Playing politics by a new name
The piece argues about alleged political interference in the University of California through the Board of Regents. It questions whether critics seek to isolate the university from state control, proposing a commission appointed board with Senate veto and limits on governors’ roles. It mentions President Hitch and Prof. John Seartle and notes calls for speakers to voice university views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of California
Board of Regents
Charles Hitch
State Senate
Public patience wears thin on legislative expense restraint
Public sentiment presses lawmakers as Assemblyman John Stull pushes a pre constitutional amendment to cap legislator expense accounts after September 1 and shorten sessions. The legislature, seen as unreformable, faces a mood shift from the public conveyed by a minority party leader urging self examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stull
Mr. Stull
Hardscrabble of Backwater Tech Advocates Counterfeit Evolution
A fictional professor Dr. Hemmer Hardscrabble, head of anthropology at Backwater Tech, pitches extreme eugenic ideas and censures modern society. He ridicules accreditation while proposing dangerous bets on human intelligence decline, windshields, and high risk deterrents. The piece satirizes pseudo science and public policy.
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Lam
Atlanta
Canton
Hemmer
Department of Anthropology
Backwater Tech
Heart of
Backwater
Margaret Mead
Metor Areras
Prof. Hardscrattte
Souhern
Bagley busing debate fuels voter opinion drive
The piece questions Assemblyman William Bagley's stance on compulsory busing to achieve racial balance, noting his past opposition and later shifts. It cites his AB 724 and contrasts his statements with critical quotes and historical cases, urging voters to decide at the general election about the Bagley law and compulsory busing.
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William Z. Bagley
R-San Marcel
Bagley
Pupi
Bagh
Neiberziz
Big Bagley
Kaw
Superior Court
Alfred Ditelson
State Board of Education
Los Angeles
Charles Wilson
Dhl.a
Congress
Wilson
Giblson
Inglewood City
Bagsey
Floyd Wakefield
South Gate
Bill Bagey
Bagby
Argentina in crisis mirrors pay and strikes at home
Henry J. Taylor argues that Argentina's dire economic crisis under President Lanusse, driven by wage hikes and rampant inflation, reflects broader themes of political and labor cost burdens found in the United States, noting devaluation, high living costs, and rail and industry losses while urging caution against similar policy excesses.
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Alejandro A. Lanusse
United States
Texas
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Burma
Arturo Frontal
Penn Central
William L. Moore
asMlestch
Milwaukee
Lanusse
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Marca
McGovern Surges in New Hampshire Primary Vote
In New Hampshire George McGovern builds credibility as the liberal alternative, aided by Gary Hart and a young, energized staff led by Joseph Grandmaison. By mid February personal outreach and factory visits boost support, with surveys showing a 37 percent share and a favorable reception from voters.
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Iennein
Gary Hart
McGovern
Ed Muskie
Maine
Hughes
Bayh
Harris
Proxmire
Hart
Colorado
Robert Kennedy
Joseph Grandmaison
Nashua
Grandmaison
Lyndon Johnson
McGeovern
Paepie
Hillsborough County Democratic Committee
McGiver
Nixon Leads as Dems remain divided in early primaries
Richard M. Nixon stands strong in New Hampshire as the Democratic field remains unsettled. George McGovern emerges as a credible candidate while Muskie, Wallace, and others trail, with Florida looming as a potential turning point and upcoming contests in Illinois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts shaping delegate battles.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
New Hampshire
Sen
George 3. McGovern
South Dakota
Fadiund S. Muskie
Maine
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Florida
Nixon
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Paul N. McCliskey
California
GOP
Henry M. Jackson
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
Humphrey
Muskie
McGovern
John V. Windsay
New York
Eugen. J. McCarthy
Minnesota
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
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John Seartle
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Society For the
Hardscrebble
Fec
Wil
Lews Carroll
Russ Walton
Ing
San Rafa
Mr. Bigby
Henry J. Taylor
Mary McGrory
George McGovern
Elsend
Teicz
Manzhetter
Granilye
Ieard
John McKean
Ed O'Donnell
Grantmaison
Manchester Union Leader
T. Ami
Thareycu
New Hangshire
Vale
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