Freeing Judges From Politics Debate on merit plan for appointing judges
The piece endorses a constitutional amendment propelling a merit based system to replace political appointments. It outlines a judicial nominating commission headed by the chief justice for appellate judges and regional commissions for municipal and superior judges with lay and attorney members. Gov. would select from short lists, with three names in large counties and a 30 day deadline. Endorsed by Los Angeles Bar Association. Bible Thought included.
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Watsonville
State Bar Association
Los Angeles
Commission
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Gov. Reagan
State Bar
State Judicial Council
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Americans Pay The Price Of Periodic Labor Strife
Henry J Taylor argues that recurring strikes threaten national security and prosperity. He cites wage levels, fringe benefits, and rising steel costs to warn that union power and public indifference endanger U S industry, balance of payments, and global competitiveness ahead of the 1969 election.
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Ford
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New York World Journal ‘Tribune
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America
Democratic Party
Humphrey faces uncertain political future after 1968
Washington analysis outlines Hubert Humphrey's precarious post election path. It notes President Johnson's retirement, potential Senate shifts for Yarborough and Tower, and suggests Humphrey could pursue university or foundation roles or a United Nations post. If McCarthy wins, Minnesota could reclaim the seat. Humphrey would be 57 in May with few strong challenges in the Senate.
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Texas
Ralph Yarborough
John G. Tower
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
United Nations
U. N
McCarthy
Humphrey
Minnesotang
Athen W. Barkley
Kentucky
Driver behavior studied less than space travel says exec
An insurance executive calls for more driver behavior studies, arguing men’s reactions in traffic are less understood than reactions in space. He jokes insurers should consult back seat drivers. The remark precedes other unrelated clipped items.
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Outer Space
Skull Valley Sheep Die After Nerve Gas Drift
In Skull Valley near the Great Salt Lake Desert more than 6,400 sheep died within hours last month after an invisible nerve gas cloud drifted from Dugway Proving Ground. The narrator recalls chemical warfare testing there since 1942 and warns about the dangers and ethics of germ and gas warfare.
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Great Salt Lake Desert
Dugway Valley
Dugway Proving Ground
Utah
Chemical Warfare Service
Dugway
Granite Peak
Wichlacoochee
Florida
United States
Dan Orr
America
Europe
Asia
Vietnam
Salt Lake Desert
Education, Activism and Revolution in Universities
A Washington viewpoint warns that universities and tax-exempt foundations collaborate to turn academia into political activism. It cites a Center pamphlet, student leaders, and Berkeley and Stanford courses that allegedly train students in mass movement tactics. The author argues faculty and donors fund insurgency, transforming campuses into recruiting grounds for revolution.
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Washington
Algiers
Saigon
Center’ For
Santa Barbara
Calif
Devereaux Kennedy
Washington University
This Day In Review Highlights Historic Global Events
The entry recalls Ponce de Leon landing at St. Augustine in 1513, Austria Hungary severing U S diplomatic ties in 1917, Truman seizing the steel industry in 1952, and Churchill being named honorary U S citizen in 2003, ending with a Franklin quote about debt and sorrow.
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Ponce de Laon
Spain
St. Augustine, Fla
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