Self representation in court clashes with justice ideals
A discussion on the 4 Supreme Court ruling allowing defendants to represent themselves, the surge of self representation, and the gap between dramatic movie portrayals and real legal practice. Judges, public defenders, and prosecutors caution that acting without counsel often leads to conviction and underscore the profession's technical complexity.
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Supreme Court
Marcus Welby
Laos Vietnam and the limits of American will in Indochina
The author recalls Laos 1958 62 and Laos neutralization policy at Geneva 1942 and details how U S stance shifted through Diem era to a Vietnam war test of will. He argues for more information before endorsing American actions in Angola and warns against overstretched national resolve.
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JFK
Laos
Freedom
Pathet Lao
Hanoi
Nepal
Geneva
Souvana Phouma
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
South Vietnam
David Halberstam
Republic of Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
Diem
Nhu
Saigon
Americans For Democratic Action
Halberstam
Indochina
Heart Association meeting highlights life saving heart research
The 1975 AHA scientific sessions attracted hundreds of physicians and scientists. Dr. Eugene Braunwald from Harvard described animal heart saving measures and promising new treatments. Purified kidney substances like renin may aid high blood pressure control. Studies on SIDS and inherited heart irregularities offer insights into infant deaths. The conference underscores AHA funding and global research impact.
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American Heart Association
Eugene Braunwalk
Harvard Medical School
Barry J. Major
National Heart and Lung Institue
Bethesda
Maryland
Woodmen members thank Light staff for 1975 service
San Antonio Woodmen of the World members express sincere thanks to The Light staff for exceptional news coverage in 1975. They commend the EMS department for professional compassionate aid during a distress incident and praise city services as a credit to San Antonio.
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San Anvinio
Woodmen of the World
Sam Houston Corp No. 4B
Elvys 1
Wenry
Trusteas
EMS
Department
San Antonio
Trial date set for Franklin murder case in 1978
The Franklin murder trial for Mary Moran is scheduled for February 16, 1978. offense alleged July 26, 1975. The piece references a separate England audit of three American airmen and quotes an inspector on delays, with a retrospective call to speed up justice.
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Donald Gene Franklin
Mary Margaret Moran
England
America
Charles Densford
Fire Dept Responds To House Fire On December Saturday
The San Amani Fire Department answered a call about a house fire on Saturday December 20. A family expresses heartfelt thanks for the quick response and help given during the emergency.
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San Amani Fire Department
Share Taxes If Governor Cibik Proposes a Tax Plan
Stephen Paul Cibik argues for a direct fillip on renters and mobile home owners to fund public schools. He proposes a uniform tax rate assessed on apartment houses and mobile home parks and collected by the local tax authority to spread school tax burden across tenants and property owners. He suggests a 4 percent rate against school taxes based on property valuations.
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Texas
Myers
Asies
Fouse
Bay Seri Tes
Tus Minden
Tenanik
Stephen Paul Cibik
Budapest memories and gun ownership debated in a letters column
A mused exchange argues whether universal firearm ownership would shield or imperil citizens. The writer cites Senator Ted Kennedy on gun numbers and cites Budapest's 1956 uprising to warn anti gun views. The tone blends rhetoric with perceived historical lessons about disarmament.
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Pera Smithabarg
America
Petra
Sen
Ted Kennedy
Ourpalice
Budapest
Russ Economy Rising Amid Quiet Soviet Dissent
The piece surveys Soviet life noting modest gains in dress and housing but argues brutality remains. It critiques top USSR rulers for using cruelty to stay in power and curb opposition while suggesting real reform would come if bureaucracy were removed. It mentions Solzhenitsyn Sakharov Amalrik and their fates abroad and in labor camps.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Thhat Solzhenitsyn
Sakharov
Amalrik
CBS
Amalak
Movements of American Correspondent in Russia Continue Despite Expulsions
Four years after a U S journalist was expelled, dissidents remain monitored but no longer hidden. Observers note Kremlin allows some contacts, yet dissidents risk arrest and torture on unpredictable pretexts. Some credit detente with a cautious, uneasy tolerance while others doubt a softened Soviet stance.
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Kremlin
Counter-economy Thrives in the Soviet Union
Relaxed tensions fail to lift life in the USSR as a growing counter economy fuels purchases. Tourists buy cars, blue jeans, vodka, fur caps, radios, or scarves while locals seek ways to legally or illegally obtain goods. The illicit market offers small comforts amid scarce resources and corruption.
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Russia
Moscow
Soviet Union
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