Colorado court backs petition driven reapportionment proposal
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the petition initiated proposition prevailed over the legislature initiated one as it received more votes. The decision highlights the people’s inherent political power and contrasts Iowa constitutional views on petition rights and legislative authority.
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Colorado
Colorado Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Traer
Rhode Island
Scientists Call for Drastic Reduction in Nuclear Power
Petitioners from the Union of Concerned Scientists argue for drastic reduction in nuclear power as they cite malfunctions and design defects. They acknowledge stringent inspections and fast shut downs but claim the record lacks enough grounds to derail progress amid rising energy needs and promise of nuclear power.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
Unity in African Arab bloc shapes UN stance at Kampala
In Kampala the Organization of African Unity rejects full endorsement of Arab motions in the upcoming UN General Assembly. The shift signals disunity with Arab rhetoric and underscores reliance on United States support for UN relevance to newly independent states.
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Organization of African Unity
General Assembly of the
United Nations
Israel
General Assembly
United States
Admiral LaRocque and the Tokyo Nuclear Claim
Retired Admiral Gene R LaRocque sparked a Japanese political crisis with claims that U S bases do not defend the U S. Defense records and crew testimony contradict his assertion about a near miss nuclear firing aboard the cruiser Providence. The subcommittee received but did not publicly release rebuttal testimony.
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LaRocque
Japan
State Department
Tokyo
U.S
South Korea
Ford
Takeo Miki
Korean Peninsula
Subcommittee
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Japanese
Providence
Defense Department
Symington
Naipaul paints Mobutu’s Zaire as a corrupt, regressive regime
In a New York Review of Books piece, V S Naipaul reviews Mobutu Sese Seko’s Congo, now Zaire, portraying a dictatorial state propped by Belgian heritage. He notes unpaid workers, rampant corruption, and a populace resigned to Mobutu’s myth of kingship amid colonial scars and UN scrutiny.
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V.S. Naipaul
New York Review of Books
Zaire
Congo
General Mobutu
Joseph Mobutu
Force Publique
Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu
Mobutu
New York
Mr. Naipaul
Naipaul
Lubengo Canal
Lubengo
Bomongo
Closure of San Ysidro juvenile checkpoint sparks debate
After 17 years the San Ysidro juvenile checkpoint closes as San Diego withdraws funding. Officials warned the crossborder flow could rise with youths under 18 entering Mexico unaccompanied. Critics call the station a babysitting cost amid permissive teenage culture.
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San Ysidro
Calif
California
Mexico
San Diego
Evacuation Plans Urged In Public Forum
A letter to the editor urges open discussion of nuclear plant evacuation plans. It cites William Kerr of the ACRS noting eight gaps in emergency plans and notes court concerns and a 1974 Bailly Indiana plant permit setback. The writer calls for annual evacuation instructions in billing statements.
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William Kerr
Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals
AEC
Bailly
Ind
Chicago
State Commerce Commission
Revival of true colors and the rising tide of transcendental meditation
A reader denounces transcendental meditation as an insult to Christianity arguing that many Christians worship on Sun day, tracing Sun worship to Constantine. The letter critiques churches promoting occult practices and warns of moral decline as the Bible defends itself while schools and churches drift from biblical law.
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