Ford reading list reveals breadth of history and politics
President Ford’s press secretary released a list of books Ford has read recently, including John Hersey’s Hiroshima, Dan Rather’s The Palace Guard, George Reedy’s Twilight of the Presidency, and works on Jefferson and Burr. Nessen described Ford as an omnivorous newspaper reader who starts with the Washington Post and reads the New York Times with breakfast.
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Federal narcotics agents defend in civil suits after raid misfire
The Justice Department defends five federal narcotics agents and an ex-agent in civil suits over a Collinsville raid that wrongly targeted the Askew family. The suits seek about 4 million dollars while the agents face counterclaims for libel and slander.
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Shockley speaks on controversial heredity theory at UT El Paso
Nobel laureate William Shockley addressed about 450 people at the University of Texas at El Paso, arguing that blacks are biologically inferior to whites. He touted antisocial eugenic ideas, criticized welfare, and cited census data showing higher birth rates among rural black women versus educated black women, contrasting with white women.
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Study Finds Season For Rape Across U.S. Cities
Milwaukee study by John Alford and Lawrence Lewis of Western Illinois University finds rape rates rise in May and peak in May or June across the nation, not tied to temperature. They report winters show low incidence and autumn declines, arguing geography and seasonality affect crime patterns. They urge criminologists to consider physical and environmental factors in law enforcement.
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