Editorials on Crime Control Myths and Local Policy
A Long Beach editorial responds to letters critiquing police services and cites U.S. News and World Report findings by Gerald Caplan on myths about crime control. It emphasizes that government alone cannot eliminate crime, courts need efficiency, and patrols and technology have limited impact, urging careful, informed policymaking by the City Council.
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Long Beach
U.S. News and World Report
Gerald M. Caplan
National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Caplan
Kansas City
Stamp of approval for Indian art time
For decades Indian art suffered neglect as America viewed it as trinkets. Today four 13 cent stamps are issued in Santa Fe depicting pottery from Acoma San Ildefonso Zia and Hopi pueblos to honor American Indian art and curb mislabeling while recognizing a rich native craft heritage.
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Hong Kong
United States
Santa Fe
N.M
Acoma
San Ildefonso
Zia
New Mexico
Arizona
Agency for Consumer Advocacy Sparks Debate on Deregulation
Bert Lance criticizes the proposed Agency for Consumer Advocacy as adding bureaucracy and delaying final decisions. He warns it could create jobs for lawyers and trigger regulatory overreach while failing to serve consumers. President Carter argues the move would empower consumer influence and improve governance.
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Bert Lance
Mr. Lance
Ralph Nader
Agency For Consumer Advocacy
Carter Tahe
Eats
Spe
Carter
International Trade Commission
Foreign aid overhaul urged as 30 year program fits new era
Washington calls for major changes to U.S. foreign economic aid, arguing the 1973 goals focusing on nutrition education and population have not translated into effective gains. Critics say mismanagement, outdated laws, and insufficient field staff distort aid outcomes while shifting power to governments rather than empowering local actors.
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Congress
United States
Senate
House
U.S
Europe
Egypt
Israel
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Humpiers
Interreligious Taskforce On
Dam Dedication Sparks Fire Over Swopes Memorial
In Burning Sands Desert yesterday a dedication ceremony celebrated the 843 million Herman J. Swopes HII Memorial Dam. Congressman Bagley Boodle defended the project as a modern engineering triumph that revitalized the Fourth District’s economy, creating over 20 000 construction jobs and spurring related industries. Critics warned of environmental impacts as engineers unveiled an arched dam design to pass floodwaters, while labor leaders clashed with environmentalists over jobs and land use. The ceremony asserted the dam would be environmentally sound, technologically safe and economically stimulating, with demolition of the old dam slated to start tomorrow to make way for the new structure.
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Herman J. Swopes
Boodle
Bureau
Herman J. Snopes
U.S. Bureau of Dams
Herman J. Swopes III
Herman J. Swopes IV
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