ABA panel urges five year cap on most prison terms
The American Bar Association proposes a maximum five year sentence for most felonies, with judges allowed to impose probation instead. It urges less default incarceration, greater discretion for judges, and prioritizing rehabilitation, especially for first offenders. The panel chaired by Judge Simon E Sobeloff outlines steps for legislatures and notes current practices exceed necessary penalties.
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Washington
American Bar Association Study
ABA
Simon E. Sobeloff
U.S
Richmond
Bar
United States
Sobeloff
James V. Bennett
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
C. Clyde Ferguson Jr
Howard University School of Law
Richard E. Gerstein
Florida
Jack P. F. Gremillion
Louisiana
Florence M. Kelley
Family Court of
New York City
Theodore B. Knudson
Minnesota
Edwin M. Stanley
U.S. District Court
Greensboro
N.C
William F. Walsh
Houston
Herbert Wechsler
Columbia University
Luther W. Youngdahl
Puerto Ricans Live In All 50 States
UPI report notes U.S. census shows more than 1 million Puerto Ricans living across all 50 states beyond common spine migration to cities like New York Chicago and Southern California.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
UPI
New York
Chicago
California
United States
U.S
New Scout Executive Hired Here
The South Plains Area Council Boy Scouts hired Harrison W. Bill Oehler as scout executive replacing DeWitt Thompson who resigned to join Texas Tech. Oehler, 37, formerly led the Lake Agassiz Council in Grand Forks North Dakota since 1962 and will start in Lubbock March 1. He married with three children and has a Life Scout son, a Girl Scout daughter, and a Webelos son.
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Boy Scouts of America
DeWitt Thompson
Texas Tech
Harrison W
Bill) Oehler
Lake Agassiz
Grand Forks
N. C
Lubbock
Boy Scouts
Macalester College
St. Paul, Minn
Webelos
Tech chief departs amid long tenure at Texas Wesleyan
Dr. Pearce leaves as he steps into a new post on June 1 after guiding Texas Tech to rapid growth. Grover E. Murray announces acting leaders for Agriculture and related schools as the 18 600 student university expands faculty to over 3 000 and adds doctoral and master programs.
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Tech
Pearce
Littlefield Lamb Show Planned for March 15 18
The Littlefield Area Junior Livestock Show set for March 15 to 18 targets Future Farmers of America and 4-H members across Littlefield Sudan Amherst and Spade school districts. Officials list coordinators and event entries with sheep swine and other livestock disciplines.
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Littlefield
Future Farmers of America
Sudan
Ambherst
Spade
SAN Marcos
Texas State College
Luther Uselton
John Brugel
Donald Carr
Trucker Sought After English Teen Dies In Strangling Case
In Southhampton England police say 16 year old Mavis Heath was injured in a road accident then allegedly murdered after a truck driver volunteered to take her to a hospital. Her partly clothed body was found in a lane an hour and a half later. A passing motorist saw her earlier at another spot and helped a truck driver place her in his vehicle. The trucker, described as about 30 wearing blue jeans, vanished toward Droxford. A National Historic Site marks Edison home in West Orange New Jersey.
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Southhampton
England
Mavis Heath
Droxford
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