Hoffa Urges Reform of U S Prison System
James R. Hoffa testifies before a Senate subcommittee arguing for prison reform. He cites overcrowding at Lewisburg and inhumane conditions, noting released inmates return more damaged and prone to crime, urging humane treatment and alternatives to cages.
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Opinion: Avoid easternizing the West's outdoors
A reprinted Reader's Digest piece argues for opening wilderness areas to mass access and tramways, provoking debate over democratic access versus preservation. The letter-writer warns against overdevelopment, noting long-standing restrictions protect wildlife and outdoor purists, and urges balance.
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May Reader
Coney
Julber
America
Gallatin
West
Democrats Sale of Primary Material Sets Record Prices
In a tongue in cheek catalogue, Democratic groups offer surplus items from the primaries including Muskie and Lindsay memorabilia, campaign buttons, bumper stickers, TV spots, posters, and even a Wilbur Mills for President bag. The sale, touted by Lawrence O'Brien, aims to boost value and collector interest with items expected to rise.
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Hartke
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McCarthy
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America
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Terry Sanford
Chisholm
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McGovern
California
The General's Private War by James Reston
In this column Reston analyzes Gen. John D Lavelle’s unilateral bombing in Vietnam and the U.S. government’s handling of the affair. He notes the tension between civilian authority and military action, the treatment of dissent, and the broader question of truthful government communication in wartime.
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le Duc Tho
Paris
MacArthur
Korea
France
Algeria
How do we judge the judges
Reform waves roll across states to discipline judges with new panels and ombudsmen, but secrecy and limits curb effectiveness. Critics say commissions lack power to publicly censure and to probe judicial competence, while judges’ independence and accountability clash in the federal system.
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New York
Robert J. Martineau
New York University
Institute of Judicial Administration
California
District of Columbia
Boston
Jerome P. Troy
Troy
Wich
Newell Ellison
California Commission
New York University Law School
Montana Standard Official Butte Silver Bow County Paper
The Montana Standard is published seven mornings a week by D R Campbell Jr with Robert W Jones as business manager Bert Gaskill as publisher and Roy Anderson as editor Jeffrey B Gibson as city editor and the editorial page editor in Silver Bow County and the City of Butte.
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