Silent Crime Victims Could Have Voice
Federal aid to compensate crime victims gains support with House Judiciary Committee approving a bill to subsidize state programs up to full payment under federal standards. Proponents cite government protection, while skeptics warn of fraud and state enforcement limits. critics call it selective largesse.
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House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
E_R.R
Courage Taught by Fear, On Human Bravery and Courage
Thought attributed to David Sarnoff notes courage arises where fear diminishes. The quote suggests fear limits bravery in most if not all people, framing courage as a rare quality born from overcoming fear.
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David Sarnoff
Electrical Engineer
Ted Baxter Lives On in TV News Commentary
A Chicago writer recalls a TV crew seeking to stage looting with children during riots near Humboldt Park. The piece critiques television news as show business, noting anchormen crave street presence yet rarely cover real events, and ends with the line that Mary Tyler Moore has left TV while Ted Baxter remains.
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Humboldt Park
Division Tree
Federal Communications Commission
Chicago
Mary Tyler Moore
Ted Baxter
Mailbag Policy Reminds Readers to Include Verifiable Details
Readers wishing to publish mailbag letters must include name signature address and a telephone number or other means of verifying authenticity. The Register prefers two real correspondents who sign their letters. The note suggests letters should show persuasiveness and influence rather than brevity and hints at issues with reproductions and explanations for wet originals.
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The
Register
Opponents Clash With Eagles on Flood Disaster Act Changes
Washington debate centers on amendments to the Flood Disaster Protection Act. Opponents warn billions in losses and hundreds of deaths, while Sen. Eagleton argues the changes restore local control. Red Cross and environmental groups join Consumer Federation and Sierra Club in urging veto. supporters say amendments loosen Washington control and boost local autonomy.
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Congress
Thomas F. Eagleton
Dmo
Washington
Office of Management and Budget
Department of Housing and Urban Development
George M. Elsey
American Red Cross
David Conrad
American Rivers Conservation Council
U.S
Consumer Federation of America
The
League of Women Voters
Sierra Club
Federal Insurance Administration
Eagleton
Senate
House
Big Brothers
Equipping Pupils For Life Amid High School Graduates
In Raleigh and Raleigh County quotes argue that high school education fuels ambitions for office and white collar roles but neglects practical trades. Graduates work as miners clerks and foundry helpers while critics urge reorienting schooling toward mining farming and manual labor to suit community needs.
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Raleigh No. 3
Beckley Machine
G. C. Murphy's
West Virginia
Raleigh
Raleigh County
What Other Papers Are Saying
The Boston Globe notes arms decisions hinge on practical politics and Pakistan’s instability. The Carter plan to withhold 110 A-7 planes is praised as a realistic shift toward restrained sales and India relations, while global arms races persist. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette criticizes welfare reform as modest and flawed by regional disparities and weak policy on benefits, unemployment, and administrative costs.
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Boston Globe
Pakistan
India
Caf
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Coe
Cautious But Distinct Note Of Hope For Peace In South Africa
A cautious but hopeful shift in South Africa emerges as Prime Minister Vorster signs onto Western plans for Namibia. He rejects the Turnhalle framework, supports a UN guided process, and accepts elections under an administrator. The shift signals broader potential reforms amid Carter era pressure to end racial oppression in southern Africa.
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South Africa
Africa
B.J. Vorster
Namibia
Southwest
Vorster
United States
Britain
Texas
Turnhalle Conference of
Buté
United Nations
U.N
Turnhalle
John Vorster
Jimmy Carter
Wilson High students chosen for Key Club convention
Twenty five years ago four Woodrow Wilson High School students were selected to attend the ninth annual Key Club International convention in Chicago June 26 to 28. Sam Corley from Propertty Pete Chillingworth Dexter Avenue James Lucas Woodlawn Avenue and Bill Lazenby Foster Avenue will join 2,000 Key Club members from 45 states and five Canadian provinces.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Key Club International
Chicago
Sam Corley
Propertty
Pete Chillingworth
Dexter Avenue
James Lucas
Woodlawn Avenue
Bill Lazenby
Foster Avenue
Key Club
States
Wallace Givens wins Lyne College third at Lyne College
Wallace Givens son of Mr and Mrs J W Givens wins the faculty oratorical medal at Lyne College He is editor in chief of Certograph secretary of one honorary society and member of two others The piece notes Americans shaping diplomacy in Namibia and Rhodesia and David Owens focus on Rhodesia with Carter administration and Vorster shifting positions while risks of stalemate and hard consequences persist.
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Wallace Givens
J. W. Givens
Lyne College
Lynchey
Certograph
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Randolph Norton
Europe
Shady Spring District
CCC
Carter
Raleigh Register
Rhodesia
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Southern
Owen
Henry Kissinger
Tan Smith
London
Southern Africa
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