18 May 1976
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1976
Page
1
Gov Hugh L Carey proposes decriminalizing small marijuana possession and strictening penalties for violent crime and handgun use. The plan urges mandatory jail terms for unlawful handgun possession and extended sentences for loaded guns, plus protections for those cleared of crimes.
Sheriff Patrick J. Corbett backs Governor Carey’s package proposing decriminalizing small marijuana possession and other reforms. The plan includes second felony guidelines, plea-bargaining changes, inmate rights, and transfers of care for mentally ill inmates, aiming for a balanced, efficient criminal justice system.
The National Weather Service at Hancock Airport forecasts that conditions will stay rainy today then become partly cloudy tomorrow. Showers drop from 30 percent tonight to 10 percent tomorrow, with lows around 40 and highs in the mid 50s.
Scotland Yard's Special Branch seized six men including an Angola mercenary recruiter, John Banks, during an overnight raid on a London hotel. Police confirmed the raid but did not release names.
Golf great Arnold Palmer departs Stapleton International Airport Denver aiming to set a globe spanning record in a Learjet. He will fly with stops in Boston France Iran Ceylon Indonesia and the Philippines to finish under 60 hours, shaving over 26 hours from the current mark.
Senate investigators say 47 CIA agents infiltrated American radical groups during the Johnson and Nixon eras. The CHAOS project logged 300,000 names in HYDRA files and ran 1967 to 1974, aiming to link domestic dissent to foreign powers but failing to prove such links to the White House.
Ford concentrates on Michigan as a must win to energize his campaign while Carter presses in Maryland and Udall stacks against him in Michigan. Turnout in Grand Rapids signals strong GOP interest though Detroit shows lighter voting amid cloudy skies as statewide polls close at 8 pm.
In Jerusalem Old City riots, 21 year old Mahmoud al Qurd died after being shot in the head during clashes with police. He is among a series of Arab deaths in West Bank violence over the past days as demonstrators burned tires and gathered at historic sites.
Typhoon Pamela battered the eastern Caroline Islands and the Philippines as mudslides struck Truk. Officials said up to nine people may have died there, including an American woman identified as Sue Carroll. Peter Coleman said 10 were believed in the building when the slide hit. a food and medical airlift for about 25,000 victims was planned but could not start yet.
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