Crime prevention contrasts England and America in crime penalties
The piece discusses muggings and violent acts in England and Frederick City, asking how to deter crime with a London policeman advocating twenty years hard labor. It compares harsher outcomes abroad, including a judge reducing a death sentence, and notes property destruction often treated as misdemeanors with light penalties.
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England
Frederick City
Frick
London
America
Maryland bill seeks felony on property vandalism in protest era
Senators Edward Komas and John J Bishop push a bill making destroying or injuring property valued at 500 or more a felony with penalties rising from 10 000 to 5 000 and imprisonment from one to ten years. They argue enhanced police powers deter vandalism tied to picketing and cite hundreds of broken windows in local schools.
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Edward Komas
Frederick Carroll
John J Bishop
Baltimore County
Maryland General Assembly
Thomas
Bishop
IRS worker who leaked Nixon tax returns resigns
An IRS employee who disclosed President Nixon's income tax details to a Providence newspaper resigns under threat of dismissal. The incident raises debate over whether confidential tax records should ever be disclosed to expose public figures.
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Internal Revenue Service
Nixon
Providence
R.I
Revenue Service
Israel lodges complaints on POW murders by Syria and Egypt
Israel accuses Syria and Egypt of crimes of murder and mutilation against Israeli POWs captured in October. The complaints allege official policy behind executions and abuse, with Syria refusing to name POWs. The piece critiques world indifference to violence and oil influence.
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Israel
International Committee of the Red Cross
Syria
Egypt
Grechko Urges Expanded Soviet Defense Amid Cold War Rhetoric
Soviet Defense Minister Andrei Grechko calls for heightened defense capacity as international tensions rise. He warns vigilance is needed and stresses that defense aims can appear offensive to neighbors, noting the paradox in arms buildup and peacetime slogans.
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Andrei Grechko
Kremlin
U.S
Ional
Hitler
Defense Secretary Warns U.S. Ill Prepared For Nuclear War
Ray Cromley analyzes James R. Schlesinger's worldwide alert order, arguing U.S. forces lack proper weapons, training, and morale. He cites divisions in the Defense Department, outdated reserves, and a focus on nuclear strategy over conventional defense. He notes Israeli-Arab fighting exposed equipment gaps and questions readiness of American troops.
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
U.S
Middle East
Congress
Department of Defense
Secretary of Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Vietnam
United States
Sapecietty
Klesinger
Schlesinger
Suez Canal
Unclear Night as Roads See Traffic Tieups
State and city police aided motorists who ignored warnings to stay off the roads. Vehicles became stuck in unlevel sections causing further traffic tie ups and delays during the night.
Snowstorm Closes Frederick County Schools Amid Forecast
Twenty years ago on January 28 a severe snowstorm dumped 10 inches over Frederick County. Schools and justice offices closed as forecasts warned of another snowstorm, while residents brace for more winter weather.
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Frederick Coleny
Justinesses
Behind the scenes power moves shape Maryland agendas
The piece notes parochiaid debates and a quiet push to fund private school materials via a statewide transportation bylaw, with Governor Mandel steering strategy. It also describes a five year effort to repurpose Maryland trash into fuel, aiming for a national first but constrained by costs and fiscal strain amid an energy crisis.
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Don
Val Hymes
Idcal
Mandel
State Board of Education
Maryland
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