Editorial Headache for the moralizers about Mendelsohn
The piece questions the Carter administration's stance on Mendelsohn for assistant secretary of interior, noting previous doubts about his finances and a $16,500 campaign contribution linked to a San Pedro operator. It cites party figures and skeptics, urging closer scrutiny of political morality in Washington.
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White House
Jody Powell
Carter
Gesson
Eortnalien
San Francisco
Robert '‘Mendelsohn
Interior
Mendelsohn
Patie i
Alan Cranston
Democrats
Prisin
Senate
Carter Forces
San Pedro
Mendelsoh
Fort
Brage
William 4
North Caiast
Mendelsohy
Real Gate
Pew
Washington
Countdown to comeback for American chestnut after cure
Fragmented OCR notes describe a revived interest in the American chestnut tree after a fungus cure. Mentions villagers, a smithy, the Marine Corps testing motorcycle couriers beating electronic gear, and warnings that violent TV programs cause health concerns for children per medical reports.
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American Medical Asset Reports
Local Alameda County Lawmakers and Officials List
A compilation of state senators and U S representatives for Southern Alameda County with district coverage. Names include Alan Cranstein and others, plus their local offices in Fremont Hayward Union City and San Francisco, along with Alameda County supervisors Valerie R and Raymond, and district details for the Eleventh, Fifteenth, Twenty-fifth districts and related offices in Sacramento Oakland and Fremont.
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Congress
Alameda County
Alan Cranstein
Aoom
Senate Xtice
Washington, D.C
Fallidie Plaza
San Francisco
Hayakaway
Dirksen Senate
Washington
D.C
Focal
Sule 2
Maite Beea
House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Fagen Padre Parkway
Fremont
South County
Te Joh
Avant
Union City
Milpitas
Ea Ee
Skate Capitol
Sacra
Foothill Blvd
Aya
Alfred ‘Alguial
Sacramerdo
Fremont Hlvd
Hang
Gara
Benito
Sie Apt
Meri
State Capitol
Sacramento
Tri-City
Miketer HeMihaber
Mowry Ave
Fremond
Newark
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Valerie R
Oak
Oakland
Leary
Fremont Blvd
Raymond
Frances Knight Ousted After 22 Years At Passport Office
Frances Knight, longtime Passport Office director in Washington, begins leaving on July 31 after a career dating to the 1950s. Critics say she was dumped for being too efficient and independent, clashing with bureaucratic norms. Knight has battled repeated attempts to issue diplomatic passports to non-diplomats, citing lax policy. She plans to write a book and travels with husband Wayne Parrish, leaving behind a machine readable travel document project.
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Washington
State Department
K. Street
Frances Knight
Passport Office
Jimmy Carter
Miss Knight
Abe
National Recovery Administration
Franklin Roosevelt
Feayleas
E'Spring
Willard Edwards
Johnson
Supreme Court
Congress
Knight
Simage
Wayne Parrish
Lawrence
Capitol Hill
Africa’s two ironic democratic beacons amid chaos
Ralph de Toledano argues at Gabon for the African Unity that only Alexesbia and South Africa show any democratic traits while most regions verge on dictatorship and violence. He criticizes Western powers and OAU inertia, citing wars, guerrillas, and alleged hypocrisy on human rights as Africa’s central crisis.
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Washington
Gabon
Organization
African Unity
Alexebesia
South Africa
Africa
Moambigie
Uganda
Libya
Chad
Algeria
Spanish Sahara
Morocco
Mauritania
Western Sahara
Nawakchoti
Mithitania
Somalia
Zaire
OAU
Intellecti UV
Zalhaba
Cetion
Fulér
Bernard Bongo
Arme
Ussr
Shaman Righta
South Asia
Rhodesia
Priet
Pessimists and prophecy in a restless world
The piece mocks doom sayers from Boston to Los Angeles, noting past crises and dire forecasts. It cites Henry Kissinger era and Solzhenitsyn as examples while urging resilience, conservation, and skepticism toward apocalyptic predictions. It treats fears as overblown rhetoric from biased voices.
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Earth
Boston’ i
Los Angeles
Henry Minlura
Siajor
California
Hymans
Mareld Sharyko
Alexaner Solzhenitsyn
West
Guest opinion on failed juvenile justice reform
The piece argues the US juvenile system shifted from welfare to adversarial processes after the Gault decision. It critiques court rights for youths, predicts worse outcomes, and urges age-appropriate, sensitive treatment rather than treating youthful crime like adult offenses.
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States Supreme Court
Sven
Watts
Brovesneg
Stasne
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Texas
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