Word: criminalled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Carter supporters are now anxious for Kennedy to declare, because as soon as he does he may become more vulnerable. "We could at least make comparisons," says a White House aide. "Now you take a poke and there's nothing there." Once Kennedy is forced to start speaking out...
In the 94th and 95th Congresses Kennedy unsuccessfully tried to railroad criminal code revisions through the Senate and House. His bill (the off-shoot of S.1) was labeled "reform" and was duly accepted in the Senate by an overwhelmingly majority (72-15) in January 1978.
But in the House it met considerable opposition and was defeated despite the editorial backing of the New York Times and Washington Post, and unrelenting pressure from Kennedy and the White House. The generally conservative members of the House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice were persuaded by their liberal colleague, Rep...
The department's criminal division "will undertake a preliminary inquiry to determine whether any prosecution is appropriate for violation of court orders in the two cases and the Atomic Energy Act."
New York City was poorer until last spring when a group of business leaders formed a commission that aims for an annual budget of $500,000 and a professional staff of about ten. The group's first target is violent street crime, which has hurt the city's...