Committee Vote On Death Penalty In Kansas
The Kansas House Judiciary Committee scheduled a late day vote on restoring the death penalty for premeditated first degree murder. Supporters urged broader use while opponents, including a church chaplain and civil liberties advocates, argued it unconstitutional or morally wrong. Witnesses cited moral, legal, and practical concerns.
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Topeka
Kan
Judiciary Committee
Kansas House
Kansas
Richard Brewster
Brewster
Curtis Shoop
Kansas City
Heart of America
Jan Price
American Civil Liberties Union of
U. S. Supreme Court
James Post
Kansas State Penitentiary
Vincent de Coursey
Dolores Brinkel
DeCoursey
Brinkel
Bill Arnold
University of Kansas
Carter Criticized For JD Appointment
Washington AP reports President Carter faces heavy GOP criticism for replacing U.S. attorney David W. Marston of eastern Pennsylvania. Senators Schweiker and Heinz charge the move breaches a pledge to keep politics out of Justice Department appointments. White House says politics influenced the decision but Marston’s record isn’t the reason. Powell notes administrations change jobs.
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Washington
Carter
U.S
Justice Department
David W. Marston
Pennsylvania
White House
Jody Powell
Marston
Powell
Richard Schweiker
John Heinz
Philip van Dam
Detroit
van Dam
Anti-Smoke Support Push Sparks Budget Clash
Jacquelyn Rogers of SmokEnders called for using all funds to counter tobacco ads as HEW tacks on a new Office on Smoking and Health with 23 million dollars yearly. She praised Califano for labeling smoking a public health enemy while criticizing subsidy tradeoffs and urging stronger marketing against tobacco industry spending.
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Washington
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Jacquelyn Rogers
SmokEnders Inc
Califano
HEW
Agriculture Department
Rogers
Jody Powell
Carter Administration
Easton
Canal Pact Vital To US Security
Elliot Richardson warned that rejecting the Panaman Canal treaty could jeopardize U S security in Central America and the Caribbean. He urged basing ratification on national security, not history, saying ratification would improve U S image and reduce risks of nuclear attack or sabotage. Iceberg lettuce prices soar in Los Angeles due to warm weather and heavy rains in the Imperial Valley.
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Kansas City
U.S
Central America
Caribbean
Elliot Richardson
Richardson
Nixon
Ford
Senate
Panama
Kansas City Lawyers Association
Canal
Jimmy Carter
Los Angeles
Imperial Valley
New York
Jack Kloth
John Taylor
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4Th & Walnut
Franklin County Fairgrounds
NAND
C.P. Sander
Air Choppers
Metric
D.a.sander
Plee
Truman Soule D Sauls
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