Mail ballot voting in California beats turnout expectations
The Gazette argues referendum voting by mail boosted turnout and cut costs in San Diego's 224 million convention center vote. It notes 61 percent turnout versus 36 percent in Iowa library bond races, highlights signature checks and 2.3 percent invalid ballots, and suggests Iowa adopt mail ballots and majority rules for local bonds to improve participation and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
California
County Registrar of Voters
Registrar of Voters
Ray Ortiz
Convention Center
GI Bill upgrade urged to boost recruiting and training
The Reagan administration delays GI Bill improvements despite urgency to attract qualified personnel for advanced military equipment. Critics note current benefits are insufficient, offering about 8 100 dollars with little appeal compared with rising college costs. A revised package could pay 300 to 600 dollars monthly for four years after service, totaling up to 21 600 dollars for longer enlistments, potentially boosting manpower and long term national security.
New McCarthyism rises from the left in California
A wave of left wing pressure tests free speech in California. State Senator Diane Watson proposes outlawing groups whose rhetoric incites violence. At UCLA a student group demands censorship of a satirical article. Mesa College seeks to fire adviser Andrew Makarushka for not censoring the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane E. Watson
Los Angeles
Ku Klux Klan
San Diego
Mesa College
Newspa
Pet
Andrew Makarushka
U.S. Supreme Court
Makarushka
Maintenance of lane lines prompts county budget concern
A Gazette reader urges Linn County Supervisors to repaint center lines and no passing marks on old Highway 30 pavement, arguing epoxy paint could reduce labor costs and improve safety, while noting two years without markings. The letter requests funding reforms and cites winter wear and narrow shoulders as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Gerald Ford’s postpresidency earnings scrutinized
A reader questions the propriety of Gerald Ford’s money from corporate boards and consulting. The piece notes Ford’s high income from AMAX/Technologies/Santa Fe, Tiger International, Charter Oil, public appearances, and real estate ventures, urging caution and questioning charitable charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jerry Ford
America
Gerald Ford
Amax Inc
Technologies Inc
Santa Fe International Corp
Charter Co
Thomas deFranck
Newsweek
Gerald Ford Incorporated
DeFranck
Ford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Hladky III
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
the Gazette
General Assembly
Ours
Congress
Army
Armed Services
Edmund G. Brown Jr
University of California
Brown
University of California At Los Angeles
The
Committee Against Racism
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Lewis Perdue
Los Angeles Times
Douglas
Supreme Court
American Civil Liberties Union
National Socialist Party of America
Skokie
Selma
Jackson
Deep South
ACLU
Aryeh Neier
Azl
Germany
Neier
University of California At
James W. McCutcheon
Mount Vernon
U.N. House
Linn County
United Nations
Association of the
U.S.A
Frank Hulbert
Una-Usa
High Ridge Road
New York City
Alex
Jerry
Tiger International
Shearson Loeb Rhodes
Pebble Beach Corp
United States
Tom Braden
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Harry Truman
LRBJ
Charter Oil Co
Charter Oil
Billy Carter
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!