Report Calls For End Of Anticrime Agency
Washington AP independent study urges Congress to abolish the LEAA after finding it poorly performs its 4.4 billion crime campaign. It faults the high impact program, notes red tape, lack of measurable crime reduction, and calls reallocating funds to general revenue sharing.
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Washington
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
Congress
Associated Press
Sarah C. Carey
Tors
Terly
Denver
Baltimore
MVC 24 A guide for car buyers boosts buyer protection
A Wisconsin guide explains how the 1974 Motor Vehicle Trade Practices Code prohibits false ads, requires a written disclosure of a car’s prior use and condition, and mandates a buyer friendly warranty format. State investigator Ellsworth Brooks notes penalties include license suspension. dealers and owners share responsibility for maintenance and warranty service.
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Ellsworth Brooks
Tomah
Brooks
State Department of Transportation
Bureau of Registration
Wisconsin
Irvate
FBI break-ins revealed by Senate panel report
The Senate intelligence committee staff report says the FBI conducted hundreds of break-ins to photograph, seize documents, or install bugs. It notes legality questions, calls for warrants, and cites targets such as the Ku Klux Klan and Socialist Workers Party, with Hoover banning such homes in 1966.
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FBI
Washington
Senate Intelligence Committee
Justice Department
Klux Klan
Socialist Workers Party
J. Edgar Hoover
Land Annexation Plan at Center of Rezoning Dispute
Developer and lawyer insist no secret deal guided the 14.5 acre annexation from Shelby into La Crosse. City officials pledged temporary multiple dwelling zoning with an eventual permanent classification as part of an ongoing rezoning fight. Neighbor James Hoeschler warns apartments could depress home values while urging public scrutiny of the process.
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John Flynn
Robert Fowler
Fowler and Hammer, Inc
Shelby
la Crosse
James W
Jake’ Hoeschler
Hoeschler Real Estate Corp
Hoeschler Enterprises
Hoeschler Cliffwood
Flynn
Highway 14
Fowler-Hammer
28Th Street
Jake Hoeschler
Fowler
Hoeschler
Zoerb
la Crosse Floral
Appeal Denied In King Killing
James Earl Ray's appeal of his guilty plea in the shooting death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was denied by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The panel ruling upheld the district court findings that Ray failed to prove ineffective assistance or improper conduct by his lawyers and that he understood his actions when pleading guilty on March 10, 1969, resulting in a 99 year sentence.
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Cincinnati
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
King
Memphis
Tenn
London
England
Nashville
Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
William Bradford Huie
Texas
Percy Foreman
Foreman
Rezoning Clash Flares Over La Crosse 14 Acre Proposal
Neighbors object to a proposed 14 acre rezoning near Cass Street and 29th Street for eightplex apartments while developer Robert Fowler backs high grade rentals. Some residents prefer duplexes or planned development and fear property values and student occupancy. council hearings set for Tuesday and Thursday.
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la Crosse
Common Council
Robert Fowler
Shelby
Stewart Laird
S. 28Th St
Fowler
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