Editorial: Better juvenile justice in Los Angeles County
The stalled juvenile justice system in Los Angeles County fails to rehabilitate youths or protect society. The grand jury calls for separate treatment by offense, runaway youths, and post detention halfway houses, plus reform of probation and police roles. Supervisor Hayes hosts hearings and a hot line to gather input as expert panels test new approaches.
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Camarillo State Hospital
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Good citizen candidate chases mugger in Lincoln Park
In Chicago a woman biked through Lincoln Park seeking the man who struck her with a chain but bystanders ignored her. Tom McNamara, a state representative candidate, along with an unidentified man, pursued and captured the assailant until police arrived, prompting note of candidates patrolling streets.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park
Jaggers
Tom McNamara
McNamara
Bud
Letters arguing against farm subsidies and Farr ethics
A reader attacks farm subsidies as a failing policy and calls for revealing who benefits from subsidies. The letter also contests the ethics of journalist William Farr for disclosing court-prohibited information and aiding a scoop at the expense of court orders and public interest.
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Farr
Nixon Style Peace Plea From Moscow Echoes Wilson
Nixon in Moscow urged patience and goodwill toward lasting concord in a televised address. He framed goals as dialogue and timetables, avoiding specifics on nuclear control or Europe, while noting summit meetings have often fallen short and public expectation has shifted to realism.
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Woodrow ‘Wilson
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Brezhnev
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Middle East
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Woodrow Wilson
John Mitchell
James St. Clair
Isaiah
Karl Marx
Nixon’s Moscow bid praised as masterful but paradoxical
The piece portrays Nixon as sincere in his peace aims during the Moscow visit yet constrained by domestic politics. It notes his balance between concession and firmness, avoiding a breakdown with the Soviets while pursuing trade and cultural exchange. Brezhnev’s forthcoming visit frames continued diplomacy and patience.
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Brezhnev
U. S
Nixon
Moscow
Cattlemen face higher costs while lawmakers eye price limits
Washington notes President Nixon’s aide Rush aims to raise cattle prices to help ranchers yet curb consumer beef costs. Cattlemen claim margins must rise 25 percent or more for break even, while middlemen say margins are normalizing. Market glut and weak demand persist. retail prices may not fall soon. Special sales and foreign imports are proposed but would lift consumer prices. High-priced cattle are seen as temporary and feeders’ costs easing yet retail could stay high.
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UPI
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Kenneth Bush
Rush
Henry Kissinger
Earl Butz
United States
Who Needs a National Nutrition Policy Hearings End
A Senate select committee on nutrition and human needs wound up three days of hearings amid accusations of Nixon administration indifference to a national nutrition policy. Sen. George McGovern urged action while others argued for limited federal powers, stressing personal and family responsibility in diet.
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Select Committee On Nutrition and Human Needs
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Food and Nutrition Board
Office of Nutrition
Iam
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