Prisons: A Nation Faces a Reform Debate
The VIEW panel and officials label the correction system a national disgrace. Attica to San Quentin illustrate brutal conditions and failing rehabilitation with 200000 inmates behind bars and 1.5 million in local jails yearly. Experts cite cost and limited reforms while predicting high recidivism.
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Attica
New York
San Quentin
California
Nixon
American Correctional Association
U.S. Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
United States
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Unconfirmed China Rumors Swirl On Mao Health
Diplomatic sources suggest a crisis in Communist China amid rumors Mao Tse tung may be ill or dead. Chinese embassies deny the reports while noting official parades and party actions could change. The White House affirms Nixon's China trip planned before May 1.
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Peking
China
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Communist Party
Paris
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Mao
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Chinese Communist Party
Chen Po-ta
Nixon
United States
White House
Prices, wages rise in August despite freeze order
The Labor Department reports August living costs up 0.3 percent driven by gasoline, while wages rose about two cents hourly and $1.43 weekly to $129. Labor power for purchases increased 0.7 percent for the month and 1.1 percent from a year earlier. Grocery prices held, housing up 0.5 percent, transport up 0.5 percent, with a 3.7 percent gasoline surge.
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Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lost deferments push first calls to lower draft numbers
Washington sources say men with low draft numbers who lost deferments will be called first when inductions resume. Pentagon officials expect October drafting to begin, with remaining 1971 calls to be light as the draft law nears Nixon's signature.
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Washington
Selective Service
Pentagon
Nixon
Draft rules loosened to speed 1971 conscription
Officials say men with 1971 draft lottery numbers above 140 can feel safe from the draft this year. Draft boards had previously used 30 day notices but may cut to 10 days to accelerate moves. The boards reached lottery number 125 in June before the prior law expired.
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Nixon
Senate
Weather Update Mild With Sunny Skies Across Area
Mostly sunny and mild today with highs near 70. Tonight mostly cloudy and cooler with lows around 50. Tomorrow increasing clouds and a 20 percent chance of showers with highs near 67 and southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Yesterday reached 67 at 1 30 p m.
Bumpers Urges Steady Leadership At Elyria Dinner
Arkansas Governor Dale Bumpers told more than 500 Elyria Chamber members that Americans seek leadership they can trust not negativity. He urged flexible problem solving and warned against extreme positions as he spoke at Lorain County Community College.
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Dale Bumpers
Elyria
Kosma J. Glavas
Milan A. Bendik
Bendik
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Charles Stebbins
Cleveland
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Stebbins
Robert D. Choate
Wilmot Printing Co
Margaret Kahliff
Bumpers
Omar L. Olson
Lorain County
Japan Backs U S Plan to Seat 2 Chinas in U N
Japan cosponsors the United States two China policy at the United Nations Steering Committee session. The United States seeks to list both the Peking entry and the ouster of Nationalist China for General Assembly debate. Pro-Peking and pro Nationalist sides clash over sequencing and voting thresholds as the committee considers agenda items.
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U.S
United Nations
United States
Washington
China
Peking
General Assembly
Assembly
U. S
Gilligan eases tax stand to push budget through Senate
Gov John J Gilligan plans a temporary pause on his personal income tax proposal to move a two year state budget tax plan from the Senate to a joint conference committee. He met with Senate Democrats and labor leaders as discussions centered on a possible sales tax increase and spending cuts. A Democratic senator cited says the move would shift the tax burden to Republicans if the plan passes.
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UPN
John J Gilligan
Senate
Gilligan
German Village
Jay 0. Tepper
Ohio Afl-Cio
United Auto Workers of Ohio
House Senate tax talks begin with labor pushback
A House Senate conference committee opens negotiations on tax policy as labor groups resist an income tax on individuals unless paired with higher business taxes and potential sales tax increases. The groups warn they may back a chamber driven sales tax hike if terms are not met.
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House-Senate Conference Committee
Chamber
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