Judges' Open Record Act urged to shine light on sentencing
A column advocates SB 195 the Judges' Open Record Act to require judges in felony cases to state on the record why pleas acquittals or sentences are used and to publish these reasons with defendant prior convictions. It urges public comment to lawmakers at the State Capitol Sacramento 95814.
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Newton R. Russell
Montrose
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Alfred E. Long
Monterey Park
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Robert G. Beverly
Redondo Beach
Dennis Carpenter
Irvine
Milton Marks
San Francisco
Alan Robbins
North Hollywood
David A. Roberts
Lywood
Bob Wilson
San Diego
George N. Zenovich
Modesto
State Capitol
Sacramento
Welfare fraud sting spans New York and Washington cases
A Brooklyn man was arrested for defrauding New York City Social Services of over $33,000 using 11 aliases. In Washington DC, a welfare employee was charged with stealing $40,000 in four years by fabricating a fictitious family and keeping the payroll checks.
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New York
Brooklyn
Social Services Department
Fim
Welfare Branch
Washington, D.C
Department of Human Resources
Senate report blasts world organizations for ineffectiveness
A Senate Government Operations Committee report criticizes 65 world organizations funded by the United States for being top heavy and poorly purposeful. It notes U.S. taxpayers provide about a quarter of their funding yet remain under-represented and out-voted. The chairman Abraham Ribicoff questions what results the money achieves. The piece also cites Census data showing a declining rate of Americans moving each year, with 17.7 percent of the 1976 population relocating.
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U.S
Senate
Abraham Ribicoff
D.-Conn
Senate Government Operations Committee
Bureau of the Census
United States
Interpol CIA ties and public dossiers reveal covert US use
A weekly special reports on secret dossiers in government files and Interpol. It claims Interpol rose from Nazi ties and now leaks to police abroad. It notes CIA links, Treasury support for Interpol, and disputes over national security disclosures. It also covers US gas studies and Panama Canal arms dealings under Torrijos.
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U.S
Congress
Organization
Terpol
Interpol
CIA
Drug Enforcement Agency
Treasury
Washington
Carter
Energy, Research and Development Administration
Panama
United States
Panama Canal
State Dept
Carter Era Praise And Puzzles In A White House Tea
The piece notes Rosalynn Carter hosting the Egyptian president’s wife at a White House tea in the Blue Room. It describes Paul Harvey praising Jimmy Carter as good and smart while considering political risks, noting Carter’s foreign policy focus to deflect domestic issues and critiques of openness and media access.
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Egypt
Rosalynn Carter
White House
Jimmy
Rosalynn
Hands
Carter
Congress
D.C
Tax Deductions for Casualty Losses From Disasters
IRS guidance explains casualty losses may be deductible on tax returns if caused by sudden events. Business losses can be fully deducted, personal losses limited by a $100 floor, and theft or damage must be proven with ownership and fair market values. Publication 547 provides details and is available from IRS offices or by mail.
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Reim
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Richland PTA thanks supporters for cereal box tops drive
Letters to the editor express gratitude from the Richland PTA for cereal box tops totaling 2722 collected for the Fun N Fitness program from October 1 1976 to March 30 1977. Most tops redeemed enabling classroom games and sports equipment. thanks to Shafter Press for coverage.
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Richland Pta
Richland
Shafter Press
John D. Leonard
Ways and Means Eyes Tax Reform This Fall
Mr. Bixler testified that the Ways and Means Committee plans to revisit basic tax reform, possibly by fall. He highlighted addressing double taxation of corporate earnings and inflation driven bracket creep while keeping a long term plan to reduce rates and boost purchasing power and investment.
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Carter
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Jack Anderson
Joe Spear
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King
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Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Lorraine
Ray
Birmingham
Paul Harvey News
Mr. Carter
Billy
The
I.R.S
City Fire Dept
Jerry Schmidt
Shafter Fire Dept
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