Younger Court Reforms Face Skeptical California Panels
Attorney General Huelle J Younger pushes swift certain punishment and reform ideas to speed justice. He criticizes legislative committees for potential bias toward criminals, and outlines goals such as judge–led juror questioning, barring self representation in felonies, and disbarment for offensive courtroom conduct. He notes incompetence and delay as threats to fair trials.
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California
Huelle J. Younger
Prograam
Younger
Manson
Marin County
Mwartice
Judiciary
Bar
Welson
Court upholds Firearms Act requiring weapon registration
The Supreme Court upholds the National Firearms Act's gun registration. A government study proposes converting a mothballed merchant ship into floating factories. Tinney urges college leaders to back a peaceful dissent on war and military spending.
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Supremee Court
Tinney
Can federal action revive rural America amid farm decline
Russell Kirk argues that rural America faces farm decay and depopulation as cities swell. He notes Nixon proposes a 1.1 billion revenue sharing plan, bypassing federal programs to shift control to states and local groups. He warns against overreliance on federal aid and urges trusted local agencies to lead rural improvements.
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America
Nixon
Washington
Appalachia
Washington Representatives for South County Constituencies
List of U S senators and congressmen with parts of South County in their districts. Names include Senator Alan Cranston and Senator John V. Tunney with Washington DC offices. Congressman George P. Miller with Rayburn Building address. Congressman Don Edwards with Cannon Ridge address.
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Alan Cranston
Senate Offie
Washington, DC
John V. Tunney
Cannon House
George P. Miller
Rayburn
San Leandro
Castro Valley
Sar Larchno
Livermore-Amador Valley
North Hayward
Alameda
East Oakland
Don Edwards
Cannon
Washington
Amis
Ith
Isktict
South Hayward
Union City
Fremont
Newars
Santa Clara
San Mateo
Farmers gain from shift as land costs curb farming
Paul Harvey argues that policy shifts will empower farmers as farm numbers shrink and land concentrates. He notes U.S. farm numbers fall to about 10 million, farm jobs demand high capital, and urban demand could push down farmer income unless fair returns are secured. He warns against urban sprawl destroying arable land.
China and Nixon clash over Asia policy and ping pong visit
In Washington the piece argues that Nixon seeks to limit China tensions while maintaining US power in Asia, while Maoist China favors a rapid US withdrawal. The piece cites Peking Radio on the ping pong visit and warns of shifts in Indochina policy and UN admission. It notes Defense Secretary Laird and Sen. Mansfield as contrasting voices on Vietnam.
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Saigon
Peking
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Nixon
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China
Asia
Formosa
Sung Chung
United Nations
Vietnam
Indochina
Defense
Melvin Laird
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
Islands
The
Pacific
Western Asia
Western Pacific
Mao
Soviet Union
Oil firms win drilling permit in Santa Barbara Channel
President Nixon and past Interior secretaries opposed offshore drilling after the Santa Barbara blowout. On Jan 5 a high Interior official granted four oil companies a permit in the channel, now held in abeyance pending legislation to ban further exploration. The companies insist the permit is valid and plan to drill, stressing the importance of geology.
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Santa Barbaa Channel
Nixon
Interior
Walter Hickel
Rogers Morton
Department of Interior
Department
San Diego
Interior plan to regulate public land recreational vehicles
Interior Secretary Rogers B Morton proposes studying licensing and area restrictions for dune buggies snowmobiles and other recreational vehicles on public lands to curb ecological threats to deserts dunes and wildlife in remaining wilderness areas. The San Diego Evening Tribune notes the plan aims to limit damage and protect sensitive areas.
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Rogers €. B. Morton
Morton
SAN Diego Evening Tribune
Open Meetings Aim to Reform California Legislature
Assemblyman William Ketchum leads an effort to end the constitution’s secrecy allowance for the state Legislature and to require open meetings under a Brown Act like standard. A constitutional amendment and companion bill would define when secret sessions may occur and promote public access.
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California
William Ketchum
Bakersfield
Ketchum
Alhambra Post
Jefferson Memorial Wedding Demonstration Note
Irene Harris and Ransom Conley planned a wedding near the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC. They found the only federal form to be a Notice of a Proposed Demonstration, reflecting Park Service policy on public land use and ceremonies.
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Irene Harris
Ransom Conley
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson Memorial
Washington, D.C
Nations Park Service
Washington Post
Park Service
Giant octopus may lurk in Atlantic depths
Two scientists speculate a giant octopus with 200 foot tentacles could inhabit Atlantic waters. The piece wryly dismisses an expedition to the Bahamas to retrieve an artopus giganteus as a dangerous fantasy best left to cinema.
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Fay Wray
Atlantic
Bahamas
High-rise mobile homes in American society
A reader noted the emergence of tall mobile homes in American society, contrasting their height with traditional housing and expressing cautious acceptance of the trend while wary of changes in urban form.
This Day in History Highlights Births and Trials
Key historical notes include the 1607 landing of the first permanent English settlement at Cape Henry Virginia. In 1885 John Wilkes Booth was shot near Port Royal Virginia by federal troops. 1944 the Chicago Montgomery Ward headquarters were seized by the government after a labor ruling. 1954 a nationwide Salk polio vaccine test began in 45 states. A quip from American philosopher Tw Raina notes safety as a test toward maturity.
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America
Cape Henry
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Port Royal
Chicago
Montgomery Ward and
National Labor Relations Board
Tw Raina
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