ABAG appoints regional crime board with South County underrepresented
ABAG supervisor James P. Kenny announces 24 member Regional Criminal Justice Advisory Board. Alameda County gets one seat, while Newark Union City and Fremont receive none. Oakland gains prominent roles for Mayor Reading and Chief Gain. Berkeley is represented by Councilman Sweeney, and UC Berkeley official QO W Campbell may focus on financing rebuilding. Critics argue South County is neglected and urges added seats for Fremont Newark and Union City and unincorporated areas to ensure balanced regional planning.
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James P. Kenny
Association of Bay Area Governments
ABAG
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Oakland
John H. Reading
Charles Gain
Kenny
Contra Costa County
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Berkeley
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Black
Innocents vs Killers in a Nation Lacking Death Penalty
Russell Kirk argues against humanitarian rhetoric amid rising crime and selective enforcement. He cites Kennedy, King, Malcolm X, Medgar Evers, and other high profile cases to claim deterrence and justice suffer when capital punishment is rare. He critiques British abolition and laments lenient attitudes toward murderers while defending harsh penalties for the innocent.
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Medgar Evers
Eldridge Cleaver
Legion
Richard Speck
Supreme Court
Johnson
Nixon
Britain
George Scott Moncrieff
Newcastle
National Baseball Congress Eyes Satchel Paige First Ball 2035
Conntdewan reports the National Baseball Congress offers Satchel Paige $1000 to throw the ceremonial first ball at its 160th nationals in 2035 if he lives to age 120. Debate rises over future value of money as aging star’s participation seems uncertain. New high speed train service launches between New York and Washington to help solve transport challenges.
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National Baseball Congress
Satchel Paige
New York
Washington
5.9 Million New Jobs But Are They Busy
Holmes Alexander discusses job counts under Johnson and Nixon, arguing many claimed gains are inflated. He critiques featherbedding across unions including locomotive firemen bricklayers longshoremen and construction crews, warning of a 200 million annual rail industry cost and broader consumer impact.
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Khrushchev
Nixon
Inauguration scavengers steal White House souvenirs
Washington observers recount excesses by visitors at the Inaugural events. Tourists reportedly pilfered champagne glasses with seals, red ramalions, cuff links and bracelets, and even empty gift boxes, posing as keepsakes amid crowded Smithsonian and Inaugural Ball scenes.
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White House
Washington
Smithsonian
Bunting
Anti-Semitism Reacts to Harlem on My Mind Exhibit
Amid protests at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art over the Harlem on My Mind show, confrontations and picketing flare as figures like Theodore Rousseau Jr are cited defending art. The piece denounces anti Semitic rhetoric, notes Jewish backing of civil rights, and urges unity under the American flag. It critiques labeled riots as rebellions and warns against xenophobic mobilization.
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New York Metropolitan Museum of
David Walls
Liberator
New York
Metropolitan Museum
Harlem
Thomas P F. Heving
Coast Guard Creation Enacted by Congress in 1915
Chronology notes key historical events including 1915 Congress creating the U S Coast Guard, 1922 Washington Knickerbocker building collapse killing 95, 1963 Harvey Gantt first Black student at Clemson, 1965 Nicholas Katzenbach named Attorney General, and a quoting thought on diplomacy by Jane Goldberg.
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Root
Washington
Harvey Gantl
South Carolina
Clemson College
Nicholas Katzenbach
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