Chain Down Trees To Foil City Theft In Parks
New York City parks struggle with shrub and tree theft as officials chain plantings to underground stakes and even add burglar alarms. The Parks Department reports 55,000 dollars of loss last year, while vandalism costs Manhattan taxpayers over 801 thousand dollars, highlighting citywide anti theft efforts.
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City of
New York
Park Department
Horticulture Department
Parks Division
Central Park
Spuyten Duyvill Park
Palisade Avenue
Riverdale
Bronx
Spuyten Duyvill Park Association
New York Botanical Garden
Parks Department
Fifth Avenue
86Th
96Th Streets
Manhattan
Long Arms Of Law Sparks Liberal Backlash
A skeptical memo argues federal agents tracing borrowers of explosive manuals risk violating civil liberties. It cites ACLU protests and Library Association concerns, noting two Rap Brown allies blew themselves up while transporting dynamite and urging caution over investigative methods that label readers as terrorists.
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American Civil Liberties Union
New York
California
Rap Brown
Cambridge
Kingdom Camp
Raymond Hahn
Atlanta
Chicago
American Library Association
David H. Clift
Official Criminal Neglect Shocks on Explosive Theft
California deputy attorney general exposes wholesale thefts of deadly explosives stored at ports and depots, including plastic explosives and grenades. Police already recovered 60 machine guns and 65,000 rounds, with fears the loot funds terror groups and riots nationwide as 24 hour port security is urged.
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Vietnam
California
Oakland
Port Chicago
Presidio
San Francisco
ABA role in selecting Supreme Court justices questioned
Washington Today questions the attorney general's plan to seek a report from the American Bar Association on future nominees. The piece notes the ABA's influence, raises concerns about private bodies selecting judges, and recalls past debates over constitutional interpretation and court powers. It suggests the ABA propose a list of potential candidates and questions the meaning of constitutional law today.
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David Lawrence Washington
American Bar Association
Supreme Court
High Court
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nixon
Warren E. Burger
Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr
G. Harrold Carswell
Senate
Haynsworth
Fourth
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
American Bar Association Committee
Mitchell
Water and disaster memory stir in Johnsown May 31 1889 letter
Letters to the Editor recount a Johnstown flood caused by an overburdened dam bursting on May 31. The piece notes thousands of deaths in Pennsylvania and Maryland, seeks blame on planning, and reflects on historic water and ecological issues linked to local geography and later commentary about living water and faith.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Potomac
Selden Island
Poolesville
Manito
Linganore Creek
Frederick County
Singapore
Frederick City
God
Public Threat To Public Lands Exposed By Don Oakley
Don Oakley argues in a Senate subcommittee that public lands face daily violations by ordinary visitors and vandalism aided by aerosol paints. He supports Henry M. Jackson’s bill to expand the Bureau of Public Land Management powers, plus more funding for enforcement and maintenance of recreation areas.
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Daniel A. Poole
The
Wildlife Management Institute
Senate Public Lands
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Bureau of Public Land Management
Poole
Bureau
Fire damages G. Lawrence Cramer residence at Braddock Heights
The fire wrecked the Cramer mansion Monday afternoon causing $5,000 to $6,000 in damage, mostly insured. G. Lawrence Cramer lacked details on the blaze and was at a neighbor’s house when flames appeared.
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G. Lawrence Cramer
Braddock Heights
Cramer
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