Ford urges tougher sentences to curb crime at home
President Ford seeks congressional support for mandatory prison terms for habitual and violent offenders, arguing federal action should set a standard while most crime occurs at state and local levels. He calls to extend LEAA funding, warns about prison-building costs, and cites limits of gun control and parole reforms.
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America
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Dominican Dam Projects Back Balaguer Regime
The Balaguer government channels tax revenue into Sabana Yegua Dam expansion and a Tavera Dam addition to boost power. Spending also funds a major diagonal highway from Santo Domingo to Santiago. The piece notes past U.S. intervention and contrasts with Cuba’s Bay of Pigs fallout.
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Rosario Resources
Idaho
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Joaquin Balaguer
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Tavera
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Worms in a Can of CIA Deeds Stir Legal Debate
Washington column argues CIA actions and potential prosecutions form a can of worms. It questions Helms McCone and Colby leaking, perjury, mail covers, and obstruction while weighing law versus history.
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William Colby
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Iran
Richard Helms
Helms
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Brazil West Germany pact fuels uranium plans
A $4 billion Brazil West Germany accord will supply technology and raw uranium for enrichment, potentially producing fuel for nuclear plants and weapons. The piece notes rising nationalist drives and nonproliferation challenges as nations seek parity, with India already testing a peaceful explosive and Israel rumored to join the club.
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West Germany
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Soviet Union
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France
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India
Canada
Israel
Argentina
Japan
Spain
Pakistan
Egypt
South Africa
Letters to the editor praise Jaycee charity and Armco mule tale
A Middletown reader shifts from playful critique of the Jaycees to praising a Jaycee house fix up as a memory for a family. Another letter recaps Armco history, claiming the firm traded steel sheets to a local baron for mules used in canal work, allegedly still atop a family roof at 4884 Trenton Frankin Road.
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Middletown Jaycees
Dan
William M. Harrison
Middletown
Jaycees
Bernard
Barney) Seelbrede
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Armco
Seelbrede
Trenton- Franklin Road
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