California Must Service Its Growth Editorial
California rapid population growth is outlined with 14 160 000 residents and projections to surpass New York. It highlights water projects like the Feather River Project and the Delta to Alameda water plan, urging lawmakers to unite beyond regional jealousies for growth.
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California
New York
Alameda County
South Bay Aqueduct Association
Delta
Alameda
Contra Costa
Santa Clara
San Benito
Feather River
Lawyers Debate Limits of Court Power in ABA Report
The American Bar Association committee studying Communist tactics reports at its London convention. It urges legislation to counter recent Supreme Court decisions and protect FBI files, while affirming the public’s right to criticize and the bar’s right to critique within lawful bounds.
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American Bar Association
London
Supreme Court
FBI
Hayward Considers Dog Control Ordinance Tonight
Hayward city council will revisit a dog control ordinance aiming to curb depredations and require better owner control. The effort seeks an enforceable law, with broader county action to follow, to reduce nuisance from dogs at large.
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Hayward
Knowland poised for California gubernatorial bid
Editorial discusses Senator Knowland near announces a 1960 California gubernatorial run. It notes Brown's ambivalence, Pauley's pressure, and the role of Nixon, Knight, Shelley, Engle, and party strategists in shaping the GOP race and national implications. It also covers Democratic fundraising plans led by Butler and potential successors to Knowland.
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Washington
California
Knowland
Senate
Know Allen Land
Knight
Standard
Bource
Pat Brown
Edwin Pauley
Pauley
Brown
Pavey
John Shelley
San Francisco
Clair Engle
Nixon
Willamsburg
GOP
Knight-Knowland
Paul Butter
Butler
National Committee
Virginia
Maryland
Vice
Walium Knowland
Hillings
Congress
The Curious History Of Sports And Their Names
Eugene Burns traces origins of sports words from disport to score and ball games across cultures. He notes ancient footballs in Rome, leather Eskimo balls, bowling from Pharaoh era tombs, and golf from Dutch kolf with Scottish ties and bans on archery.
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Eugene Burns
Faroe Islands
Scotland
Southwest Pacific
North Polar
Julius Pollux
U S Slow To Regulate Sea Air Traffic
Washington warns of lax sea and air travel safety as inquiries loom. Rep. Herbert L. Borner plans a special hearing across agencies including State Commerce Treasury and the Maritime Commission to address deadly incidents. Nantucket waters dubbed Times Square of the Seven Seas face increased traffic and risk.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Nantucket
TWA United
Grand Canyon
Herbert L. Borner
House Maritime and Fisheries Committee
State
Commerce
Treasury
Maritime Commission
United Nations
Trafic
Times Square
Seven Seas
Definite lanes urged by Bonner panel for ships and air safety
A panel named by Representative Bonner urged stricter use of electronic navigation aids and definite lanes for vessels at all times. It noted the Stockholm incident, limited U.S. jurisdiction on international waters, and urged an international safety code with U S leadership. It also called for a world wide aviation safety convention and tighter air routes under CAB oversight.
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Rep
Bonner
Congress
Stockholm
United States
Nantucket
Dulles Mighte
Eisenhower
Bonner Group
United Nations
Libe
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Grand Canyon
SAY IT RIGHT names and pronunciations in the news
The text provides pronunciations for Gina Lollobrigida and Carlos Castillo Armas and notes the assassin Romero Vespuz Sanchez. It also includes unclear garbled name forms such as Rieti may ob Wahs kec Sahn chez. The piece aims to guide correct pronunciation of prominent figures referenced in historical news.
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Gina Lollobrigida
Russia and Tito olive branch carries price tag
Editorial notes Khrushchev’s outreach to Tito as a potential path to unity among socialist states. It traces decades of Soviet Yugoslav ties, from 1948 rift to 1955–1956 rapprochement, and Hungary 1956 events, ending with Yugoslavia’s stance alongside the Soviet bloc on the UN resolution opposing Soviet intervention.
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Khrushchev
Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Belgrade
Czechoslovakia
Stalin
Soviet
Russia
Cominform
Soviet Union
Khrushchhev
Nikolai A., Bulgarin
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Mmer Tito
Black Sea
Hungary
UN General Assembly
Famous Fables Treasure Hunt Coin Scam
When Napoleon crowned emperor he issued a five franc piece but its poor design angered the public. He announced a miniature five million franc note signed by him was hidden in one coin. The claim spurred sales, and soon none remained in the mint. People broke fives into fragments hoping to find the check, but it was never found.
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Napoleon Bonapartes
Napoleon
France
Warden Ragen of Joliet Promotes Indeterminate Sentences
Strictly Personal reviews a book arguing prisons should rehabilitate rather than punish and endorses indeterminate sentences from one year to life. It cites Warden Ragen and others as shifting from disciplinarian to penologist, claiming capital punishment deters little.
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Sydney T. Harris
Ragen
Joliet
Rager
Lawes
Duffy
Regen
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