View From The Bench on Mandatory Sentencing Reform
Pennsylvanias lawmakers push bills to require judges to hand out sentences in some cases, while critics urge maintaining judge discretion. Judge Charles G Sweet argues against mandatory sentencing, citing the furlough system and early releases that undermine real terms. He notes past reforms and urges legislative tools to ensure prisoners serve adequate minimum sentences and avoid overreliance on leniency.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Judicial Branch
Charles G. Sweet
Court of Common Pleas
Washington County
Robinson
Stelaft
Werner
Corrections Department
August Sports Talk and Women in Uniform
Commentary by Kenneth Eskey blends August sports fever with a strong piece on SEXUAL EQUALITY IN UNIFORM. It argues women pilots should fly combat aircraft eventually and notes broader service changes as the Army Navy and Air Force reexamine roles for women amid ongoing debates over combat restrictions. Eskey highlights upcoming female pilot graduations and broader steps toward equality across services.
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Kenneth Eskey
Steelers
Bengals
Browns
Broncos
Rams
Dolphins
Redskins
Charlie
Air Force
Williams Air Face
Arizona
Army
West Germany
Navy
W. Graham Claytor
Washington
Seripps-Howard Newspapers
Independence Day Salute Fired At Noon Across Posts
The event marks U S independence with a single gun for each state. At noon on July 4 artillery fires at military posts nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cocaine Flood in U S Seen as Epidemic
Rep. Lester Wolff reports cocaine smuggling to the United States is far higher than officials admit. He says 160 tons yearly reach the U S from Bolivia and Peru, with Peruvians and Bolivians earning about 60 a kilo for cocaine later sold in New York.
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Washington
House
United States
South America
Lester Wolff
D.-N.y
U.S
Wolff
Latin America
Overseas Press Club
New York
Bolivia
Peru
Labor War of the Sexes in Construction Quotas Sparks Clash
Victor Riesel reports AFL CIO leaders denounce new Labor Department rules mandating 210,000 women into skilled trades over several years, with penalties for contractors who fail. Union chiefs claim quotas threaten apprenticeship and skills, while government monitors push affirmative action in federal and private projects. The battle over women in hard hats has begun.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
Talleyrand
H.G. Wells
James Thurber
Aflcio Building and Construction Trades Department
Alaska Pipeline
Labor Department
White House
Robert Georgine
Georgine
Secretary of Labor
Don Elisburg
Collleagues
Bhiafs
Philadelphia
Shriners Plan Dance and Luncheon at Ebensburg Fair Ground
Ulsterdate August 31 1927 reports the Shriners Cambria County and Indiana delegates planning a dance party and luncheon at the Ebensburg Fair Ground Pavilion on Thursday. L J Waldron joins McCreary Tire & Rubber Co of Indiana per Harry C McCreary. A cigarette caused a grass fire near Plumville and the Glen Campbell park ready for Labor Day opening.
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Shriners
Cambria County
Indiana
Indiana County
Ebensulrg Fair Ground
L.J. Waldron
McCreary Tire & Rubber Co
Harry C. McCreary
Plumville
Lillian Shaum
Glen Campbell
Teaching a Young Man a Calder Lesson at the Races
Jim Bishop guides Kevin Hughes through Calder Race Track to teach a lesson about temptation and loss in horse betting. The day features basic race analysis, small wins, and a blunt view of how easy money can turn into a drag on nerves and pride.
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Kevin Hughes
Calder Race Track
Kevin
Calder
Turf Club
Morning Telegraph
Corpse
Corogo
Triple Eclipse
Hughes
TNT
Rule
Way Out Front
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Shapp
Ernest Kline
J. Shane Creamer
Allyn Sielaff
Committee of Judges
Senate
The
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Indiana Evening Gazette
Waler Si
Indiana Printing A
Iodiaog, Pa
Ray
Lucilla RE. Bonnelly
Sally R. Naylon
Elizabeth R. Sweeney
Joan Hay Reece
Joseph L. Donnelly
Hussell M. Hickey
Romiloe
William B. Haston
Frank G. Kood
Associated Press
AP News
Cariuer Hoy
Armatrong
Cambria
Clearfield
Jefferson
Westmoreland
Dana
Bachplon Exten
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
State Dept
Brazil
Gus Tatron
D.-Pa
Federal Labor Department
California
Jim Bishop
Uncle Jim
Berry's
Giaipoys
Tong Waclseln
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