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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1980
Page
4
For over 30 years rehabilitation has shaped crime policy. The piece argues conviction should carry punishment, with longer sentences for determined felons and stronger prosecution. It criticizes soft judges and calls for more prisons to deter murder rape and mayhem, aiming to lower a national crime rate.
San Diego law enforcement recounts the Major Violator Unit effort to curb “revolving door justice” by targeting habitual robbers and burglars. Two career criminals faced tough prosecutions after rejecting lenient plea options, one receiving life in prison and the other 14 years. The unit, six senior DAs plus staff, tracks repeat offenders from arrest through adjudication, aiming to incapacitate the most prolific criminals.
Li Guanghua, 26, works nights at a Beijing automotive parts plant while hoping to enroll in a televised university for better prospects. The factory party committee, mainly older peasant origins with limited schooling, resists long study, highlighting the tension between political loyalty and modernization. The piece surveys how leadership backgrounds shape China’s push for technical progress, power shifts under new leaders, and notable reforms under Zhao Ziyang and Hu Yaobang amid a broader move toward economic development.
China’s Deng Xiaoping, the small in stature yet dominant force of the post Mao era, intends to retire from active government posts by 1985 while remaining Communist Party vice chairman. He seeks a managed handover to younger pragmatists, aligning with Western advisers to sustain policy continuity and avoid hardline backlash. China signs a new trade pact with the Soviet Union for 1989 totaling about 375 million dollars, a drop from 1979 levels, as it boosts ties with Japan and the United States while pursuing economic opening.
The piece notes 36 cents per liter gas across 6,000 stations in 46 states, with Americans resisting metrication yet Congress backing it. Oil industry groups push a voluntary three year liter conversion while the official Metric Board is sidelined, promising price charts and consumer info to ease the switch. Esther Peterson backs the plan noting consumer protection concerns and possible broad adoption. Martha Duggan cautions whether reluctance will fade as prices rise and meters upgrade. The article ends with the Metric Board inviting questions at its Arlington office.
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