Assembly Moves to Open the Doors on Public Business
The Assembly backed measures ACA 2 and AB 17 to require open meetings for the Senate and Assembly and their committees, potentially extending the Brown Act to state government. Supporters hail it as responsible and a model, while risk remains in the Senate hearing phases. Senators Helmdshl Petris and Brad nearly cover Alameda County. Local agencies increasingly face calls to audit committee deliberations and keep proceedings on the record.
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California Assembly
Senate
Assembly
Boards of Supervisors
John Helmdshl
Nicholas Petris
Alameda County
Sen
Clark Hradley
Castro Valley
Livermore- Amador Valley
Pay-as-you-go ideas surface for social security and army funding
A fragment discusses a pay-as-you-go Social Security option if contributions cover obligations and notes West Germany studying a skills based pay system for its army. It references a Bible thought about rich and poor meeting together and cites Proverbs 22:2 as a maker statement.
McGovern's foot soldiers win Wisconsin primary battle
Mary McGrory McGovern credits a 10,000-strong volunteer corps for his Wisconsin primary victory. The lighter emphasis on television versus ground troops drew labor union and blue-collar support, while Humphrey Muskie Wallace stayed in the field through organizing networks. Volunteers, led by Gene Fokarny, proved students can win over workers and sustain a campaign into other states.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Hubert Humphrey
Battler
Edmund Muskie
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
John Lindsay
George McGovern
Bownd
Humphrey
Cope
Wallace
McGovern
Muskie
Washington
MacGovern
McGovvern
Matt Reece
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Reece
Eugene McCarthy
Young
Gene Fokarny
Pokorny
California fund appeal for Ashbrook aims at Nixon loss
Rep John Ashbrook through national finance chief Leland Kaiser seeks 190000 dollars to fund a California delegation drive at the Republican convention. The candidate casts himself as American first and Republican third, arguing Nixon is too liberal and should be beaten for the nomination.
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John Ashbrook
Chio
National Finance
Leland M. Kaiser
Claifornia
Ashbrook
Nixon
Abortion Views and Dolphin Casualties Prompt Debate
Editor letters from April 3 discuss abortion opposition and dolphin deaths in tuna nets. Arthur H. Stewart argues population pressure endangers fisheries and calls for changes in teaching now to curb demand. He notes global concern growing and warns future drastic measures may loom if present actions persist.
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ROTOR
Joylie Pehanick
Margaret Ann MiHs
Pehuanick
Alvin Teftter
Rmer
Mills
Contern
Arthur H. Stewart Castra Vailey
Phony martyrs and the communist threat debated
Editor riffs on Morrie Ryskind and McCarthy era rhetoric arguing that supporters of communism overstated its danger. It notes that some leaders used conquest and propaganda and that a small cadre can sway large populations, with mentions of Iran, Britain, and traitors abroad.
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Morrie Ryskind
McCarthyis
Bea
Pacific
Hiller
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
England
Philby
McClean
Burgess
Russia
China
History repeats itself in Nixon era cautionary tale
A columnist reflects on wartime memory and current events from Nixon's Peking policy to Haiphong, comparing Neville Chamberlain and Hitler, warning that peace requires strength. It cites Red China, the USSR, and a looming arms race, arguing against paring defense budgets and stressing readiness over sentiment.
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Jwelle
Far East
Barry Goldwaltz
Mr. Nixon
Peking
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Nixon
Hitler
Europe
Santayana
Neville Chamberlain
London
Ussr
Broscow
Red
China
White House
National Committee
U.S Chma
California welfare board proposes removing children from unwed mothers
The California Social Welfare Board urged legislation to empower the state to place for adoption any legitimate baby born to a woman with two or more prior out of wedlock births. A court hearing would determine the mother’s fitness and ability to provide a decent home, shifting focus from cost to children’s well being.
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California Social Welfare Board
Dorothy Natland
Natlund
Board
Robert Mitchell
California Board
Mitchell
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Mary McGrory
Nek
Innocent Smith
California Fund Appeal
Washington Post
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America
Peter A. Brehesse
Environment Health
University of Washington
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Iran
Phony
Chamberlain
Shanghai
Chow
U.S
France
Munich
Red China
Mussia
Seven Seas
Starling
National Window
Louis Cassels
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