Prophetic Stand Against Drag Strips by Supervisor Dunn
Supervisor Francis Dunn warned against county drag strips arguing public funds should not back a private recreational venture. Support from Sheriff Hap Gleason and state, city police groups grew after a fatal crash at Santa Rosa drag strip, reinforcing Dunn’s caution about speeding and safety.
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Francis Dunn
Dunn
Hap
Gleason
California Highway Patrol
Fred J. Bly
Bly
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Bay Counties Traffic Officers Association
Santa Rosa
San Leandro tax policy cited for industrial edge over Hayward
San Leandro's sales tax revenues show a widening gap with Hayward, with $330 176 in San Leandro to $133 529 in Hayward for the Sept 30 quarter. The city’s policy, favoring industry, keeps property taxes low but boosts industrial growth. Hayward aims to match by securing federal recapture relief and creating industrial zones while improving streets utilities and zoning.
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State Board of Equalization
San Leandro
Hayward
Russia Muzzles Poland's Cannon and Wartime Moves
The Kremlin tightens control on Poland by disarming heavy fighting equipment and delaying production, while pressuring Gomulka to postpone national elections. Warsaw’s Pact leadership faces upheaval as Soviet forces bolster presence and shift gear to keep Poland within Moscow’s orbit.
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Washington
Russia
Poland
Rdent
Kremlin
Gomulka
Jan
Moscow
NATO
Warsaw
Ivan Konev
Rokossovsky
Eel Konev
China
Middle East
U. S
Voice of America
Ranger Eugene Burns Kublai Kahn's Aerial Battles
A detail rich excerpt by Eugene Burns surveys birds and nesting habits from cowbirds hijacking nests to the Jenny wren song, giant toucans and hummingbirds. It notes cowbird parasitism, foster-parent starvation, beak and nesting adaptations, and the woodpecker drumming mechanism.
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Eugene Burns
Constitutional questions loom over presidency in 85th Congress
Congress will consider three constitutional issues tied to the presidency. A disability standard for the president is to be set, and debates on the electoral college and presidential term limits continue. Legislation would empower the vice president to act if the president is disabled, with joint sessions possible if needed.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Eisenhower
Justice Department
Congress
James A. Garfield
Woodrow Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Famous Fables and Wildean Wit Collide in Anecdotes
A compact collection contrasts Yosts coaching edge at Michigan with a punchy gridiron quip as a rival player sits exhausted, then shifts to Oscar Wilde noting a dead husband in heaven, with a wry finish about earthly relations.
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Oscar Wilde
Wilde
Congress and Tight Money
Congressional hearings question the Eisenhower era tight money policy as six Fed rate hikes raise borrowing costs. Patman and O’Matoney warn higher rates hit small business farmers and schools, with mortgage and savings rate moves spurring a credit squeeze and delayed construction.
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Eisenhower
Ren. Wright Patman
Texay
Joint Congressional Committee On the Economic Report
Patiien
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Fed
Patovan
State Capitol Race Over Insurance Fees and Textbook Purchases
A United Press poll shows 256 5 lawmakers favor ending political insurance commissions, with concerns about Governor Knight's influence and the Finance Director. The survey also reveals split views on allowing private textbook purchases by public schools amid an ongoing probe of a legislative textbook committee. Assemblyman Caspar W Weberger calls for a full impartial investigation.
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James C. Anderson
Press Sinif
Sacramento
Goodwin J. Knight
United Press
John M.pierce
Assembly
Donald D. Doyle
R-Lafayettel
Thomas Mechting
Legis
Lators
Caspar W. Weiberger
San Francisco
Strictly Personal Who Needs That Gift Request
A columnist recalls Christmas shopping and contrasts a Foster Parents Plan appeal featuring Clementina in Italy with gleaming luxury ads for mink capes perfumes and teakwood TVs. The narrator questions who deserves gifts, feeling shame while recognizing needs versus excess. The piece probes charity and personal responsibility during the holiday season.
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Sydney J. Harris
Michael
Italy
Clementina
Moor
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Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
East Germany
Hungary
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Istanbug
Frethjer Adnan Mendores
Turkey
Emily and
Mabel
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Kublai Kahn
Asia
Kablis
Ahn
Masco Pol Ports
Kehn
Africa
Amprice
Andy Billsard
America
Congressional Quarterly
Yosty
University of Michigan
Wolverines
Michigan
Yost
William McChesney Martin, Jr
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Martin
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