Unpleasant Program for Safety
The Stanford Research Institute proposes a plan to cut road deaths by about 90 percent with moves like 20 percent lower speed limits, strict license rules for ages 21 to 70, one way roads, grade separations, overpasses, and mandatory vehicle tire standards. It argues progress will be gradual over 20 years, with optimism tempered by tax costs and safety improvements already underway.
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Stanford Research Institute
America
Stanford
Death Penalty Troubles Us
Editorial discusses the death penalty's moral and legal battles in the United States. It notes San Quentin death row, delays from new rulings, and objections from scholars and foreign nations. It argues public safety should guide capital punishment policy and questions deterrence evidence in murders like the Chicago nurse slayings.
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San Quentin
Open Forum Saved by Brave Men
Mrs Mable John of California thanks two Wagner Drug Co. workers for saving a driver from a fiery crash at 7th Street and Redondo Avenue. They opened the car door, pulled out the woman, and provided Kleenex and bandages until the ambulance arrived.
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Brave Men
7Th Street
Redondo Avenue
Wagner Drug Co
7Th and
Redondo
Plea for Unity from Vocational Nurses Group
A nursing group urges unity and renaming from LVN to LPN to align with federal programs and allow better use of skills. The letter, signed by Marjorie Bierke Lyn, advocates teamwork with CNA and C.LVN.A. and stresses usefulness over title while calling for peaceful actions at home and abroad.
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CNA
C.lvn.a
L.V.N
LPN
9Af
Saka
C.N.A
Marjorie Bierke
Lyn
Pacific Ave
Foreign Aid Debate Critique Persists in Senate
A critical overview labels U S foreign aid both essential and flawed. It cites historic highs like the Marshall Plan and Truman aid to Greece and Turkey, noting current paralysis yet affirming ongoing necessity as Senate committee vets a 4.24 billion bill while balancing impatience and expectations.
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Greece
Turkey
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Trade and aid must move toward open mutual relations
Ralph McGill urges that aid includes transfer of resources but stresses moving away from giver receiver dynamics toward open trade. He cites Brazil and Ghana as examples where corruption and political instability hinder benefits, arguing imagination and action are needed to link trade with humanitarian gains.
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Brazil
United States
U.S
Francisco Juliao
Cuba
Castro
le Nouvel Observateur
Paris
North America
Nkrumah
Sekou
Ghana
Guinea
Russia
Asia
Latin America
Two-Year Extension of Foreign Aid Clears House Hurdle
The House approved a two year foreign aid extension by a 193 to 191 vote, authorizing 4.1 billion dollars for fiscal 1987 and 1988 each. Critics warn the move bypasses tight congressional oversight and risks vast unmonitored spending on loans and grants worldwide. The action may face Senate scrutiny, with long range planning under question.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Reid
Tupper
Conle
Mass
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Congress
Viet Nam
Peace Corps
Marshall
Africa
Alabama
Agency For International Development
Department of Agriculture
Watts Seeks Police Reform Through Compassionate Policy
Watts writer Budd Schulberg notes the Watts crisis, urging a humane police approach. He calls for a police review board, less gun reliance, and policies that reflect poverty and discrimination. White observers see this as humanitarian, aiming to protect individuals and heal community mistrust amid rising crime.
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Charles Sutton
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