Supreme Court one man one vote ruling fuels amendment push
The court's 6 3 Missouri district ruling intensifies debate over redistricting and prompts Senator Dirksen to seek a constitutional response. Critics warn of unintended, nationwide political consequences while supporters urge respect for local boundaries and history in district lines.
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Illinois
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Congress
Prescription For Billboard Blight
Alameda County supervisors adopt an amortization schedule to eliminate the worst billboard blight in unincorporated areas within three to five years. The plan aims to restore scenery, with Supervisor John D. Murphy voting against removing the blight in districts with the few remaining scenic drives.
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John D. Murphy
Deserved Honors for Alameda County Peace Officers
Deserved honors were bestowed on Hayward Police Sgt. Elwood Christensen and Alameda County Sheriff's Deputy Robert Husdleston as the county’s outstanding peace officers in a Friday night ceremony at Chariot College. The tribute was sponsored by the 25 Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges of Alameda County, with gratitude extended to all law enforcement personnel.
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Ninety Days: The Nixon Challenge and Congress
Opinion piece argues Humphrey proposed 100 days to fix vast national problems and compares Nixon’s task to Hercules. It criticizes Congress for inflation, wage demands, and a high congressional pay raise, predicting mixed press and political reception and questioning early accountability for fiscal woes.
Nixon era press handling and defense limits examined
The piece assesses how the Nixon administration manages press access with few cabinet leaks. It notes Melvin Laird and Walter Hickel as main critics, praises reduced news leaks, and surveys public reaction. It also flagges Cassius Clay’s split with the Black Muslims and Senator Russell’s view on war funding versus poverty programs.
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Melvin Laird
Interior
Walter Hickel
Spring's Washington Sermon by James Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick reflects that spring arrives belatedly in Washington with a vivid, picturesque contrast to the city’s cynicism. He praises the capital’s spring beauty, river, skyline, and the influence of Lady Bird Johnson in planting trees, while noting the town’s enduring appeal and a call to love the city.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
New Orleans
San Francisco
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Thames
Paris
Seine
Potomac
Renoir
Lady Bird Johnson
Postal reform looms as US system suffocates in mail surge
Postmaster General Winton Blount warns of repeated breakdown risks as the Post Office seeks reform. Proposals include converting to a self supporting government corporation or major structural overhaul while facing union opposition and rising costs. Budget plans raise first class rate to 7 cents to boost revenue. The system handles over 82 billion pieces annually and faces chronic deficits and political pressure.
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Department
Winton M. Blount
Chicago
Blount
Congress
Presidential Commission On Postal Organization
Kappel Commission
House
Senate
Kappel
Thaddeus J. Pulski
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Post Office
Oddball Education Bills Stir California Legislature
A sweep of unusual education measures moves through the California Legislature including AB 388 allowing world field trips for middle grades, SB 283 mandating three days notice before a teacher slaps a pupil, and AB 244 charging high schools for student parking. Other bills would rename colleges as universities, require labor education in history, limit tutoring income to licensed tutors, and count educational TV viewing toward attendance with a $100,000 annual cap.
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R-San Jose
Wadie P. Deddeh
Dchula ‘Vista
Canada
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Sacramento
Senate Education Committee
John V. Briggs
Fullerton
George W. Milias
Ray E. Johnson
R-Chico
Johnson
County Board of Education
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Tutee
John P. Quimby
D-Riallo
Quimby
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Allen and Goldsmith King Hussein's rule imperiled
An intelligence report circulated in congressional quarters this week during King Hussein's Washington visit argues Jordan is governed by guerrilla commandos who can seize power at will. The document says Hussein opposes them but cannot suppress them, with ties to army officers and civilian regimes. The commandos seek to provoke a new war with Israel, intensify attacks, and receive direct Soviet arms and Cuban and Viet Cong training.
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