Alinsky speech at Chico State sparks campus debate
Before the meeting opened the audience was told smoking was not allowed. Saul Alinsky, guest of Chico State, walked in with a cigarette and continued smoking during his talk. He urged middle class organization for revolutionary aims, arguing 78 to 83 percent of Americans are middle class. Critics note his methods appeal to students yet may not reflect the broader middle class.
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Saul Alinsky
Chico State
Alinsky
Ming
Cesar Chavez
Chico State Wildcat
Martha Mitchell Attacks Doctor in Houston Hotel
In a Houston hotel Martha Mitchell scathingly denounces a physician who treated her daughter calling him a seedy looking character. The man is linked to a hotel owner, a multi millionaire, and Martha questions his appearance after a casual dress. Meanwhile demographic notes reveal the South gains in population via migration for the first time since the Civil War.
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Martha Mitchell
Houston
Martha
South
Awakening or degrading our children's minds
Letter to the editor argues Ritalin use in schools may reflect parental and teacher overreliance on medication. A substitute teacher from Murray District describes disruptive hyperactive students, calls for study on open-space classrooms, and questions ethical limits of discussing and prescribing behavior drugs in education.
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Murray
Rent a Hippie: OU Student Launches Party Service
An Oklahoma University student offers a "rent a hippie" service for 10 dollars an hour to liven bored parties. The idea mirrors a New York fad of paying others to act provocatively, with other paid roles suggested, including heroin addict and draft dodger.
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University of Oklahoma
New York
Sacramento State Legislature Representation Includes Southern Alameda County
Sacramento area representatives include Senators Petris Holmdahl and Bradley from the 4th District and 1th District coterminous with Alameda County minus Livermore-Amador Valley and Castro Valley. Assemblymen Bee Crown Fong serve 13th 11th 15th districts covering Hayward Union City Fremont Newark San Lorenzo San Leandro Alameda and parts of Castro Valley and Oakland. Addresses directed to State Capitol Sacramento 96814.
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Alameda County
Nicholas C. Petris
John W. Holmdahl
Clark L. Bradley
Livermore-Amador Valley
Castro Valley
Carlos Bee
Hayward
Union City
Fremont
Newark
Robert W. Crown
San Lorenzo
San Leandro
Alameda
Oakland
March K. Fong
Casiro Valley
Ashland
State Capitol
Sacramento
Madison legacy haunts Nader inspired presidency talk
In a Princeton Alumni Weekly recital of historical boast and civic ideals, references mingle to Ralph Nader, class of 1955, as a possible fourth Princeton man for president after Adlai Stevenson. The piece recalls James Madison as founder of the Princeton Alumni Association and notes Madison’s constitutional principles, separation of powers, and the ongoing tensions in Congress over executive power.
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Washington, D.C
Princeton
Adlai Stevenson
Ralph Nader
Alumni
Nader
White House
James Madison
1771
Princeton Alumni Association
Mattson
Washington
Madison Memorial
Capitol Hall
Treasury Department
Madison
College of Nassau Hall
Princeton University
Jeremy
Dally Madison
Virginia
Montpelier
Dolly
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Edmund Randolph
United States
Congress
Henry Kissinger
Sen Fulbright
Nixon
Fulbright
Jackson’s Peru persistent bid for Democratic unity in Vietnam era
Washington Senator Henry Jackson emerges as a rare Democratic voice aligning with Johnson era leadership. His presidential bid highlights resistance to pacifist withdrawal and pushes alternatives to party retreat. He is praised for a measured stance on Vietnam and strong U.S. world leadership while Muskie falters on policy clarity and revenue sharing.
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Washington
D.C
Henry M. Jackson
Democratic Party
Vietnam
Pentagon
Hubert H. Humphrey
McGovern
Muskie
Kennedy
Fulbright
Harp
Jackson
Johnson
Humphrey-Muskie
Sen
Humphrey
United States
Asia
Nixon
Sen. Jackson
Religion under siege in Moscow as Easter message fades
In Russia, religion faces harsh suppression as Lenin’s anti religious stance shapes policy. KGB surveillance, barred religious instruction, and state control of marriages and divorces erode church life. Moscow retains a few churches while others are repurposed or defaced, signaling a deliberate effort to erase faith. Innumerable Jews face persecution amid overall religious restriction. Easter greetings persist amid the crackdown.
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Michelangelo
St. Peter's
Rome
Moscow
Red Square
Kremlin
Moscow Historical Museum
Lenin
Doms
KGB
Communist Party
Yuri V. Andropov
Temple of Worship
Europe
Russia
Israel
Derzhinsky Square
Communist Bureau of Statistics
St. Louis
Marx
Notable historical births and events from April 9
On this date in history Charles Burchfield was born in 1893. Gen Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox in 1865. Germany invaded Norway and Denmark in 1940. The U S submarine Thresher sank in 1963 with 129 lives lost. Martin Luther King Jr was buried in 1968. Thomas Paine urged enduring the fatigue of supporting freedom.
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Robert B. Lee
Ulysses Grant
Appomattox
Virginia
U.S
Thresher
Boston
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
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