High speed pursuit prompts call for clear policy review
A 110 mph police chase from Winchester Mall to beyond Stephens City raises questions about public safety, pursuit policies, and accountability. Local officials offer limited comment as experts urge written guidelines balancing apprehension with officer and civilian safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Sheriff's Department
Winchester Mall
Stephens City
Ed Hart
Central
Shenandoah
International Assn. of Chiefs of Police
IACP
Hart
Front Royal
Rappahannock County
Smith
Frederick County Sheriff's Department
Carroll K. Mauck
A. Warren Rudolph
Rudolph
City Council
Public Safety Committee
William M. Mote
Thomas Kremer Jr
George H. Garber
County Board of Supervisors
Kenneth Stiles
Raymond Fish
Dr. Fish
Evening Star
Police Department
Sheriff’s Department
County Sheriff’s Department
Right to Bear Arms Push Draws Bipartisan Firepower
A Letter to the Editor notes a broad alliance behind a sea change toward a new gun bill. Drafts aim to ban certain handguns, empower the attorney general to decide bans, restrict sales to licensed dealers, sharply raise dealer licenses costs, and require waiting periods and carrying licenses.
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Ted Kennedy
D-Mass
Attorney General
Big Sister on the Gumdrop Trail
James Kilpatrick critiques the Department of Agriculture official Carol Foreman over proposed school lunch rules banning competitive foods in public schools. He denounces federal overreach and defense of parental authority, arguing against restrictions on sweets like jelly beans and gumdrops in school cafeterias.
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Universal Press Syndicate
Washington
Carol Tucker Foreman
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Foreman
Big Sister
Acoustical Detective Work and Kennedy Conspiracy Claims
The piece discusses acoustical evidence from a 15 year old Dictabelt in the Kennedy assassination debate. Rep Richardson Preyer defends acoustics as strong evidence while others doubt its conclusiveness. It notes a recommended study by Justice and NSF and links to broader FBI and CIA charter concerns tied to King’s assassination inquiries.
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New York Times Service
Washington
Richardson Preyer
North Carolina
Select Committee
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Preyer
Harold Sawyer
Michigan
Dallas
Dealey Plaza
Martin Luther King Jr
Dr. Tikes
Walter Fauntroy
District of Columbia
FBI
Central Intelligence Agency
House
Senate
Sandwich Board Humanity by Russell Baker
Russell Baker lampoons advertising saturation and sexual mores as he notes ubiquitous message boards on people in public. He recalls Le Car and Le House jokes to expose social pressure to display brands and roles, highlighting the oddity of self branding in modern life.
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America
Girianderbilt
Christian Dior
L'Ingrate
Seagnner Teats
Ucks
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League of Virtuous Mama
Mae
Pearl Harbor
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Russell Baker
Dr. Freud
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