Cynics sabotage tax reform effort in California
Bi partisan Sacramento talks on tax reform collapsed amid recriminations. Moscone and Harmer represented broad divides as negotiators failed on renters relief oil depletion and corporate taxes while supporting income and sales tax plans. Debate over future expenditure controls stalled a possible compromise before the governor’s return from Japan.
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Sacramento
George Moscone
John Harmer
Japan
Regan
Nixon
Reagan
Moncone
Soviet Navy Expansion Threatens U.S. Free Seas
Barry Goldwater cites Jane's Fighting Ships editor and defense officials to warn that the Soviet Navy has become a global super power. He cites submarine strength, anti ship missiles, and a rising merchant fleet as risks to U.S. freedom of the seas, urging rapid defense procurement.
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Siz
Kremlin
United States
Free World
Strategic Air Command
U.S
Raymond V. Blackman
Jane's Fighting Ships
Sipediaranei
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Pentagon
Meeks
Soviet Union
NATO
Congress
Attack on Lowell High School Discrimination Case
The Youth Law Center sues the San Francisco Board of Education to convert Lowell High into a neighborhood comprehensive school. It argues state funded special schools for less able or handicapped students create equal opportunity, while Lowell’s selective advanced programs for top students amount to legal discrimination.
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City
Youth Law Center
Lowell
San Francisco
Board of Education
Rell
Susanne Martinez
Youth Law Deaer
Lowell High
ORO
Police dangers loom as stories split across pages
From Long Beach a 14 year old was critically wounded when police interrupted a lawnmower shop burglary and a Denver patrolman, 27, was killed during an arrest outside an after hours club. The pieces reflect growing public anxiety and debate on police brutality and safety.
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Long Beach
Denver
Hig
James Kilpatrick on press freedom flourishing in America
Senator Sam Ervin invited Kilpatrick to testify on press freedom but he declined. He argues freedom of the press has flourished with more information, better equipment, and a highly informed public. He notes TV's distinct challenges, declining magazines, and the need to attract literate youth, urging focus on blessings not fears.
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Washington
Sam Ervin
Freedom of the Press
Sam
Senate
John Adams
Ritl
Jay
Spiro Agnew
Dean Burch
CBS
Brazil
Abernathy in Russia prompts questions on religious freedom
In a critical column, the writer questions Reverend Ralph Abernathy’s Russia trip and his reports of religious freedom, comparing them with Soviet realities. The piece challenges whether Abernathy engaged with Jewish people, race issues, language barriers, and colonialism in U S remarks, suggesting possible staged demonstrations and questioning the authenticity of the awards.
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Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Tron Curtain
Potemkin
Kremlin
Russia
Soviet Paradise
Ussr
Navy must get the F-14 interceptor for carrier protection
Gen Ira C Baker argues the Navy needs the F-14 to defend carriers and fleet elements, criticizing Proxmire’s amendment defeat and contrasting the F-14 with the Air Force F-15. He says 48 F-14s protect against Red threats, justify costs, and support at sea missions with veterans and testing underway.
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Ira C. Baker
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Senate
House
Air Force
Europe
Greece
Turkey
North Africa
Pacific
Japan
Okinawa
Dot
Interoe Ho
Defense
Robert McNamare
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