Russia’s criminal code eyed in Soviet press release
An editorial on a Moscow press conference by Pyotr Yakir and Viktor Krasin reveals they received three years confinement and three years deportation for “anti-Soviet activities” tied to publishing the Chronicle of Current Events. The piece contrasts Soviet coercion with hopes for clemency and world opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Moscow
Pyotr Yakir
Viktor Krasin
Chronicle of Current Events
Supreme Soviet
Hitler
Germany
Krasin
Yakir
Josef Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Yakir and
Deadly smoke in air crashes alarms aviation safety
Investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board links postcrash cyanide poisoning to thick cabin smoke from burning seats and plastics. In a 1972 Chicago crash, up to 101 of 55 fatalities may have resulted from cyanide exposure as victims inhaled toxic fumes. Experts warn the risk is longstanding and requires action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Buckhorn
United Press International
Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
Chicago
Safety gaps in airline cabin fire prevention
A discussion on smoke and flame resistance in aircraft interiors traces progress and delays since a 4 year old FAA proposal. ACAP urges immediate action citing preventable deaths, while NASA tests space age materials at Houston. industry doubts passenger hood escape devices, and cost barriers linger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Aviation Administration
Ralph Nader-backed
Aviation Consumer Action Project
ACAP
Air Line Pilots Association
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Houston,Tex., Space Center
Letters to the editor on police rules and city planning
Letters criticize a police gun rule editorial as risking officer safety and support Long Beach police, then urge environmental review for Ocean Boulevard park expansion, advocating park land purchase and voter approval in June 1974, ending with civic pride remarks. Includes a brief religious note about Bobby Riggs.
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Long Beach
Planning Commission
Ocean Boulevard
Redondo Avenue
36Th Place
Luanne W. Pryor
Mondale urges a “life size” presidency watchdog panel
Senator Mondale proposes a national commission to render the presidency more open and accountable to the people and Congress. He argues for classic reforms to curb imperial powers, including budget oversight, war authorization limits, and stronger congressional confirmation and questioning of executive officials.
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New York
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Congress
Senator Mondale
Roy
Ash
Senate
Nixon
Mondale
Warren
Kerner
Eisenhower
Scranton
White House
W. Powers
GOP Down but 76 Far Away in Political Forecast
The piece argues the GOP faces grave liabilities yet notes the independents' rise and potential Republican strengths. It contends Watergate backlash is softening, inflation dominates concerns, and 1974 elections loom with a wide open presidential race leaving room for cautious optimism.
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Washington
Republican Party
Democraic Party
Gallup
GOP
Nixon
White House
Edward Kennedy
George Wallace
Baker
Brock
Buckley
Percy
Griffin
Bond
Missouri
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Communist International
Stalin
Ulllncte
Ilice
Long Beach Police Officers Association
W. Payne Lenon
Save
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Bobby Riggs
Fred
Dunn
Meet the Press
Supreme Court
Tom Wicker
Richard Nixon
Mississippi
California
James J
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