Alameda County Supervisors Back Pay Scandal Spurs Criticism
A critic column questions retroactive 14 500 yearly pay raises for Alameda County supervisors approved before Christmas. It notes the board directed Auditor Eugene Waring to apply a retroactive date and argues the public should question officials profiting from a “war time” pay policy. The piece urges transparency and accountability while suggesting a policy review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
John D. Murphy
Robert Tannon Hest
Daily Review
Hannon
Menberg
Newapapers
Byron Rumford
Eugene Waring
Waring
Attorney General
Solano County
Dist
J. Frank Coakley
Kennedy and Johnson Remembered in Dallas Tragedy Aftermath
A reflective piece recalls the Kennedy assassination and its immediate fallout in December 1966. It lauds Jackie Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson for dignified conduct, critiques some media excesses, and emphasizes enduring public affection and mutual respect within the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Kennedy
Johnson
Withey
Gaddsen purchase alters Arizona and New Mexico boundary
A historical note recalls the United States buying land south of the Gila River in the southwest, the Gaddsen purchase, shifting territorial lines. It also mentions the 1903 Troquois Theater fire in Chicago with 588 deaths and King Michael I of Romania's abdication amid communist pressure. The 1999 Eisenhower ban on American nuclear Wests is cited, plus a Hemingway quote on prose as architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gila River
Arizona
New Mexico
Gaddsen
Oswald crackpot label challenged by New Orleans officials
New Orleans Police Chief Giarrusso and Dr. Alton Ochsner dispute the common view of Lee Harvey Oswald as a crackpot. They note Oswald’s New Orleans ties, alias use, travel to Russia, defection attempts, and pro Communist activities, arguing public perception downplays troubling facts about his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
William Marchester
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Oswald
Joseph I. Giarrusso
Lee Oswald
Ther
A. J. Hidell
Fidel
Thomas A. Drake
Police Intelligence Division
Russia
Police Department
Bureau of Identification
U.s.8.r
Marine Corps Air Control Squadron
Chick Giarrissu
Alton Ochsner
Osnald
Iron Curtain
Drew Pearrsot
Unwarranted attack on Hoover by Buckley and Pearson
A critique of Drew Pearson defending privacy rights and attacking J Edgar Hoover. The column examines Pearson's charges about FBI methods, government agents, and the effects on Hoover's leadership, noting the implied retirement timing and political framing by Buckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson
IBI
Joover
Pearson
Jay Andrisna
Fac
A Prayer For Today
A daily prayer asks God to grant a right spirit in performing tasks. It suggests that what seems disagreeable may hold promise if it aligns with God’s will and is carried out as unto Him.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alameda
Santa Clara
Nose
Holmes Alexander
Washington
Britain
Edward Vee
A. L.mencken
Camelot
Sen
Jack Kennedy
Amurtea
Jackie
Lyndon Johnson
Lbw
As Wal
Usip
Lyrvion Johnsone
Moet Southon
Weslels
Sun Johnson
Vere
IFS
Capitol
Chicago
Michael
Romania
Eisenhower
Ernest Hemingway
M Henry J. Taylor
Robert
Moscow
Coastltafts, Inc
U.S
P.O. Box
Lin
la Havre
France
le Havre
England
London
Southampton
Albert Schweitzer College
Charwalden
Wilterland
Helsinki
Finland
Vailiikkala
U.S.S.R
Richard B. Snyder
Ochsner
Ochsner Medical
I. Whart
Air Force
Crackrut
Ovhsnur
Francis J. Martello
Carlos Bringuier
Edward 5. Buller
WOSU
Drake
FBI
William F. Buckley JR
Hin
Miranda and
Escobedo
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Atte Lind Fane
Las Vegas
Traior
Amerean State Department
Anulhar
State Department
Justice Department
PBI
Las Vegas, Ney
Robert Kennedy
Soviet Union
Armerican
Mr. Pearson
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!