Victimless crime debate mulls handgun limits and penalties
An editorial argues that victimless crimes weaken the nation and urges sweeping handgun confiscation within ten years, while opposing reduced jail penalties for marijuana, pornography, and prostitution. It cites the Houston murder case to warn that such acts erode national morality and justify jail terms.
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United States of America
National Commission On Criminal Justice Standards
Commission
Congress
United States
Houston
Tex
FDA overreach on vitamins sparks consumer protection clash
The FDA is praised for honest labeling but criticized for classifying supplements with over 150 percent of daily allowance as drugs. Critics argue the move grants the agency excessive power, turning it into a paternal regulator that narrows consumer choice beyond the 1938 act’s intent.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Commission
FIA
Agnew may forego 1976 bid without clean bill of health
Washington bureau report analyzes how potential indictments or their absence could shape Spiro Agnew's presidential plans. It notes he dislikes half measures, faces pressure within the GOP, and larger questions about his ambition amid ongoing probes and public scrutiny.
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U.S
Agnew
Maryland
Spiro Agnew
Japan sees wage surge amid rising living costs and slower growth
Japanese wage settlements in 220 large firms run 19 percent above last year, while 383 smaller firms report 21.3 percent gains. Over five years wages up about 16 percent yearly, outpacing productivity at roughly 11 percent. Growth cools from 10.3 percent in 1972 toward 7 percent next year as inflation and imports pressure the economy. Pollution controls and antipollution devices rise in investment, and a shift to a five-day workweek adds to industrial costs.
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Ray Cromley Washington
NEA
U.S
Japan
Tokyo
United States
Barbs on Freeway Wrecks and Social Rivalries
A witty column laments daily freeway wrecks caused by neighborly driving habits. It mocks back patting as a social stroke and notes the burden of keeping up with the Joneses, highlighting the headaches of paying up and financial pressure in suburban life.
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Joneses
Poetic Flair Masks Nightlife Quips In Quick Wits
Byline PHIL PASTORET offers witty lines about speed and math hints at a punchy, brisk joke style. The quip contrasts a rush with a straight line as the shortest distance between two points. After a TGIF party it suggests the nightcap resembles an auto on the rocks.
Coastal land use yardstick for California coast plan
The California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission seeks a two year drafting period for a non binding plan guiding coastal development. Public hearings will precede final adoption in 1975 with delivery to the Legislature for 1976 session. The plan outlines policies on offshore drilling superports and power plants while emphasizing marine life habitats recreation and mineral resources.
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Herb Lawrence Copley
California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission
Melvin Lane
Commission
State Commission
Joseph Bodovitz
Sifeer
gShould
Mendocino Letter to the Editor on Festival '73 Participants
An open Mendocino County letter to Jay Manning argues the Festival should favor local businesses and county residents. It claims outside exhibitors bring no tax revenue or employment and harm local merchants, urging a policy shift to prioritize Mendocino County participation and spending.
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Mendocino
Calif
Jay Manning
Mendocino County
Fort Bragg-Mendocino
Chamber
William Graubard
Marion
Graubard
Voting machine cheating in Congress sparks probe
The House computer voting system faces claims of proxy and multiple-card voting by lawmakers and staffers. Allegations center on three measures, with some observers noting unusually high roll call totals this year. In other items, a Mexican narcotics officer’s book alleges a fatal ambush, Hoover’s aide auctions, and blood plasma profits in Haiti raise new political tensions.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Erlenborn
Symms
Congress
Republican “Steering Committee
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Congressional Country Club
U.S
John Finlater
Finlater
State Department
Finlator
Hoover ‘‘Nyet
Robert Hilton Simmons
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Ministry of Culture
Simmons
Moscow
Ussr
E. Hoover
Red China
Alix Theard
Jean- Claude
Duvalier
Edison Biography Cited For Famous Quote On Genius
The World Almanac recalls a biography of Thomas Edison attributing his success to a saying that genius is one per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration. The quote highlights Edison’s enduring image as a tireless inventor.
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Thomas Edison
the World Almanac
Edison
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