prescott
Pryor Aims at Home Rule Funds for Local Govts
Governor Pryor outlines a home rule plan sharing new funds with counties and cities. He says school boards and city councils retain powers while quorum courts gain access to turnback funds. The plan shifts federal revenue sharing to local governments, proposing 24 million dollars in 1977 78 plus 7 million state funds, a 20 percent aid increase, with changes tapering in 1978 79 as the program continues.
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Goveror
Swine flu immunization clinics slated for Hempstead County
Public Health Nurse Delia James announces swine flu clinics at Saratoga High School Gym on December 8 from 3 30 to 5 30 p m Red River Vo Tech on December 9 from 10 to noon Blevins Home Ec Cottage December 9 from 3 to 5 30 Fulton Library December 10 from 9 to 11 Washington Old Gym December 10 from 1 to 3 Hope National Guard Armory December 10 from 5 to 8 Adults 18 and over may receive the vaccine. Do not receive if allergic to eggs have a fever or recently had another flu shot within two weeks.
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Delia James
Hempstead
Saratoga High School
Red River VoTech School
Blevins Home
Ec Cottage
Fulton Library
Washington
Hope National Guard Armory
Unemployment hits 11 month high as November data released
The Labor Department reports November unemployment at 8.1 percent, the highest this year, with 200,000 more Americans jobless to 7.8 million. Wholesale prices rise six tenths of a percent, matching October's gain and continuing inflation pressure as farm prices dip and industrial costs climb.
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Washington
Labor Department
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Cyrus Vance Picked as Secretary of State by Carter
Cyrus R. Vance, former troubleshooter for Johnson and longtime foreign policy adviser, is the likely choice to replace Henry Kissinger as secretary of state. Carter has not confirmed but did not deny the selection and plans to announce it at a news conference. The nomination requires Senate approval and comes as Carter outlines a Cabinet including a possible budget chief Thomas Lance.
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Plains, Ga
Cyrus R. Vance
Lyndon Johnson
Jimmy Carter
Henry A. Kissinger
Carter
Atlanta
Thomas Bertram Lance
State Department
Pentagon
National Security Council
Treasury
Vance
New York
Defense
Senate
Kennedy
Johnson
President Elect
White House
Clarksburg
W. Va
Navy
John F. Kennedy
Defense Department
Army
Mediterranean
Cyprus
South Vietnam
Dominican Republic
Panama
Canal Zone
South Korea
North Korea
Denver tests sentencing guidelines to reduce disparities
Denver criminal courts began using a point based system to decide probation, work programs, or jail time for offenders. The LEAA funded the project with researchers from SUNY Albany and Rutgers to measure crime severity against a offender stability. Judges retain discretion to override guidelines, aiming for consistent sentences across similar offenses.
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Washington
Denver
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Atty
Edward H. Levi
Justice Department
Levi's
LEAA
Criminal Justice Research Center Inc
Albany
N.Y
Leslie Wilkins
Jack M. Kress
State University of New York At Albany
Don Gottfredson
Rutgers University
Newark
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Cyrus Vance
Kissinger
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