Poverty Lawyer Calls for Consolidation of Legal Services
Fred Speaker, head of the federal poverty law program, urges consolidating 270 local legal aid offices and focusing on meaningful reform through litigation and lobbying. He plans to depart Washington when an independent legal services corporation is formed, amid a pending antipoverty bill in Congress. Speaker cites morale problems and questions about funding and program structure.
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Washington
Fred Speaker
Office of Economic Opportunity
Speaker
Pennsylvania
Legal Services Corporation
Congress
Nixon
Sentencing Due In Brinlee Case
Tulsa AP report says juror who could not vote death penalty linked to threats against his wife two days after trial began. Brinlee already convicted of murder and jurors recommended life. sentencing set in Okmulgee.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Rex Brinlee
Raymond Naifeh
Brinlee
Donald Bolding
Bristow
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church
Okmulgee
Jess Miracle
Miracle
House Debates Three Election Reform Bills
The House weighs three reform bills amid a lingering fight over a proposed campaign financing plan using federal tax funds. Democratic leaders back the plan, Republicans oppose it, and the Senate recently added the funding provision to a House-passed revenue bill. George Shultz urged hearings before enacting such a sweeping change.
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Washington
House
Senate
George Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Shultz
Federal Elections Commission
AMA President Criticizes Focus On Politics Over Medical Goals
Dr. Wesley W. Hall of Reno urges overhaul of AMA structure citing power struggles between officers and staff. He argues the group has drifted toward politics and legislation and away from promoting scientific education and better health for all.
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New Orleans
American Medical Association
AMA
Wesley W. Hall
Reno
Nev
Association
House of Delegates
New Hair Growth Method Promises Stop to Baldness
Houston firm of laboratory consultants claims a 32 day treatment can halt hair loss and regrow hair for men and women. The ad invites interested readers to try at their risk, with confidential mail replies and no obligation, noting not all cases respond.
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Houston
Texas
Loesch Laboratory Consultants, Inc
Adv
Jon Coupon
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