Editorial on grand jury secrecy and proposed California bill
The piece argues grand jury testimony is secret and one sided. It supports AB 1416 with an amendment ensuring defendant identity and crime details remain public while protecting trials from prejudice and preserving public access to background information. A lawyers judges and newsmen committee backs the amendment as a balance of rights and information.
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California
Triat
California Newspaper Publishers Association
No comfort for Samuel Cochran Jr death linked to tainted soup
Samuel Cochran Jr of Bedford New York died after eating Bon Vivant vichyssoise tainted with botulin toxin. FDA recalled all Bon Vivant products and disclosed the Newark plant inspection last May 19 1967. Officials criticized delayed inspections and called for stricter rules and funding, while Nixon and Senate leaders urged consumer protection expansion.
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Samuel Cochran Jr
Bedford
N.Y
Samuel Cochran
FDA
Newark
Nwt
Inane News Cycles Ride Outrage and Hope
Editors lament shrill public discourse as endless bad news dominates. Amid the gloom two wholesome items surface: Miss U S A with strict views on morality and a Malaysia frog war that turns out to be a hoax. The piece ends with cautious optimism to keep trying.
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U.S.A
Mitchell urges courtroom common sense in troubled justice system
Washington attorney general John Mitchell told visiting American Bar Association members in London that the U S criminal justice system faces a crisis of confidence and widespread perversion of justice due to delays, plea bargains, and over formalism He argues for practical reforms and stresses the judiciary and defense lawyers share responsibility to restore speed and truth in trials.
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John Mitchell
London
America
Mitchell
American Bar Association
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Asian reactions diverge as Nixon China trip looms
Asians show limited enthusiasm for Nixon’s planned visit to the People's Republic of China. Japan protests over lack of preconsultation, India suspects a deal with Pakistan at its expense, and Southeast Asian nations doubt the move. North Vietnam fears shifts in alignments, while Pakistan cooperated in the secret. The visit could redraw regional politics and spur new conservative realignments in Japan.
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Letters to the editor contest detention act and civic issues
A Long Beach reader defends the Emergency Detention Act of 1950 citing constitutional habeas corpus rights and historic precedent, while a Garden Grove correspondent condemns Medal of Honor recipients and a Long Beach reader urges limits on private docks and boat rentals along Bayshore Drive citing sanitation concerns.
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Long Beach
Ellsberg
Bayshore Drive
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Bayshore
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