Taxpayers threaten revolt over soaring local taxes in Bay Area
Alameda County residents warn of open rebellion if property valuations fuel higher tax rates. The piece cites state and federal spending, school budgets rising from 12 to 28 billion, and calls for tighter local government control to curb taxes amid mounting public protests and potential lawsuits.
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Countdown optimistic forecast sparks constitutional debate
Nixon predicts a woman may win the presidency within fifty years but says she must be 35 and constitutional changes would be required. The remark contrasts with humor about de Gaulle and mentions England seeking entry to the Common Market and the idea of the British Empire becoming a commoner.
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Senate Probers Target SDS Network On Campuses
Senate investigations led by McClellan seek to expose ties between Students for a Democratic Society Black Panthers Revolutionary Action Movement Black Student Union and SNCC as part of railing against campus unrest. Critics warn federal action risks overreach while professors bear blame for university culture.
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Mao Adversary May Be Confucius Says Asian Studies Expert
Dr. Paul K.T. Sih of St. John’s University argues Mao’s regime faces a stronger challenge from Confucian propriety than from border clashes with the Soviet Union or Communist China. He notes Confucian virtue underpins Chinese order, while Marxist brutality clashes with traditional values and may invite reform rather than collapse.
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Mel Laird’s Missile Cone and Other Flavor Pranks
Washington columnist recalls a Good Humor ice cream vendor discuss current and future flavors. The talk touches on names of living Americans like Ted Williams and Willie Mays, political figures such as Dirksen, Fulbright, and Laird, and joking product ideas including a Mel Laird Missile Cone.
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Finland's War Debt, Courage, and Lasting Defiance
The piece notes Finland will pay 357 660 dollars on June 1 as part of World War I debt settlements, among 18 debtors owed 40 billion. It reflects on Finland's wartime resistance, 67 000 dead or missing, and the Lotta women corps, plus Soviet Karelia losses and Finnish American migration, framing Finland’s sisu and enduring resolve.
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Maclean's Microscoops: Student Breakins and a Looping Helicopter
A satirical note celebrates a new military helicopter that can perform a loop the loop and jokes about college dorm intrusions. It warns that students who break into a dean’s office should face a severe penalty, possibly nine days in CLASS.
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This Day In History Highlights a Lusitania Sinking and Dien Bien Phu
On this day in history 1915 the German U boat sank the Lusitania off Ireland. In 1954 French forces surrendered at Dien Bien Phu prompting withdrawal. Last year Governor Lurleen Wallace of Alabama died of cancer age 41. Also notes on Kennedy primaries in Indiana and DC. A Carlyle thought concludes.
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Robert Kennedy
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