Lawyers for the Poor Face Backlash Across Legal Community
Federally funded lawyers serving the poor report attacks from business and political leaders and friction with peers. The National Advisory Committee for the Legal Services Program cites loss of support from charity groups and local bar associations amid debates over ethics and police brutality cases. ABA President Bernard Segal defends aiding the poor and urges coordinated action to improve access to justice.
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Washington
National Advisory Committee For the Legal Services Program
Office of Economic Opportunity
Anit the Commer
Cial
United Charity
Emainar Athens
Stant Nesses
Los Angeles
David Dugan
New Jersey
County Bar Association
Louisiana
Gwen Crockett
Am Bar Association
National Bar Association
ABA
Bernard G. Segal
Philadelphia
Segal
America
TVA Joins 21 Other Power Firms in Reliability Council
The Tennessee Valley Authority joins 21 other power companies to form the Southeastern Electric Reliability Council SERC aimed at improving electricity reliability across the Southeast The council includes investor owned federally owned county city owned and rural cooperatives in nine states serving over 31 million people with a capacity exceeding 59 million kilowatts TVA distributes more than 18 million kilowatts across an 80 000 square mile region.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
United States
Southeastern Electric Reliability Council
Southeast
SERC
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
TVA
Godwin Would Not Support King Holiday Designation
Virginia Governor Mills E Godwin Jr declines a request to designate Martin Luther King Jr birthday as a state holiday. He cites impracticability of honoring many individuals while acknowledging other distinguished Americans. The piece ends with an unrelated medieval note on the word garbage describing a chicken dish.
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Richmond
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Martin Luther King Jr
Godwin
Curtis Harris
Virginia Council On Human Relations
Harris
Conner Praises News Coverage Of My Lai Story
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Conner commanding general of the Third U.S. Army at Ft. McPherson Ga says the news media have handled the My Lai massacre coverage very well. Ft. McPherson lies within Atlanta city limits.
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Albert C. Conner
Third U.S. Army
Ft. McPherson
My Lai
Atlanta
Businessmen Buy Lebanon Newspaper Under New Management
The Lebanon newspaper changes hands in a purchase led by A G Griffith Jr, Robert Hillman, William McFarlane, John Paul Stinson, and Jerry Lark who will serve as editor. Ellwood B Bausell previously owned the weekly paper. The first edition under new management was published Wednesday.
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Ellwood B. Bausell
A. G. Griffith Jr
Robert Hillman
William McFarlane
John Paul Stinson
Jerry Lark
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Talmady Plaints
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Lebanon (Ap
Boyer
National Ave
WED
Miller’s
Camp Hill
Middletown
Carlisle
York-Lebanon
Sunbury
Waynesboro
Berkeley Plaza
Martinsburg, W. Va
Hanover, Chambersburg, Hagerstown
Cumberland, Martinsburg
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