Bay pollution threat shown by two major incidents
Bay Area water safety alarm cites two demonstrations of pollution damage. A second breakdown in San Francisco sewage systems dumped over 200 million gallons of untreated wastes into Islais Creek slough, while non degradable pesticides like DDT contaminate the San Francisco Bay Delta. State boards urge ban and alternative materials.
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Bay Area
San Francisco
Bay
Islais Creek
Central Valley
State Water Resources Control Board
State Water Agency
Water Board
Countdown on Vietnam War deaths tops five thousand
A dated briefing notes a continuing rise in Vietnam war losses now exceeding 5,000 and comments that the situation remains troubling. A humorous aside about Dutch housewives being peppy is followed by a mention of Nixon appointing a law and order judge as the new Supreme Court chief justice.
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Nixon
Supreme Court
Voice Of The People Meaning Of 'People's Park'
Editor argues Berkeley's Peoples Park protests aim to abolish private property rights. He says land belongs to UC and California taxpayers, administered by university faculty and Sacramento officials. Students are wards of the state. privileges must reflect behavior and may be withdrawn. Dr Hayakawa acted. the delay in follow up is questioned.
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Bart
University of California
Sacramento
California
Hayakawa
Congo
United Nations
Tshombe
Sir Ian
Oxford University Press
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Dag Hammarskjold
Leopoldville
Elizabethville
Katanga
India
Pandit Nehru
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Ian Scott
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Kahabubu
Jason Sendwe
Helsinki
United States
Tshombe Still Suffering From U N Dishonesty
Moise Tshombe, former Katangan leader, remains imprisoned in Algeria after a hijack and Congo conflict. The piece alleges U N deceit, recounts Katanga’s collapse, and claims 600 Katangan gendarmes were murdered after being handed back to Mobutu. It calls for renewed international action for Tshombe’s release.
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Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Congo
Algeria
Mobutu
Jean Schramm
Cross
Scramm
Europe
Rwanda
Zambia
Monga
Belgium
Mireille Monga
United Nations
Tshombe
Tan Scott
Reparations demand sparks black leaders and church clashes
Paul Harvey notes that reparations drives provoke counter moves as black militants pressure churches and communities. He cites James Forman's church occupation, Rev Levin West challenging the premise, and public protests disrupting services. Roy Wilkins and others warn against self-appointed spokesmen while white critics debate tax burdens and guilt. Gandhi’s warning about becoming what you hate concludes the piece.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Vietnam
James Forman
Reformed Church of America
New York
Hils
Atarad
Newark
Levin B. West
Forman
St. Louis
Charles Evers
Fayette
Miss
Evers
Illinois Synod of the Lutheran Churches
Roy Wilkins
United States
America
Africa
Don MacLean Lights The Long Finnish Day With Wit
Don MacLean jokes about endless daylight in Helsinki and the country’s midnight sun. He jokes Americans shift clocks to reclaim evening sun while Finns enjoy summers of perpetual brightness, noting pigeons falter in the light and concluding with a playful remark about night falling.
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Finland
Sibelius
Forgotten Americans Speaking Up in Urban Elections
Washington reports that municipal results in Los Angeles and Minneapolis show the urban establishment may not reflect working class sentiment. Stenvig and Yorty drew broad support from varied voters, including those with strong property interests, signaling a shift toward populist crime and urban decay concerns across regions.
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Washington
D.C
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Yorty
Steavie
George Wallace
Minneapolis Tribune
Stenvig
Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
Sen
Wiliam Proxmore
Wisconsin
Quentin Burdick
North Dakota
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Nixon
Republicans Nominate Fremont at First National Convention
On this day in history 1856 the Republicans adjourned their first national convention in Philadelphia naming John Fremont for President. Also noted 2012 a government eight hour day for federal workers. In 1834 Congress created the FCC to regulate interstate communications. In 1988 over 50 thousand joined a Poor People's March in Washington.
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Philadelphia
John Fremont
U.S
Congress
Federal Commaunications Commission
Washington
Wills Cather
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