California court frees doctors in Laetrile case rights
A California Court of Appeal reversed convictions in a criminal case against Dr. James Privatera and five others charged with prescribing Laetrile. The majority held the state law violates patient and doctor rights, supporting freedom of choice over state sanctioned treatment. The ruling emphasizes patient autonomy and criticizes coercive medical regulation.
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Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Washington
California
James Robert Privatera, Jr
Fourth Appellate District
Court of Appeal
Robert O. Staniforth
Gerald Brown
Gordon Cologne
Staniforth
Brown
Privatera
Shoplifting rise during Christmas season eyed by experts
A survey of Washington merchants shows pre Christmas theft spikes with 45 percent of annual shoplifting occurring before the holidays. Experts say shoplifting harms consumers via higher prices and raises judicial workloads, demanding tighter prevention by parents merchants and individuals.
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Washington, D.C
Poverty War Costs Billions and Fails to Help the Poor
An analysis cites a $22 billion expenditure in the War on Poverty with more than half of funding eaten by overhead, salaries, and consultant contracts. The article notes payrolls, seminars, and reports dominate CSA spending while actual aid to the poor remains unclear.
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Thomas Sowell
UCLA
Lyndon B. Johnson
UPI
Baker set to back Panama Canal treaty struggle in Senate
Senate Minority Leader Howard Baker likely to join forces with Robert Byrd in January for a bipartisan push to ratify the Panama Canal treaties with reservations. Byrd and Baker would need about 15 Republicans to reach 67 votes, a move that could bolster 1980 presidential ambitions for Baker while risking GOP opposition at home. The dynamic follows Byrd's Panama trip and Torrijos warnings that delay could hurt Panama's economy and foreign investment. Arizona Senator Goldwater seeks inquiry into trilateral loan ties amid treaty lobbying.
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Panama
Baker
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Senate
Carter
Omar Torrijos
United States
South
Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Henry Kissinger
Ronald Reagan
John Connally
Bob Dole
Atti Aone Baker
Tennessee
Torrijos
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Trilateral Commission
Commission
New York
David Rockefeller
Dramatic Increase in Federal Judges Sparks House Battle
The House Judiciary Committee debates a bill to create 81 district and 34 circuit judgeships amid clashes over workload needs and political considerations. Amid amendments, the panel adds 16 new posts, narrowing the gap with the Senate bill, while figures cite a surge in federal case filings since 1970.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Peter W. Rodine Jr
D-N.j
Carter
House
Congress
Judicial Conference
Federal Judiciary
Rodino
Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee
Massachusetts
California
House Subcommittee
Is Arthur Burns Indispensible
President Carter rejects the idea that any one person is indispensable and weighs replacements for Fed chair Arthur Burns as his term nears expiry. The piece argues Burns should remain if his chairmanship reflects steady independence and avoids politicizing the Fed.
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N.Y
Washington
Carter
Arthur) Burns
Federal Reserve
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
America
White House
Potentia
Burns
Fed
Paul Volcker
Federal Reserve of New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Nixon
Volcker
John Connally
Robert Roosa
New York
Dillon Treasury Department
Roosa
Henry Reuss
Wisconsin
House Banking Committee
Arthur Burns
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United States Press, Inc
Robert F. Drinan
D-Mass
Drinan
By William Safire
Federal Open Market Committee
Lord Keynes
Thomas T. Byrd
Roy E. Potts III
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
Edward P. Offley
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