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...magazines could be censored or even closed by simple decree, private travel and public gatherings could be banned, and such institutions as bars and beer halls closed down. Even worse, according to the 24-page official document outlining the government's emergency powers, "any police officer may, without warrant, arrest and detain any person of whom he has reason to believe there are grounds which would justify his detention...
...examination of student deferment policies and attitudes." In a letter to local draft boards on Oct. 7, John C. Carr said students who fail to "make normal progress" in getting their degree may not to convince their local boards... Their cases are exceptional and that is unusual circumstances warrant able deferment action...
...Wouldn't the police have found it a great deal simpler and cheaper to send a prowl car with a warrant to Mrs. Placente's home sometime during the past 16 months...
...York City parking ordinance. Stern-looking green tickets, carrying a $15 fine, are issued by the hip-pocketful every day. At the moment, there are more than 900,000 outstanding tickets that have not been paid. The reason: before the clerk of court will issue a warrant for the car owner's arrest, he must have positive evidence that the owner himself parked...
Swatting a Gnat. So far, the main drawback is the legal requirement of a judge-signed warrant for each scofflaw. In a big city, no prowl car can possibly lug enough warrants. But police need no warrant to arrest anyone whom they reasonably believe to have committed a felony...