Ford seeks stiffer prison terms for violent offenders
President Ford plans to send Congress a draft bill mandating longer sentences for violent federal offenders. The proposal, part of a broader crime package including a $7.6 million program to assist victims, faces criticism as a rehash of old ideas. Senate and House leaders question mechanical fixes to complex crime problems.
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White House
Ford
John W. Tunney
Dcalif
House
Senate
Tunney
Roman L. Hruska
Judiciary Committee
Outdoor Weddings Draw Dallas Couples to Parks
Dallas couples choose parkures for nuptials as costs rise. Diana LeNeveu and Donald wed at Lakeside Park amid blooming azaleas while Charles and Mrs Boulter shifted their Feb 14 ceremony to May 25 after Old City Park landscaping. Parks official Jean Craft notes 60 weddings since 1973. no park fees but planners should consult to avoid sprinklers and maintenance issues.
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Dallas
Diana LeNeveu
Donald
Lakeside Park
Turtle Creek
Don
Diana
Charles Boulter
Old City Park
Boulter
Bookmobile Schedule For Southwestern Library Route
The Southwestern Regional Library bookmobile timetable lists stops from Monday June 23 to Wednesday June 25 with times at Hillsboro Arrey Caballo Elephant Butte Monticello Winston Cubhillo Pinos Aires Central Fierro Hanover Vanadium and related time slots. Times vary by location ranging from morning sessions to late afternoon.
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Southwestern Regional Library
Hillsboro
Arrey
Caballo
Elephant Butte
Monticello
Winston
Pinos Aires
Central
Hanover
Reward Offered for Metates Theft Information
A $100 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who took metates from a yard.
Teenager Builds Life-size Robot in Kentucky Garage
In Wilmore Kentucky 18 year old dJirany Coleman and 16 year old Kathy McKain built a 7 foot robot nicknamed Bright Eyes from metal lumber and car parts. The 144 pound automaton moves its head waist and arms with a 1500 pound grip in the right hand and an electromagnet in the left. They salvaged seven cars for hydraulic jacks and pumps spending about 60 dollars. The project began without formal plans, and the robot now spends summers in the Coleman garage with plans to tear it apart once school ends.
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Wilmore
Jimmy Coleman
dJirany
Kathy McKain
Jimmy
Kathy
Bright Eyes
Coleman Family Auto
Coleman
Resource estimates cut for U S offshore oil and gas
The U S Geological Survey sharply lowers undiscovered energy reserves offshore Atlantic and nationwide. It says Atlantic oil may total 2 to 4 billion barrels versus 10 to 20 billion last year and offshore oil 10 to 49 billion barrels versus 65 to 430 billion previously. Gas totals drop to 322 to 655 trillion cubic feet from 1 000 to 2 000 trillion.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Atlantic
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Geological Survey
Fee
U.S
Fiddle Versus Violin Sparks Debate at Idaho Festival
At the National Oldtime Fiddlers Festival on the Oregon Idaho border 278 contestants and 2500 fans debate the fiddle violin distinction. Fannie Chandler notes fiddlers sit to play while violinists read from music sheets and judges may disqualify violins sounding too classical.
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Weiser
Idaho
Oregon-Idaho
Fannie Chandler
Mannie Shaw
Corral
Rubinoff
Saxe pleads guilty in armory theft case
Susan Saxe, once a radical feminist in underground circles, pleads guilty to stealing nine trucks and ammunition from a National Guard armory in Newburyport Massachusetts five years ago. The deal includes a potential two year sentence. armory theft carries up to ten years.
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Philadelphia
Susan Saxe
National Guard
Newburyport
Mass
Secmicts
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