Panel okays bill setting penalties in convict damage
The House Governmental Operations Committee cleared a bill making it a felony for adult prisoners to maliciously destroy property valued over 100 dollars, with juveniles exempt. The measure aims to strengthen prison discipline and would require jury grounding for charges. The committee also approved creating a Department of Commerce to unify several agencies.
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Phoenix
Davids
John J. Moran
Department of Corrections
Moran
Department of Commerce
British plan to end 32 years of Northern Ireland strife
London reports a Conservative white paper proposing an 80 seat Northern Ireland assembly with broad self rule while keeping the province in the United Kingdom if the majority desire it. Catholics may influence provincial government and links to a united island are offered, with firm measures to end terrorism and defend the union as long as a majority wishes.
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London
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
Trish Republic
Ulster
Britain
Spectacle of Viet Cong Prisoner Exchange at Quang Tri
Washington post dispatch describes a staged prisoner swap across the Thadian River in Quang Tri Province. Both sides stage a ritual of transfer with observers, crews, and propaganda, while prisoners are re-clothed and paraded before a mixed crowd of officials and journalists.
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Washington Post
Quang Tri
Thadian River
Quang Ti
Quang Tri -City
Saigon
National Liberation Front
North Vietnam
U.S. Army
Hue
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Tiyo
Hanui
Siem
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