Community Panel Debates Crime Law Reform and Police Relations
The group calls for more direct contact between police and public and favors education and rehabilitation in prisons. Voters support harsher sentences for violent crime and gun registration, while capital punishment faces mixed views and a push for reform. Juries should remain. judges should be appointed. marijuana policy splits, and privacy rights dominate fears of rising crime. More funding for police is seen as key to reducing future problems.
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Courts of Law
Black Capitalism Questioned as Cure for Ghetto ills
The sole Negro member of the Federal Reserve Board and a staff economist say black capitalism will not lift ghettos. They argue self-employment offers poor prospects and blacks should join the wider economy as hired managers or skilled workers to advance economically.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Reserve Board
Andrew F. Brimmer
Henry S. Terrell
Federal Reserve
Brimmer
Terrell
Brimmer and
American Economic Association
Las Vegas SUN Newspaper Staff and Subscription Rates
The Las Vegas SUN announces its morning publication schedule including Sundays and lists staff roles such as Greenspun president and Armstrong executive editor. It details circulation management and advertising staff and provides domestic mail subscription rates from one month to twelve months with advance payment requirements.
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Las Vegas Sun, Inc
Ave
Las Vegas
Nevada
Greenspun
Ray Germain
Ruthe Deskin
Barbara Greenspun
Publsher
Haney Womack
Bryn Armstrong
Larrie Slhmiudt
Tom Diskin
Gerry Appleby
Burt Bay
Douuglas Ritchie
J. L. Dixon
Post Office
Mott Act of Congress
Nationa
Wad Griffith Co
Chicago
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United Press International
Nevada State Press Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
California Newspaper Publishers Association
The
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Continental
United States
Nixon Says Government Shouldn’t Police Campus Unrest
President Nixon voiced grave concern over student unrest but rejected federal policing of campuses. He argued discipline is primarily a school responsibility and criticized any funding ban that would target individuals involved in coercive conduct, urging extension of 1968 Higher Education Act protections.
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Nixon
Washington
UPI
Tom
Congress
Final Holiday Traffic Toll Far Lower Than Expected
United Press International reports a final Christmas holiday traffic death toll of 603 on national highways, well below the National Safety Council estimate of 800 to 900. The council blamed snowbound regions and cautious driving for the drop, with Texas leading at 54 fatalities and California at 50, followed by Florida 37, Michigan 29, and New York and Ohio 25 each.
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Florida
Michigan
New York
Ohio
Georgia
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Albuquerque
Anchorage
Atlanta
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Bismarck
Boise
Boston
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
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Fort Worth
Fresno
Helena
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
North Platte
Oakland
Oklahoma City
Palm Springs
Austin
A Battle Mountain
Elko
Ely
Fallon
Lovelock
Mercury
Nellis
J Reno
Tonopah
Winnemuca
Ray seeks move from prison cell over isolation harms
James Earl Ray asked a federal judge to transfer him from a six by six foot isolation cell in Tennessee State Prison. A prison doctor noted modest weight loss and good physical condition while Ray argued isolation harms his mental health and he would risk life if placed with other inmates.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
James Earl Ray
Tennessee State
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
U. S
William E. Miller
Myron Hutton
Hutton
Miller
Thomas E. Fox
Weather snapshot shows calm Las Vegas valley and milder temps
The report notes a wand of wind easing in Las Vegas with clear skies and a 50 degree high. Overnight lows may hit 25 degrees, prompting concerns of iced intersections. Weekend chill persisted with northerly gusts and a 30 mph polar influence.
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Las Vegas Valley
USWB
Vermont
Kathryn Ruckman
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E. Charleston
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Percy Foreman
Garden Center
Bunker Brothers
Marie C. Roth
Mary Rence
Hibachis
Bullitan
Leisure World
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Boulevard
Decatur Shopping Center
NO. Decatur
Coats
Carte Blanche
American Express
BankAmericard
Tra's Ladies Fine Apparel
Opal
FOX
Caesars Palace Hotel
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