Genocide Treaty comes under sharp critique by Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly argues the 1948 Genocide Treaty remains constitutionally flawed despite Senate committee provisions. The piece highlights fears of federalizing crimes, vague terms, extradition dangers, wartime acts, and potential show trials for U.S. servicemen, urging rejection or major reform. It also cites California cases on marijuana enforcement and a sharp reply from Attorney General Van de Kamp.
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United Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Sam Ervin
Ervin
Khimtes Pee Ee
Middle East
U.S. Justice Department
United States
Senate
Congress
Readers weigh in against gun registration and for police support
In a letter to the News-Post Charles Goodwin proposes handgun registration and test firing to trace crimes. The responder argues the system is impractical, would take centuries, and may be blocked by Supreme Court rulings and altered firearms. They urge funding for police and court improvements instead.
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The
News-Post
Charles Goodwin
Goodwin
FBI
U.S. Supreme Court
DEA harassment claims over flight restrictions and warrants in California
Residents allege ongoing rights violations from law enforcement actions under Aguilar despite injunctions. The letter cites low altitude helicopter overflights, home searches without warrants, armed agents near private property, and detentions, urging a federal investigation and noting similar lawsuits in other states.
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Washington
Vietnam
California
Robert P. Aguilar
Drug Enforcement Administration
John K. van de Kamp
van de Kamp
Aguilar
Donald Goldberg
U.S
San Francisco
Colleen Howard
Briceland
Ms. Howard
Tim Fowlie
Mattole Canyon
Humboldt County
Law
Anne Johnston
Christine Brosz
James Scott
Mendocino County
Ms. Brosz
Bob Dale
Gopherville
Virginia
John Penrose
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Advice columns reveal teen pen pals and family abuse concerns
The Robert Wallace column discusses teens writing to prisoners and a teen girl Brenda reporting a hostile home life with a bossy, crude father and brother. It urges caution and critiques parental complicity, urging safe responses and reflection on personal boundaries.
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DR. Wallace
Sandy
Kerrville
Texas
Circus Leader Promotes Frederick Show To Winter Plans
Walter L. Main arrived in Frederick to promote his circus and discussed wintering arrangements at the Frederick Fairgrounds. Also in town, Roy Mumford Charles Hewitt and son Baron were injured in a mysterious explosion while repairing a suction pump in a 45 foot deep well. A Tri County donkey baseball crowd at Middletown’s athletic field watched Middletown and Brunswick play to a tie. The Urbana area fire protection effort culminated with the filling of a 30,000 gallon underground tank funded by local donations and fire companies. Braddock Roller Rink announced a second Old Timers Night as its park is sold for redevelopment. A 14-pound cantaloupe grown by Rudell Beall was displayed by neighbor Robert Watkins.
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Walter L. Main
Frederick
Town
Frederick Fairgrounds
Roy Mumford
Charles M. Hewitt
Hewitt
Baron
South Mountain
Middletown Athletic Field
Middletown
Brunswick
Carey
Ohler
Merril E. Giesler Sr
Urbana
Carroll Manor
Byattstown
Independents
New Market Fire Companies
Braddock Roller Rink
Ollie Rosenberry
Edward W. Rose
Rudell Beall
Lewisdale
Robert Watkins
Beall
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Tom Mills
Frederick, Md
Phyllis Schlafly
Copley News Service
R. Dan Ritchie
Maryland
Republican State Central Committee
22Nd
Oliver St
Riverdale
Jack Anderson
DEA
United Feature Syndicate
Toc
James E. Keenan
Bible Road
Gwen McEntire
Frederick County
Board of Education
Hospice
Fredeck County
Shipley’s
WFMD
Walkersville High School
Frederick Church of the Brethren
Frederick News-Post
Carol J. Sheehan
N. Market St
Sunrise Sertoma Club
Richard J. Stauffer
Marshall Ave
Lancaster
Robert Wallace
D. Copley News Service
Brenda
East Liverpool
Ohio
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