Stennis pushes draft revival at congressional hearing
Senate Armed Services chair Senator John C. Stennis argues the United States must return to the Selective Service system to obtain manpower. Defense Secretary Harold Brown previews budget cuts and program reviews, including trimming 10,000 Army troops and delaying MX missile development, as Carter administration contemplates defense posture changes.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
U.S
Harold Brown
Carter
Congress
Ford Administration
Brown
Pentagon
Defense
Armed Services Committee
Armed Services
Air Force
Debate on Product Liability Legislation Gathers Steam
TOPEKA Kan AP A bill to limit consumer lawsuits over defective products drew praise as relief from high product liability insurance and criticism as a monster. Two lawmakers and two Wichita lawyers debated the measure before the House Judiciary Committee at a Kansas Association of Commerce and Industry Eggs and Issues breakfast.
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Topeka, Kan
Wichita
House
Judiciary Committee
Kansas Association of Commerce and Industry
al Herrington
Herrington
Kansas
Cubans Move Into Rhodesia War Rift Deepens
Black Rhodesian sources claim Cuban advisers train ZIPA guerrillas for Rhodesia’s conflict as Ian Smith rejects British peace proposals. Mozambique and Zambia back the Marxist-led opposition, raising fears of a racial war and foreign intervention amid Mondale’s London visit.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Smith
Angola
Zimbabwe People’s Army
ZIPA
Patriotic Front
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
Zambia Daily Mail
Africa
Kenneth Kaunda
Salisbury
London
Anthony Crosland
Britain
Geneva
Crosland
Ivor Richard
Smith Opts For Wichita Over Osawatomie for Prison Site
Lt Governor Shelby Smith urged locating a proposed 400 bed state medium security prison in Wichita rather than Osawatomie. He argued central location and fewer visitation barriers, noting up to 40 percent of inmates hail from Wichita and highlighting staff diversity and access to education facilities. Bennett favors Osawatomie State Hospital site with minor cost savings. project cost estimate is $16 million at Osawatomie and $16.5 million elsewhere, excluding land and utilities.
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Topeka
Kan
Shelby Smith
Wichita
Osawatomie
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
Osawatomie State Hospital
Smith
FBI
Committee On Criminal Administration
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Wichita State University
Miller targets porn theatres in Wichita raid
Vern Miller the new Sedgwick County district attorney led weekend raids on three Wichita theatres seizing films arresting staff and compiling patron names. Miller asserts prosecutors will pursue all illegal material despite theater owners denying obscenity and the ACLU reviewing patron-name collection.
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Wichita, Kan
Vern Miller
Sedgwick County
Wichita
Miller
American Civil Liberties Union
Florida Freeze To Bite Consumers
The Florida freeze destroyed nearly all the winter vegetables and about half the citrus, sidelining crops and pushing losses over 250 million dollars. Governor Askew urged a federal disaster declaration while federal officials eye low cost loans and aid.
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Florida
Gainesville
Fla
Reubin Askew
U.S. Agriculture
Robert Bergland
Bergland
Askew
Carter
Frank Pope
U.S. Agriculture Department
Florida Emergency Board
Federal Power Commission
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Pearson Bill Aims To Stabilize Product Liability Insurance
Senator James B. Pearson of Kansas introduced a bill to stabilize soaring product liability premiums. He cited large premium increases from 100 to 1000 percent in 1975 and warned that higher costs harm both consumers and businesses. The plan would use government supported reinsurance akin to flood insurance.
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Washington
Senate
James B. Pearson
Pearson
Death Penalty Bills Shelved In Kansas Senate
In Topeka the Special Senate subcommittee studying reinstatement of capital punishment decided to scrap two pending bills and draft its own. Chairman Edward F. Reilly Jr. said the panel would present new proposals to the full Senate committee within a few days. The existing bills differ, one backed by Gov. Bennett listing crimes for death and a separate jury step, the other by Atty. Gen. Schneider calling for death on first degree murder.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
Edward F., Reilly Jr
R Leavenworth
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Robert F. Bennett
Curt Schneider
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Walter F. Mondale
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Vern
Sedgwick
Yeap
Lawrence
University City
Manhattan
Great Bend
U.S. Supreme Court
Main
Ottawa
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Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
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Kentucky
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Colorado
Richard Lamm
Plains
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Bill
Dassmer
Ottawa Retail Association
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