Bracero Debate Threatens California Farm Economy
Editorial argues the bracero program faces ending this year as state officials and Brown administration push to replace Mexican harvest workers with domestic labor. It cites low pay for locals, lack of unemployment coverage, harsh stoop work, and perceived farm job stigma, warning that ending the program could raise fruit prices and impact California’s thriving produce industry.
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Longest rivers and first female US presidential nominee
The Nile, Amazon, Mississippi, Missouri, Yangtze, Yenisei, Yellow, Congo, Lena, Amur rank as long rivers. Victoria Claflin Woodhull was the first woman to be nominated for US president in 1872 by the National Woman Suffrage Association. Salome is Herod's stepdaughter in the Bible. The first law school was established in Bologna, Italy, in the 1300s. The rosebuds line is by English poet Robert Herrick.
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Amazon
Missouri
Mississippi
Yangtze
Kiang
Amur
Congo
Lena
Yenisie
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Victoria Claflin Woodhull
National Woman Suffrage Association
America
Pakistan
India
Fatima Jinnah
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Ayub Khan
United States
New Statute for Vice Presidency
President Johnson designates Hubert Humphrey to coordinate the nation's civil rights programs. The move makes Humphrey central to domestic policy and signals Johnson's intent to empower the vice presidency while testing Humphrey's ability to steer civil rights efforts without fracturing national unity.
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Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
South
Prosperity and coin plans spark talk of metal substitutes
Dear Mr Editor laments silver coin shortage blamed on hoarding and rising prosperity. He notes Congress demands a plan by April 1 for minting coins from metals like stainless steel copper nickel or aluminum. He jokes about bread prices, farmer wages, and a culture of saving, concluding with disbelief at abundance.
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Congress
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American Aid Vital To Pakistan's Fate
Marquis Childs argues U S aid shapes Pakistan's future amid congressional wrangles over foreign aid. He notes Mangla Dam financing exceeded half of the project, U S engineers collaborate with Pakistani counterparts, while political rivalries threaten cooperation. He recalls Indus water treaty, vast irrigation works, and the reliance of West Pakistan on American food and defense aid despite domestic backlash.
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Pakistan
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Asia
Air
Ayub
Eugene Black
India
Indus Valley
Countdown Kenneth L. Dixon
A satirical look at political maneuvering over Vietnam trials and the heavy workload of public figures. The piece contrasts a hectic campaign atmosphere with light holiday imagery, weaving Kennedy references into a wry regional commentary.
Readers Question Unceasing Attacks on Christianity
A Letter to the Editor laments what the writer calls ongoing pagan and atheistic influences in local Christmas programs. The author attacks schools for secularizing the season, questions the absence of traditional nativity imagery, and defends parental rights to keep Christ in Christmas.
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Bethlehy
Son of
God
Yule Spirit and Advent Prep in Parish Prose
Editor laments reduced spiritual preparation for Christmas and questions focus on material aspects. The parish offers two weekday Advent masses as part of seasonal observance amid calls for heart preparation for the Savior.
Unsolicited pamphlet targets Castro Vale School Board
A damaged OCR style note alleges a hostile pamphlet three days before an election naming candidates in a “Charmed Circle.” It claims an indictment blames six names, prompting card withdrawals by UNICEF during the season, and warns of a two edged effect on public sentiment.
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Eitor
Castro Vale Jey Shool
Unicef
Landmark memory of a quiet tree and a distant hill
In reference to older letters, the narrator recalls a pine tree by a freeway and a bald hill overlooking a place called Tutt. The landmark, once missed for a long time, feels like home and a marker of personal history.
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