Court speedup aids Bexar jail reform goals
Bexar County adopts a new system for felony trials under Judge Archle Brown to speed docket clearance. He assigns cases across four criminal district courts and even calls on civil courts for jury trials, aiming to reduce delays and hasten pretrial releases or transfers. The jail transport issue and insufficient bus service by the Department of Corrections add complications, with Sheriff Hauck reluctant to bear extra costs except in emergencies.
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Bexar County
Commissioners Court
Archle §. Brown
Ath District Court
Huntsville
Hauck
Department of Corrections
Fishing Rights Clash Threatens U S Tuna Fleet
The American tuna fleet sails from San Diego facing risks of seizure by Ecuador or Peru as they claim 200 mile rights. Last year over a dozen U S vessels were seized and ransomed with one ship shot at. The 15 month old Peruvian regime has already expropriated oil and sugar interests. President Nixon urged to defend U S fishing vessels on international waters.
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Orxce Agai
San Diego
Ecuador
Peru
Enduring Terror Outrages in South Vietnam Scene
An Associated Press dispatch from Saigon details the Viet Cong terror campaign against South Vietnamese civilians. It cites government figures of 2,000 killed, 129,000 wounded, and 60,000 kidnapped over nine years, noting the widespread but routine nature of the violence and its political aims to erode peasant confidence in Saigon’s government.
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South
Associated Press
Saigon
Viet Com
Nixon Admired Man of 1969 and Faithful Home Visions
The message contrasts Nixon being named the most admired man of 1969 with praise for Franklin D. Roosevelt as a pathmaker toward socialism. It urges appreciation of home life, Christian values, prayer, and church guidance as enduring sources of strength and stability in troubled times, attributed to L. Jackson Landers and Chester Deiter.
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Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fdr
TV Channels Sunday Suggestion for Family Friendly Films
A reader requests including movie ratings in Sunday TV Channels. The note favors clean, family friendly entertainment and points out many older films lack ratings. Morrison signs as the reader.
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Morrison
Subways, Subsidies, and a Political Shell Game
A column critiques New York subway fare hikes as a symptom of broader fiscal policy. It argues the primary cause is underpaid subway workers and overspending by government, while warning that subsidizing riders would entangle five million taxpayers in Cayuga County and beyond. The piece labels subsidies as an absurd political shell game and links wage and defense spending trends to public costs.
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New York City
Washington Post
Transport Workers Union
New York
Subway
John Lindsay
Nelson Rockefeller
Cayuga County
Oder
Albany
Washington
United Nations
Health Talk Highlights Penicillin Reactions And New Drugs
Dr. Lester Coleman reviews unexpected penicillin reactions and urges patient reporting to doctors. He notes red allergy warnings in hospitals and discusses PPL skin testing as a promising advanced safety method. Doxepin is described as a potential new treatment for severe mood and anxiety disorders, with FDA scrutiny noted. The piece cautions about parasitic infections like Ascaris lumbricoides and mentions vaccine hopes. It ends urging factory noise reduction to protect hearing.
Enduring Debate on Middle East Policy and Moderation
The column argues that backing away from Nixon era pragmatism in the Arab world weakens moderates like Saudi Arabia and Morocco. It cites Libyan upheaval, U.S. stance toward Israel and Moscow, and warns against undermining Israel as enforcer of moderation while stressing the stakes for global freedom and anti totalitarian alliances. It critiques presidential power and reflects on Johnson and Kennedy era phrases.
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Lyndon Johnson
Saudi Arabia
Morocco
Kuwait
Near Eastern
State Department
Israel
Nasser
Strait of Tiran
U.N
Department
White House
Libya
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow
Johnson
Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sixth Fleet
Sen
Fulbright
Sharm el Shaikh
Iraq
Mosul
Jerusalem
Cairo
Algiers
Chase Manhattan Bank
Saigon
Sinai
John Kennedy
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Chester Deiter
L. Jackson Landers
The
Small Society
Brickman
Bekah
William F. Buckley JR
Lester Coleman
United States Food and Drug Administration
World Health Organization
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