Editorials on Crime Control Myths and Long Beach Policy
The piece critiques a U S News and World Report list of crime control myths, citing Caplan on limits of government action and the need to improve courts, not police funding alone. It notes findings on patrols, rapid response, drug crime links, and detectives, urging Long Beach’s City Council to weigh actions without overreliance on uninformed citizen views.
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Long Beach
U.S. News and World Report
Gerald M. Caplan
National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Caplan
Stamp of approval for American Indian art stamps
The United States issues four 18 cent stamps in Santa Fe honoring pottery from Acoma San Ildefonso Zia and Hopi pueblos. The issue signals national recognition of Indigenous crafts long undervalued amid imitations and private auctions.
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East
Hong Kong
United States
Santa Fe
N.M
Acoma
San
Arizona
New Mexico
Carter's push for an Agency for Consumer Advocacy
The President calls for a new Agency for Consumer Advocacy to speak for shoppers and oversee consumer issues. Critics warn it would add bureaucracy, raise costs, and delay decisions, while favoring government reach over practical protections for consumers. The piece questions the need amid existing agencies and deregulation debates.
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Washington
Carter
Bert Lance
Mr. Lance
Congress
ACA
Ralph Nader
Agency For Consumer Advocacy
T. Carter
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Foreign aid overhaul eyed as aid program ages
Washington weighs major changes to the U.S. foreign economic assistance program. Critics say goals shifted from reconstruction to village level aid, yet implementation lags, with 32 percent of 1977 projects fully meeting 1973 aims. Budget constraints and staff size limit effectiveness.
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Washington
Congress
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Humphrey
Carter
House
United States
Europe
Egypt
Israel
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Interreligious Taskforce On
Apescy
Ines
Dam dedication masks political clash over new Herman J Swopes Memorial Dam
In Burning Sands Desert ceremonies the 343 million Herman J Swopes Memorial Dam dedication spurred clashes between Congressman Bagley Boodle and environmentalists. Boodle hailed the arch dam as a modern engineering triumph providing 20,000 jobs, while critics warned of flooding Indian mounds and rare species on the Wilde River. Work to demolish the old dam begins tomorrow as debate over environmental impact rages.
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Herman J. Swopes
Burning Sands
Bagley Boodle
Fourth Congressional District
Boodle
Boodie
Meadowlark
Irma T. Boodle
Bureau
Herman Tsn
U.S. Bureau of Dams
Sands Desert
Herman J. Swopes II
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Purple Canyon
Wilde River
Senator Soaper
Tilly
Atling
Arthur Hoppe
R Fran
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C Cameron
Miles E. Sines
Once Hone Evinson
Bert Resevk
Raisart
Ediot
Pine Ave
Tebeghone
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