Taxpayers face rising Alameda County tax bite and budgets
Alameda County Taxpayers Association cites Tax Foundation figures that a typical American must work 117 days per year to cover all taxes. They warn the 1969-70 budget, rising 18.3 percent to 201,351,301 dollars, could worsen the burden unless supervisors cut nonessential spending and tighten welfare rules.
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Countdown on his first tip Nelson Rock efeller zipped through seven Central American countries in eight days
Nelson Rockefeller tours Central America in eight days covering seven nations. The piece muses on pushing a new canal route through the region amid rising anti American sentiment and suggests a wider canal proposal of about 1000 miles.
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Hoemes Alexander on Justice Burger limits reforms
Washington reports that at 62 Judge Warren Burger offers limited expectations for his impact as chief justice. He sees the court as a law and order instrument, not a driver of social reform, with Congress and the Justice Department taking the lead in crime control. Burger favors gradual constitutional and statutory change through legislation rather than rulings from the bench.
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Lessons Of The Past Hold Key To Future
A reflective essay argues history moves in two patterns: a rising line of progress and a cyclical wave of rise and fall. It urges careful self analysis, avoiding bias, to determine how humanity can steer fate rather than follow predetermined cycles.
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Don Maclean World Stall In Bad Shape
Washington editor reports a humorous briefing on global and domestic affairs. The mock summary jokes about Hills numbers, de Gaulle's Ireland trip, Rockefeller and Nixon, and a Navy sub sinking at dock. It notes Kennedy cabinet chatter, the Supreme Court, and Wolfson as Man of the Year.
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New Movie To Focus On Gen. Patton
A sweeping film project portrays General George S. Patton as the central figure of World War II. The production follows his Third Army across Europe from 1943 to 1945, highlighting battles, leadership feuds, and the personal quirks that defined his command. Bradley and McCarthy guide the narrative, centered on Patton’s rise, challenges, and controversial temperament.
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Historic dates and dramatic events span centuries
On this day in history, 1431 saw Joan of Arc burned at Rouen for sorcery at age 19. In 1987 a clash between police and strikers at Republic Steel in South Chicago left 10 dead and 9 wounded. In 194 A. J. Foyt won the Indianapolis 500 amid fatalities for Eddie Sachs and Dave McDonald. In 1968 Czechoslovakia moved toward liberalization after Antonin Novotny was ousted, but Soviet troops crushed reforms. Emerson said a friend is one with whom one may be sincere and think aloud.
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