Editorials Call for Expanded Wiretap Powers in California
The editorial supports two bills by Senator George Deukmejian to broaden police wiretap authority in organized crime and narcotics cases. A court order would be required, with strict controls, periodic renewals, enhanced crime definitions, annual Supreme Court reporting, and notices to innocent participants to seek legal protection. The piece argues the measures balance public safety with safeguards against abuse.
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California
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Deukmejian
Cialsould
Judiciary Committee
State Supreme Court
Law Society Commended for Notable On-Campus Programs
Long Beach State University's Law Society, a student run group founded in September 1975, has earned praise for its two semester impact despite lacking a law school. It hosted three seminars four talks and three film showings as part of Law Day USA and produced strong leadership under Karen Burt Donald Allcock Priscilla Schoch and Dr. Arthur M. Levine.
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Long Beach Bar Association
The
Law Society
Long Beach State University
Law Day USA
Lbsu Law Society
LBSU
Lbsu Associated Students
Ford
Ba Cuter
Carter energy plan faces consumers with higher costs
President Carter’s energy program aims to shift burden to consumers through higher fuel prices and new taxes on oil and gas. It would tax crude oil and gasoline, fund credits and rebates, and encourage efficiency with tax incentives for fuel-saving cars and insulation measures. Utilities would restructure rates to reflect actual service costs, potentially lowering bills with efficiency.
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Ford
Carter
Congress
Federal
Treasury
Capitol Hill
Carter’s restrained stance on Zaire signals wiser U S policy shift
In his first hundred days President Carter avoided intervention in Zaire, sparking hope for steadier foreign policy. He pursued reconciliation with Vietnam and Cuba, reassured Israel while nudging toward Palestinian autonomy, and stressed human rights while curbing arms sales and reviewing strategic arms talks.
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Carter
U.S
Boston
Jimmy Carter
Zaire
Kennedy
Berlin
Nixon
Indochina
Ford
Mayaguez
Washington
Vietnam
Cuba
Middle East
Kissinger
George Meany
Jay Carter
Auestion
White House
Rural elderly suffer in silence amid slow aid escalation
The piece highlights 34 million rural elderly facing isolation and poverty as migration drained younger workers. It cites federal underfunding, urban bias, and transportation barriers, with testimony from Aaron E. Henry and Jack Osloffsky on aid gaps and bureaucratic hurdles.
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Amercans
Ery
Washington
3& Fem
Aaron E. Henry
National Center On Black Aging
Senate Committee
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Sepember
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Samuel C. Cameron
General Manaser
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Edie
Paws
David Levinson
Beet Resnik
Assitant
Goh Pine Ave
New York
Ted Berice
Moscow
Anthony Lewis
United States
Senate
Denver
Jack Ossofsky
National Council of the Aging
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