Oliver Sipple the public defense ethic in crime
An essay urges civic involvement citing ex Marine Oliver Sipple who stopped a Ford assassination attempt. It argues that public tolerance of crime weakens law enforcement, calls for a shared civic duty where citizens act as cops in mutual protection, and warns against isolating the president or tolerating vigilante violence.
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Washington
Nea
la Rochefoucard
Oliver Sipple
San Francisco
Gerald Ford
Sipple
Edward Levi
Editorial: Karate gone wrong and the danger of sport
UCLA instructor George Takahashi argues martial arts have become commercialized and violent. He says karate is a self defense art focused on life preservation, not street fighting, and warns that tournaments create winners and weak targets. He urges restraint and the wisdom to run when necessary.
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George Takahashi
University of California
Los Angeles
Takahashi
Nation's forecasters dig out crystal balls
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff notes economists prepare year end forecasts amid imponderables and a history of missed accuracy. Forecasters from academia business and government face scrutiny as they project prices and directions for the coming year.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
LPG takes own medicine ZPG reports staff growth and stability
Washington based Zero Population Growth Inc says its staff grew 33 percent in six weeks. If growth continued, by 9:37 a.m. January 1, 2001 every square foot of Earth would be occupied. The group plans to cap staff at 16, claiming long run stability is assured as carrying capacity has been reached.
Radio KIUN to Broadcast Midland Pecos Game Friday
Pecos’ Yesterdays notes KIUN will air a live play by play from the Midland Pecos football game this Friday night. Announcer Wray Gaye will describe action with Enterprise editor Jack Hawkins assisting.
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KIUN
Voice
the Pecos
Wray Gaye
Jack Hawkins
Enterprise
Joe Hagar
Reeves Countian
Hagar
Pete Kennedy
Alpine
Today in History October 17 1975 highlights and birthdays
On this date in history various events are noted from 1777 Saratoga turning point to 1968 Kennedy-Onassis news. Birthdays include Arthur Miller and Evel Knievel. a thought from Oscar Wilde accompanies a Bicentennial note on Washington’s troops at Cambridge.
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Associated Press
John Burgoyne
Saratoga
N.Y
England
Charles II
Dunkirk
Napoleon Bonaparte
Confederation of the Rhine
Henry Bessemer
Albert Einstein
United States
Juan Peron
Buenos Aires
Argentina
John Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
Quebec
Pierre Laporte
Ford
House
Richard Nixon
Arthur Miller
Evel Knievel
Oscar Wilde
George Washington
Cambridge
Mass
Barbs By Phil Pastoret
A humorous column urges morning people to ease their mood by cutting the sauce earlier in the evening. It playfully criticizes announcers for slurred speech and calls for better English and diction from newsreaders.
Questionable Consumer Watchdog Agency Prompts Debate
A prominent senator questions a proposed federal consumer advocacy agency and warns that creating a new watchdog might merely shift oversight from Congress to an executive body. Scholars doubt the agency can determine consumer interests and fear it will become captive to special interests, sustaining bureaucratic red tape.
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Washington
NEA
U.S
Congress
General Accounting Offices
Senate
House
Victims of crime left to endure an uncaring system
A Washington NEA piece by Tom Tiede argues crime victims, especially women, face systemic abuse and neglect in police, courts, and procedures. It cites delayed cases, confiscated evidence, humiliating treatment, and scarce compensation, suggesting this harms victims and may fuel crime.
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Washington
NEA
Beth Sofler
New York City
America
Jim Lacy
Police Foundation
Law Enforcement Association
Lacy
Ford
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Council of Economic Advisers
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Barney Hubbs
California
Bill
Coronado
Eagle
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Cathy Carpenter
Diana Lee
Jeanine Johnson
Margaret Har
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Ray Cromley
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