Word: districting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...powers granted Paul Curran will be less important than how aggressively he attacks his job. Those who know him well in New York back him strongly. Says Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan's Democratic district attorney: "There won't be any cover-up with Paul running the investigation." Michael Armstrong, counsel to the Knapp Commission, which investigated New York City police corruption, says, "Curran's tough enough to indict when he should and tough enough not to indict when he shouldn...
...James' request, Federal District Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. gave him the authority to bypass the state board of corrections and end barbaric conditions in Alabama's prison system. Johnson had been at loggerheads with Wallace and the board since ruling in 1976 that the prisons were "junglelike" and constituted cruel and unusual punishment...
...much is stolen per year-$1.1 million worth of diamonds was reported taken during the first 2½ months of 1979-because the dealers shy away from police. Says Lieut. Edward O'Connor, commander of the Manhattan robbery squad and a former detective in the diamond district: "It's a very clandestine business. Very few people will cooperate or tell you anything...
...that the Arab minority in Israel enjoys a better economic situation than any Arab in all the 21 Arab countries-except, of course, the rich people, the sheiks and the millionaires. This, by the by, also applies to the Palestinian Arabs who live in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza district. They have never had such a blossoming economy...
...industry. That would make it easier for new firms to pick up lucrative routes. The trucking companies and drivers fear deregulation because competition may reduce rates, profits and job security. So far, key congressional committees have been cool to deregulation. There are major trucking firms in almost every congressional district, and they can bring much pressure on their legislators...