Crimefighting Program Set For Scrutiny
Washington hearings will probe LEAA block grants across Alabama Florida New York California and Illinois amid charges of maladministration. Witnesses include Florida Governor Reubin Askew Alabama Attorney General William Baxley and GAO officials as SEAA Administrator Jerris Leonard defends fiscal controls. The program stems from the 1968 Safe Streets Act and totals over 800 million in past funding with a 698 million request.
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Government Operations
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Florida
New York
California
Illinois
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Monetary Affairs Subcommittee
Government Operations Committee
John S. Monagan
Dconn
Monagan
LEAA
Justice Department
Reubin Askew
William Baxley
Federal General Accounting Office
SEAA
Jerris Leonard
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Wichita Boy Drowns at Lake Afton
A 5 year old Wichita boy Craig Ervin drowned Wednesday in Lake Afton fifteen miles west of Wichita. Officials said he was pronounced dead at St Francis Hospital. Two off duty Wichita firemen attempted mouth to mouth resuscitation and external heart massage after the body was found in waist deep water.
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Craig Ervin
Lake Afton
St. Francis Hospital
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Designer of Costumes He Gets Laugh From Disaster
Hollywood AP reports Michael Travis, prolific designer for Laugh-In, creates about 350 flamboyant costumes weekly and watches scenes fail or succeed. He recalls Don Rickles in danger of trousers dropping. Travis also outfits Dionne Warwick and period pieces for Andersonville trial, with a $10,000 season wardrobe budget.
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Detroit
Travis
Don Rickles
Dionne Warwick
Hollywood Television Theater
NBC
Bus Wagons Declared Marginally Safe by Consumers Union
Consumers Union reports bus wagons as marginally safe or inadequate, noting exemptions from many federal safety standards. Ford and Volkswagen dispute tests while VW argues its bus meets front end rules. Ford sales reach 11,494 this year. VW sales hit 65,069 last year.
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Fon’ Consumers Union
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Chevrolet
Dodge
Volkswagen
Consumers Union
Ford
Consumer Reports
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