Commons in England and Wales gain official register by 1970
A 1965 Commons Registration Act will create a formal record of all common land in England and Wales. Many commons remain unregistered, potentially eroding rights such as grazing and gathering, while applications to include land as common run through Jan 3, 1970. The update mirrors a modern Domesday Book and warns Bay Area developers to avoid misusing the idea of a community commons.
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Nixon seeks perfect wave at Florida California White House
The passage jokes about President Nixon spending a month in California and Florida to avoid movie footage of his vacation. It hints at his search for a perfect wave, using garbled lines about hotels for motorcyclists and references to vravom and board.
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Civil rights zealots and extremist violence across nations
The author denounces civil rights fanatics on both sides of the Atlantic, comparing them to French revolutionaries and New Left anarchists in Northern Ireland. He argues such extremists undermine law, endanger minorities, and threaten civil rights, urging stern court action and the protection of law as the true safeguard for civil liberties. He cites Dayton golf disturbances and Ulster unrest to illustrate how fanaticism erodes social order and freedom.
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Taste and craft in leather work and society
A cobbler tutors a boy in the senses of leather the skill to judge quality and beauty. The dialogue contrasts vulgar modern culture with the value of knowledge and fine workmanship and traces how tasting leather shapes memory and joy.
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How To Keep Campus Cool From A Grim Satire
Washington reporters recount a satirical welcome speech for a university amid uproar and rioting. The piece lampoons campus chaos, hostage recall, and misplaced courses while poking fun at security presence, ruined facilities, and odd curricular offerings.
Moynihan Attacks Windbag Budget Talk Over War Costs
White House adviser Daniell Moynihan debunks claims that ending the Vietnam War frees domestic funds. He argues that federal outlays already exceed revenue, built-in increases rival war costs, and debt limits prevent real gains. He cites debt, interest, and welfare trends under New Frontier Great Society to show fewer dollars would remain for domestic programs.
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This Day In History Highlights Past United Press Moments
The entry recalls events on this day: the First Continental Congress convened in secret in Philadelphia in 1774, the first Labor Day march in New York City in 1882, a Klondike gold rush era beefsteak sale in Circle City Alaska, a 1965 death of Dr. Albert Schweitzer in Gabon, and a quip by Coaley Gibber about wedding ring torments.
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