Congress slows on anti crime bill amid constitutional concerns
Editorial notes Congress moves slowly on DC anti crime measures amid fears the bill may clash with the Constitution. Attorney General Mitchell defends quick entry warrants to prevent evidence loss and danger to agents while warning of drug peddlers. Senator Goodell calls it bad law. Senator Tydings warns DC action may be stalled.
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Congress
Washington
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Mitchell
House
Ways and Means
Charles Goodell
Joseph Tydings
District of Columbia
D.C
Congress faces looming deficits and voter pressure
The piece argues that massive deficits loom as Congress resists tax hikes in an election year. It cites President Nixon warning against overspending without revenue and urges voters to demand fiscal responsibility, noting the need for courageous, principled action despite potential electoral losses.
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Congress
Nixon
Crater Lake Depth Reaches 1932 Feet in Oregon
World Almanac notes Crater Lake in Oregon formed by a volcanic eruption. the lake sits in a caldera and is reported to be 1,932 feet deep.
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Crater Lake
Oregon
Green Giant plans garden centers in 15 metro areas
Green Giant Home and Garden Centers will be built in 15 key metropolitan centers with an initial unit opened at Landfall Village near Minneapolis. The store features an inverted arched roof, 8,000 square feet sales area, open-beam walkways, and skylights. The first installation includes 16,000 square feet of garden space and is described as a midi-scale unit.
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Landfall Village
Minneapolis
Minn
Houston Garbage Dump Crisis Faces City Protests
Houston struggles over an 800 ton daily garbage surplus as the council approves three sites in white and Black neighborhoods. Protests, arrests, and legal threats accompany mayor Welch’s push for an incinerator solution while private firms test a dual incinerator prototype.
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Houston
Louie Welch
American Refuse Systems Inc
Welch
Europe
Willie Goffney
Beulah and the Barroom Banter Routine
HAL BOYLE recites a string of bachelor girl quips and dating quirks in New York, lampooning barroom lines and social expectations. The column skewers flirtatious banter from a male perspective and the contrast with single life and independence.
Fear In The Dark In The Ghetto
AP News features writer John Barbour paints a bleak portrait of urban crime in Negro neighborhoods. The piece cites Detroit Newark St Louis and Harlem examples showing high rates of major crimes against Black residents and the daily dangers in inner city life.
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John Barbour
AP News
Brooklyn
N.Y
Big City
Detroit
St. Louis
Newark
New York
Harlem
Wilma Strange
Grace Episcopal Church
12Th Street
Virginia Park Ave
Hue Massacres Highlight Systematic VC Atrocity
A 1969 Hue massacre sequence is detailed, noting 808 Hue civilians found at Sand Dune sites, 428 at Da Mai Creek, and about 300 at Pho Thu salt flats near Hue. Pike argues the killings were systematic, targeting leaders, intellectuals, and "social negatives" with hundreds unaccounted for.
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Washington
Nea
South China Sea
Hue
da Mai
Luong Vien
Pho Thu
U.S
Red Hue
Douglas Pike
U.S. Information Service
Tokyo
Vietnam
My Lai
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Pike
Saigon
Lord Russell
da Mai Creek
America
Winds of Socialism Falter Across Global Left
From Tokyo to London the fortunes of democratic socialists are waning after Britain’s Labour defeat. The piece notes weak leadership post power, fading labor allegiance, and inflation-driven troubles for West Germany’s Brandt amid Ostpolitik criticism.
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New York
NEA
Tokyo
London
Britain
America
Sweden
Italy
France
Japan
Denmark
Norway
West Germany
Bonn
Willy Brandt
Wilson
Harold
Brandt
Labor
Behan
Free Democrats
East Germany
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Yonnie Dearley
Women’s Editor
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Hal Boyle
Beulah
Harvard
Jim
Charlie
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Buddy
Soul Brothers
Bruce Biossat
By Bruce Biossat
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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