Lawyers Dominate Government and Burden Justice, Warns Chief Justice
In a striking critique, Chief Justice Warren Burger laments a legal system overrun by lawyers. He notes Congress legal representation exceeds 300 of 535 seats and Washington houses more lawyers per capita than any city. He cites rising costs, extended cases, and unmet needs of the poor as signs of systemic excess.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Iran
Warren Burger
Burger
United States
Bar Assa
Congress
Clark Clifford
Capitol Hill
Charles Revson
Revson Cosmetics
Clifford
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Juvenile Court Struggles With Family Remedies
Kansan interview with Judge John Yoder notes rising juvenile court caseloads as families fail to handle issues internally. He warns that mild penalties teach nothing and urge complaints to go to parents, while some parents resist, pushing more cases to police and courts.
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John Yoder
The
Kansan
On This Date in History June Fifteenth Seventeenth Century Events
Historical notes mark 1683 William Penn friendship treaty with Indiana in Pennsylvania region kept for over six decades. 1713 Charleston South Carolina incorporated. 1722 Queen Anne oath of allegiance to Nova Scotia imposed. 1836 U S Treasury surplus divided among 26.
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Associated Press
William Penn
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Charleston
S.C
England
Anne
Nova Scotia
Bridge Club Picnic At Rural Home Of Myra Grattan
Members of the Tuesday evening bridge club were entertained at a picnic at the rural home of Myra Grattan. Births list a son for John G. Sadowsky and a son for Karl Busenitz. Delbert W. Friesen welcomed a daughter. George D. Hanna and wife attended a board meeting of American Finance Co. in Chicago. their daughter Margaret Jean continued to Madison for the University of Wisconsin summer session.
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Myra Grattan
John G. Sadowsky
Newton
Karl Busenitz
Delbert W
Carter budget plan faces Senate skepticism and political pressure
The piece analyzes Carter's push to balance the 1981 federal budget, noting aides like Pat Caddell and Bert Lance face congressional doubt. It cites inflation causes, growth targets, and the risk of deficits beyond the next election while urging focus on economic health over short-term balance.
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Washington
NEA
White House
Carter
Pat Caddell
Bert Lance
Jimmy Carter
Caddell
Charles L. Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
Scultze
House
Robert Giamo
D-Conn
Senate
Capitol Hill
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
Congress
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Those Daring Women in Their Flying Machines WASP story
The WASP pilots of World War II flew P-51s to bombers and ferried war planes. They faced lower pay and no military status while contributing to training and testing. About 850 survivors unite for veterans rights as bills in Congress seek full benefits.
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Don Oakley
Women’s Air Force
VIVA
Women’s Magazine
WASP
Sally van Wagenen Keil
Congress
Army
Order of
Fifinella
Walt Disney
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Lindy Boggs
D-La
H. H
Hap’’ Arnold
Army Air Forces
Doctors counter attack aims at frivolous suits
Medical doctors have fought back against frivolous malpractice suits with countersuits and larger awards. A Skokie radiologist won $8,000 after a plaintiff sued for $250,000, and a Vero Beach surgeon earned $175,000 in a countersuit after a patient challenged a long steel rod implant. Lawmakers in Indiana and other states have passed protections, and overall suit activity and insurance costs may be stabilizing, benefiting both doctors and patients.
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Kenneth Eskey
Skokie
Ill
Montana
Missouri
Vero Beach
Fla
John Sullivan
Indiana
City tree trimming dispute treated as civil matter here
Citizens ask about trimming overhang from a neighbor’s tree. Newton Tree Board member John Torline notes no city ordinance applies unless a city right of way is involved, so with two private properties the issue is civil and the city won’t intervene.
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John Torline
Newton
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