Sensible proposal to pair California governor and lieutenant governor
Lt. Gov. Finch renews a constitutional reform pushing to elect governor and lieutenant governor on a single ticket with one vote. Gov. Reagan supports a joint ticket, arguing the lieutenant is an executive vice president in California. The change would need a two thirds legislature vote and voter approval.
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California
Govenor
Finch
Kieuwait
New York
Reagan
U.S
Santa Monica
Draft law prosecutions rise with tougher sentences
The attorney general reports 942 convictions for draft violations last year, up 78 percent from the prior year. Judges are imposing longer sentences so violators may serve nearly as long as in the military. While not solving the total problem, the trend signals stronger enforcement against draft evaders.
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Attorney General's Office
Countdown Batman Ends as Fall TV Schedules Arrive
The note says Countdown Batman will go off air with new fall schedules. It claims Robins head south then. Ralph Nader calls for auto safety costs to be scrutinized, implying a chrome curtain hides rear costs. LEW proposes a four percent travel tax amid broad traveler frustrations.
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Batman
Robins
Ralph Nader
Lindsay faction nudges Rockefeller toward candidacy clash
Washington report describes liberal Republican splits led by Mayor Lindsay’s followers attacking Nelson Rockefeller. It notes George Romney’s alignment against Rockefeller over issues and trash strike, and says a GOP power group plans hearings to spotlight Rockefeller ahead of the 1988 convention, pressuring him toward candidacy.
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Washington
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
John V. Lindsay
New York City
Rockefeller
Lindsay
National Guard
Romney
Richard Nixon
G.O.P
New York Subway Opens with 25 Cent Fare in 1870
United Press International marks 1870 as New York City's first subway line opening to the public with a fare of 25 cents. It also notes 1935 as Germany beginning air force operations under Hermann Goering. A thought from Ralph Waldo Emerson reflects on rewards of a well done task.
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New York City
Germany
Hermann Goering
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Call to Veterans to Reconnect with Service Front Lines
Paul Harvey urges veterans to reenlist in spirit and community service. He cites Argonne, Normandy, and Guadalcanal as callouts and praises Hendersonville Tennessee VFW Post 9851 for its new, bar-free building used as a polling place and civic hub.
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Veterans’ Organizations
VFW
Hendersonville
Tenn
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Thrift tips for travel and thrift in Europe
Washington columnist urges frugality with a seven dollar per day travel limit and notes a proposed tax exemption for American missionaries. The piece offers cheap Europe travel ideas from $7 to $22 nightly lodging, self-cooked meals, hitchhiking, air freight, and free sights in Rome London and Paris with humorous asides about Paris and the Seine fine.
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Washington
Europe
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Rome
Colosseum
Oxford Street
London
Selfridge's Department Store
Buckingham Palace
Paris
Montmartre
Louvre
Seine
Hendersonville VFW Post 9851 Shows Civic Service Style
Woody's World notes that Hendersonville VFW Post 9851 stands as a worthy example of civic service and good works. The piece highlights stimulating citizen participation in politics and educating youth about the costs and value of ideals, praising the post for adding glory to Old Glory and urging it to inspire many more posts.
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Hendersonville
VFW
Legion Post
Favored sons arise in California Republican delegation race
The piece outlines competing California Democratic and Republican delegations for a future convention. It names key Republican figures in Oakland Alameda County, including Bill Knowland, Don Mulford, Lewis Sherman, Gardiner Johnson, Frank Adams, Floyd Sparks, and Oliver Stivers, noting a possible inclusion for a Black Republican from the north part of the county.
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California
Johnson
Democratic Council
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Alameda County
Oakland
Bill Knowland
Goldwater
Stampede Palace
Don Mulford
Piedmont
Lewis Sherman
Berkeley
Gardiner Johnson
Frank P. Adams
Adams
California Republican Assembly
South County
Floyd L. Sparks
Reagan
Oliver Stivers
Hayward
Anaheim
A Conversation Gap In California GOP Assembly Race
Warren Townsend of Fremont publicly considered seeking the Republican nomination in the 13th Assembly District but then said he would not file as a candidate. Townsend had been a key figure in the California Republican League and had learned Brumbaugh planned to run, a detail Townsend only knew two months earlier. Brumbaugh had discussed entering the race with Townsend previously.
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Warren Townsend
Fremont
13Th Assembly
Harry Brumbaugh
Townsend
California Republican League
Brumbaugh
California Republican Assembly
GOP
Alameda County
Republican Central Committee
Delegates Named By Democrats To 8th District Roster
Edward F. Newman of Hayward and Stephen Krug of Livermore are listed as full delegates for the 8th Congressional District, with Norm Amundson and Barbara Crawley as alternates from Hayward and Livermore. In the 9th District Ray DeGroat of Hayward appears as an alternate, while others from Alameda County were largely absent owing to travel costs.
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Hayward
Castro Valley
Edward F. Newman
8Th Congressional District
Hind
Livermore
Stephen Krug
Norm Amundson
Alameda County Central Labor Council
Barbara Crawley
Alameda County
Chicago
Bill McGuire
CDC
9Th District
Ray DeGroat
Gerald Hill
San Francisco
Washington
McCarthy
Los Angeles
Johnson
California
McCarthy campaign moves under Alameda County figures
Odds and Ends outline a Berkeley based likelihood of Dan Longaker as campaign chairman for the McCarthy peace state in Alameda County. Chet Fonkhauser and Byron James named for county roles with a March 6 petition drive planned. Hayward councilors largely back John D. Murphy over George F. Oskes with one council member reportedly neutral.
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Dan Longaker
Berkeley
Alameda County
Democratic Central Committee
McCarthy
CDC
Chet Fonkhauser
Livermore
13Th Assembly
South County
Byron James
CRA
First District
John D. Murphy
Pleasanton
Hayward
Murphy
George F. Oskes
Jeaning Murphy
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