Editorial: Avoiding mulish justice in Hartsville
An editorial discusses limits of applying law to facts, praising Judge D Carl Cook for exempting Early Wilds from a mule ban. It notes witnesses and memory flaws, discretion in judgment, and quotes Terence on rigid laws versus justice, highlighting fairness in Wilds case in Hartsville South Carolina.
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Pratt
Early Wilds
Hartsville
S.C
Wilds
Darlington County
D. Carl Cook
Cook
Terence
Protecting Private Pensions Faces Final Congressional Action
After seven years of debate Congress cleared no pension reform act. The bill, signed by President Ford, creates federal protections including universal enrollment for workers over 25 with one year of service, vesting rights, asset management standards, and a Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to back benefits at minimal cost. Self-employed may contribute. aims to aid both workers and business amid inflation.
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Congress
Ford
Guaranty Corp
America
West may counterpunch oil gouging in Arab nations
The report outlines White House talk of nonmilitary intervention to curb oil price gouging by Arab producers. It notes Arab sabotage risks, Western unity options, and potential energy strategies, including conservation and tapping coal shale and solar ideas, set against inflation and political instability warnings.
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Ford
Sheikdams
Alsapean
Persian Gulf
White House
Saudi Arabia
Nixon
United States
White House heeds labor voice in Ford era shift
Signs labor is gaining influence in the Ford White House emerge as funds for public service jobs flow and housing favors rise. The President released 415 million to fund up to 85000 jobs, while labor leaders press for inflation relief through targeted spending and fewer wage controls.
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Washington
Ford
Moscow
Lowell Weicker
R.conn
White House
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Dig
Cotovic
Litte
Federal Reserve Board
Labor
Meany
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
United Mine’ Workers
Arnold Miller
United Auto Workers
Leonid Woodcock
Jabor
Letter support for modern policing and pay dispute
A Long Beach reader argues against old fashioned patrols as practical policing due to cost and inefficiency. The letter contends education, pay, and graft concerns in past departments, supports professional police and teachers, and backs the police officers association in the pay raise dispute.
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Long Beach
Long Beach Police Officers Association
Omnepatialing
Board of Education
Tam Lipson
Conspiracy continues editor attacks Nixon pardon stance
Letter criticizes editorials on Ford's Nixon amnesty, arguing the pardon protects a criminal cover up and places Nixon above the law. It asserts political bias and reveals anger at perceived justice disparity and a $865,000 payout claim.
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Ford
Nixon
J. Pyt
Voice of the
Southland
Nixon admits mistakes amid long media venom
Editor notes the press has criticized President Nixon for 5% years while he concedes errors. The piece ponders guilt in 54 years and comments on Ford seeking a stable union, but warns that one action may sow discord and divorce.
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Nixon
Ford
Clean out Legislature Now in Sacramento Call
Letter from K C Tucker condemns lawmakers in Sacramento as corrupt and self serving after Nixon and Agnew era. It calls for a house cleaning, accusing the legislature of two years of inaction and enacting laws to boost pensions and personal gain.
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Nixon
Agnew
Washington
Sacramento
Ford amnesty plan seen as best possible given turmoil
In St Paul, a columnist weighs President Ford’s draft amnesty, arguing it is the best achievable amid a volatile era. The piece notes mixed public reaction, the Nixon pardon’s political cost, and the plan’s potential to satisfy some while angering others, but presents Ford as staying true to himself.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Ford
Canada
United States
Republic
Lincoln
Truman
Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Barry Goldwater
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