Editorial on California death penalty reform and Deukmejian plan
The editorial argues the 175 former death row inmates should not have a path to freedom as 203 victims remain dead, urging passage of Senate Bill 155 and Assembly Bill 240 to restore capital punishment and expedite appeals. It notes past enforcement, court moratoriums, rising homicide rates, and urges readers to lobby lawmakers and override Gov Brown if needed.
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State Supreme Court
California
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
U.S. Supreme Court
Sen. Deukmejian
Deukmejian
Controversial Backchannels and Corruption in Congress
A historical overview traces the origins of congressional corruption probes, detailing ELINT by the NSA, Kissinger’s control of information, Pike Committee hearings, and the shifting fate of the investigation through 1977. It notes the involvement of Kissinger, Ford, and the Justice Department, with warnings about future revelations from NSA sources.
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San Francisco
House of Representatives
White House
Central Intelligence
National Security Council
ELINT
National Security Agency
Department of Defense
United States
CIA
National Security
Henry A. Kissinger
Seymour Hersh
New York Times
Otis Pike
House Committee On Intelligence
Pike
Mittee
Kissinger
Richard Helms
Iran
Fice
Board of Education
Pike Committee
Vail
Colo
Ford
Justice Department
Gritfin Bell
House Ethics Committee
John Flynt
Sen
Baker
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Senate Intelligence
House Ethics
NSA
Juanita Moody
Congressional
Washington
Congress may lose its raise stimulus amid fiscal squeeze
Washington report notes a $12 900 annual pay raise for Congress took effect February 20 but no new funds were appropriated. The old 44 600 payroll budget will run out by early summer, forcing a supplemental bill and new fiscal 1978 funding. Opponents press for a floor vote to block or veto the raise.
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Washington
Congress
W. Raymond Colley
House
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Charles E. Grassley
Lowa
Mario Biagei
D-N.y
Incompetence and Conspiracy Theories Mark JFK MLK Inquiry
A Paul Minnesota column criticizes Congress for an ineffective JFK and MLK assassination inquiry. It blasts Rep Henry Gonzalez and chief counsel Richard Sprague as incompetent, while noting reasonable dissent voices like Coroner Cyril Wecht and Mark Lane. The piece laments public doubt and predicts sensational theories.
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Richard A. Sprague
House Committee
Gonzalez
Sprague
Warren Commission
Kennedy
King
James Earl
Cyril Weeht
Pittsburgh
John F. Kennedy
Mark Lane
Lee Harvey Oswald
Senator Soaper TINS GIVING
A fragmented passage references tax relief and wars, mentioning widespread effects and a possible report on a Gross National crund. The text appears garbled but suggests political debate on fiscal policy and national income. No clear events, dates, or named organizations are verifiable.
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Mee
Muezzin
Independent Press-Telegram
Pine Avenue
Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
Miles E. Lines
David Levinson
Don Ohl
Bert Resnik
Don Nutter
EH. Lowdermilk
Milton A. Lomas
William Safire
Thomas P. Southwick
Congressional Quarterly
Biaggi
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Dmags
Grassley
Paul, Minn
Martin Luther King
Rep
Henry Gonzalez
Texas
National Enquirer
Bermuda Triangle
William G. Sumner
Senator Soaper
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