Editorials Double Standard in Gilpatrick Conflict of Interest
Editorial contrasts 1950s ethics scrutiny with now as Roswell L. Gilpatrick faces claims of conflict in awarding a $7 billion contract to the high bidder General Dynamics. It recalls Dixon-Yates and Memphis power dealings, noting shifts in government stance and possible implications for public officials and private bidders.
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Roswell L. Gilpatrick
Defense
McNamara
Most
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gilpatrick
New York
Gravath, Swaine & Moore
General Dynamics Corp
Pentagon
Bobby Kennedy
Justice Department
Javits
Dixon Yates
Memphis
Tennessee Valley Authority
Dixon-Yates
Court of Claims
Dixon- Yates
Kiwanis Campaign Urges Prayer and Religious Emphasis
Kiwanis in Southern Alameda County urges support for a national effort to reverse religious de emphasis. The group asks the President and Congress to reaffirm the spiritual heritage and to oppose moves that deny God in government and public life. It calls for action by clubs and individuals, arguing public sentiment in Washington is not strong enough.
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Alameda
Kiwanis
Congress
Washington
Look And Learn Quiz Answers Refer To Tongue and Engineers
The piece lists answers to a quiz: tongue length about 3.2 inches at rest. an audiophile is someone who loves sound from high fidelity broadcasts or recordings. the smallest backbone creature is a tiny Philippines fish Pandaka pygmaea. inventors named include William Bu rere roughs Elisha Otis Igor Sikorsky Frank Whittle and Alexander Fleming. mountains east of the Rockies are the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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Philippines
Yevich
William $. Bureroughs
Elisha G. Ofis
Igor I. Sikorsky
Frank Whittle
Alexander Pleming
Black Hills
South Dakota
Brown's Ambivalent Stand On Udall Water Plan
Governor Brown hedges on the Udall regional water plan, offering 24 amendments while aiming to keep cordial ties with Washington. He argues for a regional approach but his edits would remake the plan, leaving California with altered exports, enlarged aqueducts, and federal funding terms. Cobey's committee rejects the Udall proposal as fundamentally faulty, urging no compromise that risks California’s welfare.
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Brown
Udall
California
Arizona
Secretary of the Interior
Weinberger
Washington
James Cobey
Merced
Cobey
Cook Books Fail To Improve Cuisine In Catalog Review
Sydney Harris surveys a publisher catalog of forthcoming cookbooks and criticizes the American diet’s persistent mediocrity. He notes several whimsical titles and argues that despite a flood of cookbooks, public cuisine remains weak, blaming low standards in restaurants and the lack of culinary imagination for American children.
Is Romney Eligible to Be President as a Naturalized Citizen
The article analyzes whether Russell Kirk Romney, born in Mexico to American parents, is a naturalized citizen rather than a natural born citizen under Article II. Citing U S Wong Kim Ark and later cases, it concludes Romney would be constitutionally ineligible if deemed only naturalized, risking disqualification by the courts if nominated.
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George Romney
United States
Christian Herter
Mr. Romney
White House
U.S
Wong Kim Ark
Congress
Jon
High Seas
Romney
Ninth Federal Circuit
Wong Kam Wo
Dulles
Kennedy Vs. Metdoga-Martinez
Johnson De Gaulle conference seen as easing US French ties
The piece reflects relief at improved Washington Paris relations after President Johnson met with Charles De Gaulle during Kennedy's funeral rites. It criticizes Fulbright for accusing De Gaulle of disruptiveness and urges the Senate Foreign Relations chair to avoid harming nascent Atlantic unity. Public sentiment favored repairing ties with Western Europe amid tensions.
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Johnson
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
John #. Kennedy
General de Gaulle
United States
Paris
Voice of America
Fulbright
de Gaulle
Western Alliance
Britain
Atlantic Community
Senate
Kennedy
Allayers
Dinner Held During Period Of Mourning Sparks Reader Letter
A reader criticizes Congressman Edwards for attending a December dinner in Fremont during a national period of mourning for the late President. The letter notes U.S. flags at half mast, Republican inactivity, and the Central Committee canceling December meetings while Goldwater refrains from fundraising. The writers sign as Coleman Foley Pleasanton George L. Aabl Castra Valley.
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Fremont
Congressman Edwards
Kennedy
United States
Republican County Central Committee
Barry Goldwater
Republican Party
California Youth Crime Study and Divorce Critics Stir Readers
Letters to the editor raise concerns about divorce and broken homes while urging study of family life and marriage safety. A reader questions claims about St Peter and the papacy, requesting source proof, and a family thanks friends after a son’s brief loss, noting community support in Fremont area.
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California
U.S
The
Daily Review
Pepe Paul Will Visit Holy Land Editor Questioned
A reader challenges a Dec 4 front page caption and article in this paper regarding a visit titled Pepe, Paul Will Visit Holy Land. The critic cites an unsupported claim about the Pontiff stepping on Holy Land soil since St Peter left Patristine and established the papacy in Rome and questions the datelined Vatican City paragraphs about the Middle East visit.
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St Peter
St. Peter
Palestine
Rome
Holy Land
UPI
Pepe
Paul
Patestine
Vatican City
Middle East
Language correction and vocabulary query set
The user presents five language questions and provides proposed answers. Items include grammar correction from “Im compliance to your request, I will be there inside of a week” to “in compliance WITH your request I SHALL BE THERE WITHIN a week,” pronunciation of “flard” as “fyard,” misspelling among Lieutenant ludiccous luminary lissome lillipation with Ludicrous identified, definition of metaphor as a figure of speech, and a lexical query for a lu- word describing vivid tempestuous colors, with suggested answers indicating “Lurid.”
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