Editorial on lay judges in California justice courts
The Third District Court of Appeal rejected a class action asserting due process and equal protection were violated by lay judges in justice courts. It held there is no constitutional requirement for trial by lawyers, only fairness and impartiality, and urged legislative reform to standardize qualifications. The editorial urges ending lay judges and notes past proposals to merge courts, emphasizing justice modernization before the century ends.
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Third District Court of Appeal
Sacramento
California
Justice Court
James Hayes
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Hayes
Hitchhiking Necessity Prompted Civic Meeting Praise
A reader thanks two drivers who helped reach a civic meeting after car repairs drained funds. She explains long waits at Third Street and Redondo Avenue and notes hitchhiking becomes necessary at times, recalling her appearance and directions. Lone Beneti C. B. CASE
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Amin
Third Street
Redondo Avenue
Redondo
Lone Beneti
C. B. Case
Service members and editors praised in letters to the editor
A reader thanks the Independent, Press Telegram for service member support and specific journalists Alma Kirkland and Larry Colling Sr. She cites editorials on farm subsidies and calls Congress to end subsidies for nonproduction. Another letter from Mary Ellen Baur favors tougher measures, while Ernie Mendez critiques campaign math and votes.
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Independent
Press-Telegram
Alma Kirkland
Larry Colling Sr
Allhose
Long Wuach
Anne Fickes
Congress
Palos Verdes
Mary Ellen Baur
Henry Jackson Ery
Tong Beach
Ernie Mendez
U S Gunboat Deals Tied to Paraguayan Narco Route
Classified Pentagon records reveal U S Navy contracts to Sewart Seacraft for 40-foot patrol craft and similar boats for Iran Cambodia Dominican Republic Guatemala and the Philippines amid claims of gunboat diplomacy aiding Paraguay’s Stroessner regime. Public officials deny full costs and details while the Missing in Action issue sparks political tension.
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Paraguay
Pentagon
Navy
Sewart Seacraft Yards
U.S. Navy
New Orleans
Little Navy
Alfredo Stroessner
Iran
U.S
Cambodia
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Philippines
White House
Congress
Democratic campaign of 1972 shifts to investigation era
Washington commentary argues Democrats pursue a four year probe of the Nixon administration, detailing grand juries and committees across multiple cities, GAO audits, and civil suits. It warns that investigation, not governing, risks eroding presidential authority and governance.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate Committee
Eliza Doolittle
Robespierres
Washington, D.C
New York
Houston
Orlando
Los Angeles
Senate Appropriations
Armed Services
CIA
FBI
House Armed Services, Commerce, and
Banking and Currency
ITT
Common Cause
Ralph Nader
Public Citizen
Democratic National Committee
National Security Council
SHO
Nuremberg
General Accounting Office
Congress
Executive Branch
GAO
Ramsey Clark
SEC
Avid Kennedy
McGovern
Cox
Justice Department
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League of Families” Organization
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Robert Gottschalk
Gottschalk
Patent Office
Vienna
Ancker-Johnson
Betsy
Thad
Angker-Johnson
St Fay
Ee Vats
Jack Anderson
William Safire
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