Chicago conspiracy trial echoes past trials and biases
The piece contrasts Chicago's current conspiracy trial with wartime prosecutions, noting courtroom chaos, mistrials, and dismissals. It reviews the Smith Act era and compares to 11 Communists led by Eugene Dennis verdicts, stressing constitutional rights and political tension in a harsh legal climate.
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Washington
Chicago
Chiago
Francis Biddle
Justice Department
Nazi Germany
O. John Rogge
Edward C. Eicher
United States
Rogge
New York
Eicher
Julius Hoffman
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Nixon
Eugene Dennis
Supreme Court
Thomas Jefferson
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Betty the Good Cook and My Weight Battle
Ray McCuen describes his wife Betty as a talented cook whose four to six serving recipes fed two, leading to his weight gain from 150 to 190 pounds. He recalls her lively kitchen, imperfect measurements, and playful banter about her culinary skill and their potluck judgments.
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Betty
County drug problem needs united county approach
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors plans a Monday conference with the sheriff district attorney probation chief and school superintendents to map a joint effort against drug abuse. Lompoc Vandenberg agencies have already formed a youth drug task group linking mental health probation and schools, stressing shared responsibility beyond law enforcement.
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Santa Barbara
Board of Supervisors
Lompoc Valley
Lompoc - Vandenberg
Denberg
Lompoc
Our
Valley
Can't win situation for press in public eye warns editor
United Press International editor Harry Crompe Cantwin Roger Tatarian warns editors that public opinion divides over My Lai coverage. Polls show 65 percent shrug off the incident and 67 percent fault press handling, while most favor pretrial publications but are biased in Calley's favor. He notes readers crave violence yet circulation now stems mainly from home delivery, not street sales. The column ends with light personal vignettes from Tatarian about daily life and local issues.
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Roger Tatarian
United Press International News Service
My Lai
Tatarian
Louis Harris
TIME
William Calley
Calley
Department of Commerce
Prenatal influences on crime and behavior explored
International Scene reports doctors studied in utero factors affecting later life. Research links maternal emotion noise and stress to anxious, slower, or emotionally troubled offspring, with rat experiments showing altered behavior. Some see a possible but unproven connection to crime and mental retardation, acknowledging gaps.
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Washington
NEA
New Point Arguello Coast Guard Station Delayed by Weather
1940 notes report a delay in building a fog horn light and radio beam housing at Point Arguello Coast Guard station due to bad weather. A one mile road linkage between Surf and Honda Creek is underway as part of realignment work.
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Point Arguello Coast Guard Station
Surf
Honda Creek
Barbed barbs on diversification and a fortune teller
A muddled note cites the push for corporate diversification and questions what a chief product truly is. It mentions a man with substantial bank funds who sells a fortune telling service as part of a broader commentary.
Rhyme Time Reflections on Inflation and Curb Efforts
A brief opinion notes inflation concerns and calls for action. The author suggests examining opposing perspectives and the need to curb rising prices soon.
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California
No. H St
P.O. Box
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Regent
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International Press Institute
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J. Donald Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Gaylen Jackson
Inter-American Press Association, National Newspaper Association and
California Press Association
Hoffman
Marquis Childs
Ray McCuen
H & Ocean
Harry Crompe
Ray Cromley
NEA, Inc
Bill Schuyler
Long Beach
Bureau of Census
Washington, D.C
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Earth
Hawaiian Islands
Pierre Claeyssens
Eugene McAllister
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