Ford new crime proposals echo Thinking About Crime
President Ford backs uniform and certain sentencing standards drawing on James Q. Wilson. The plan calls for mandatory prison terms for major crimes and swift, sure sentences, plus stronger state and local anti crime roles, with judges urged to act decisively in violent cases. Edward Levi praises the potential to improve America’s safety.
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James Q
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Edward Levi
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Broken Records and Israel Egypt Sinai Debate
A Ruritanian foreign minister critiques U S policy as Israel seeks reassurance from Egypt before an interim Sinai solution. He argues that broken records beat broken promises and notes Arab, Soviet, and Iranian positions shaping a potential piecemeal approach ahead of the 1976 election.
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Gil Carl AlRoy
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Solzhenitsyn Warns of a Hidden Third World War
Nobel laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn publishes a stark analysis in Le Monde warning that World War III has already occurred and the West has lost. He argues Western reformist slogans masked aggressive totalitarian trends, urging a spiritual revival in Russia and cautioning against complacent defense of distant conflicts.
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Proxmire Name-Calls Congress for June Golden Fleece
Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire awards Congress as June’s golden fleece for government waste. He criticizes Senate staff boosts to three per senator at 33975 salary, House expense allowances rising by 23 000 per member plus 735 new positions costing 6 million, and 1 3 million to automate 19 elevators. Proxmire cites past targets like the SST and C 5A costs, noting his long running anti waste campaign.
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Megacities Face Potential Uninhabitable Future Says UNEP Official
United Nations Environment Programme chief Maurice Strong warns major world cities may become literally uninhabitable within ten years due to breakdowns in municipal services. Calcutta Bombay Lagos and other hubs are highlighted alongside New York City as at risk while future megacities could number over 300 with 16 over 10 million.
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U.S
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al Roy
U.S. Senate
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America
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United Nations Environment Program
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India
Latin America
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New York City
Strong
Houston
Texas
Detroit
Very Few Rich Americans Left In Europe
Paris report argues the stronger euro and weaker dollar shrink American purchasing power abroad. It notes a 20 percent dollar drop versus the French franc since September 1974, driving costs higher for Americans in Paris and forcing many to economize. The piece warns a gold-based outlook and Western Europe’s monetary posture could hurt the U.S. economy similar to the Vietnam era.
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Paris
France
U. S
Europe
Banque National de Paris
Harvard and the Generational Rift in American Politics
A Cambridge report discusses how Harvard's old guard clings to established wisdom while younger scholars and activists push for change. The piece frames a widened generation gap in politics and economics, noting skepticism of traditional leaders and a shift toward new ideas in the 1970s era.
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John F. Kennedy Institute of Politics
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Edmund Muskie
Scoop Jackson
Barry Goldwater
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