Saving Legal Services: A Case to Keep LSC Alive
The Washington Star argues for sustaining the Legal Services Corporation through Senate action and against the veto threat. It emphasizes public funding to aid the poor in legal matters, limits on political leverage, and reoriented aims toward enforcing existing law, including tenant disputes and public assistance, with safeguards keeping government support viable.
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House
Legal Services Corp
Reagan
LSC
Legislative Branch
Lyndon Johnson
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Washington Star
Call for Budget Cuts to Extension Service in Local Forum
Public forum voices support for trimming the extension service budget arguing matching funds inflated agency size. It credits prewar agents with fame, notes today’s staff of six to ten per office, and claims major ideas come from industry rather than extension. Commissioner Aliello praised for proposing cuts.
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Extension Service
Aliello
Chaves
Thanks to Roswell Helpers on Main Street Visit
A vacationing couple from Del Rio Texas describe car trouble in Roswell in front of Duffy's Studio on Main Street. They credit motorcycle officer Bob Coker and mechanic P K Arnold for quick help, locating a needed part and installing it without charge, and praise the hospitality that encouraged their return.
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Duffy
Main St
P.K. Arnold
P.K
Coker
Judy Jarrett del Rio
Texas
Resignation Adds to Reagan Court Turn Toward Conservatism
Press comments from Rutland Vermont Daily Herald reflect Associate Justice Potter Stewart defending the First Amendment and labeling the press a watchdog amid Watergate. The piece notes expected departures during the Reagan era and predicts a continued conservative tilt under Burger and anticipated Nixon influence fading as future appointees shift the court.
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Daily Herald
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Richard Nixon
Burger
Reagan
New state GOP chairman outlines 1956 race priorities
Frank P. Llewelyn declared at a Roswell press conference that the Republican Party will focus on selecting a strong candidate for the upcoming congressional race. In Albuquerque, C. Mendiola, Mrs. Tony Garcia, and Albert Romero won state offices at the GI Forum convention. Sabra Kelley was installed as worthy adviser of Hagerman Rainbow Girls.
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Frank P. Llewelyn
Roswell
C. Mendiola
Tony Garcia
Albert Romero
Albuquerque
Sabra Kelley
Clyde Kelley
S. Missouri Ave
Hagerman Rainbow Girls
A.C. Davis
Sara Dillard
Grady Southworth
Carole
Carole Jane Roberts
Steve Henderson
Grace Craig
Oklahoma
Hagerman School
Greed and espionage wrap Edwin Wilson’s Libya case
Edwin Wilson, ex CIA contractor, his fellow ex agent Frank Terpil face charges tied to illegal arms sales to Muammar Qaddafi. Wilson allegedly siphoned funds from Task Force 157, charging $20,000 per head while paying some agents as low as $11,000. He evaded capture by hiding in Tripoli as investigations unfold.
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CIA
Frank Terpil
Muammar Qaddafi
Wilson
Tripoli
Libya
Fidel Castro
Navy
Terpil
Iran
Dale van Atta
Savak
Rights fight shifts tone as court actions loom
Washington observers note a changed atmosphere around women’s rights after two key court rulings. Judith Lichtman of the Women’s Legal Defense Fund says progress stalled. Eleanor Smeal warns symbols bite as ERA debate nears. The court stayed cautious on military pensions and drafts, underscoring Congress and society’s resistance to rapid change.
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Washington Star Service
Washington
Judith Lichtman
Women's Legal Defense Fund
Congress
Supreme Court
Court
Eleanor Smeal
National Organization of Women
Smeal
Legal Defense Fund
Lichtman
Capitol Hill
Justice Department
William Safire on upcoming events and political takes
Safire surveys weeks ahead in Washington with light satire on Supreme Court picks including a possible woman appointee, Begin in Israel, Montebello talks, and a royal wedding. He jests about U.S. foreign policy, gold standard debates, Polish politics, and media value of public events.
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Arthur Laffer
Communist Party of Poland
Kremlin
Victor Grishin
Politburo
London
Moscow
Peking
Hua Guofeng
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