Wiretap bills would expand California police powers
Editorial urges passage of Senator Deukmejian’s bills to allow court ordered wiretaps in drug and organized crime cases. The plan tightens controls with renewal every 10 days, strict definitions, annual Supreme Court report, and notifying involved innocent parties when tapped. Safeguards aim to balance crime prevention with civil liberties.
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California
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Deukmejian
Judiciary Committee
State Supreme Court
Neukmejian
Law Society at LBSU Earns Commendation for 18 Months of Impact
The LBSU Law Society, student‑run and aided by the Law Society of Long Beach State University, organized three seminars four talks and three film showings as part of Law Day USA. Founded September 1975 to guide pre law students, it won the 1975-76 Most Valuable Organization award and has thrived without a law school on campus.
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Long Beach Bar Ass Sociation
Law Society of
Long Beach State University
the Society
Sepember
Prelaw
Law Society
Lbsu Associated Students
GSA
Lbsa Law Society
Karen Burt
Donald Allcock
Priscilla Schoch
Arthur M. Levine
Independent Press Telegram masthead note
The Independent Press Telegram lists Daniel H. Bidder as editor and publisher in the paper’s masthead masthead listing reflecting leadership for the publication.
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Independent Press-Telegram
Daniel H. Bidder
Carter energy plan could raise bills for oil heat and fuel
President Carter proposes a tax based energy program to curb consumption and extend fuel supplies. A new crude oil tax would fund tax credits and rebates for homeowners and families, while incentives target efficient cars and appliances. Consumers face higher early costs but potential long term savings via efficiency and incentives.
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Ford
Carter
Congress
Federal
Treasury
Capitol Hill
Carter's restraint on Zaire hints at wiser U.S. policy
A Boston-anchored commentary praises President Carter for refraining from intervening in Zaire amid Cold War pressures. It credits the move with signaling potential shifts toward restraint, human rights emphasis, and reform in foreign policy, including Viet Nam reconciliation and Cuba relations. The piece weighs SALT, human rights, and leadership style against ongoing challenges.
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Berlin
Nixon
Indochina
Ford
Mayaguez
Carter
Zaire
Washington
Vietnam
Cuba
Middle East
Kissinger
George Meany
Moscow
Rural elderly suffer in silence, rural poverty highlighted
A nationwide look at America’s 53 million rural seniors shows high poverty and isolation as migration to cities strains services. The Senate explores aging policy, funding city bias, and rural access challenges, noting transport costs and lack of agency capacity hinder aid delivery.
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Amercans
Washington
Congress
Senate
Thajer
Denver
Jack Ossofsky
National Council of the Aging
Ossofsky
Ompanie
Aaron E. Henry
National Center On Black Aging
Senate Committee
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Law School
Samuel C. Cameron
U.S
Boston
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Kennedy
White House
Anthony Lewis
New York Times News
United States
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