Public power debate sparks attack on private power monopoly
Editorial criticizes Senator Metcalf of Montana for warning delegates at the American Public Power Association convention in Los Angeles about a private power monopoly. The piece argues California regulators curb private power profits and disputes claims that public power could overtake markets, labeling the stance as a political attack on private enterprise.
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Meicalf
Montana
American Public Power Assn
Los Angeles
APPA
Mcteal
California
California Public Utilities Commission
Metcalf
California Lawmakers Create Easy Retirement Insurance
The piece accuses California legislators of enacting a retirement system that allows a senator to retire with four years of service if they lose or skip reelection during reapportionment. It argues this protects incumbents regardless of reapportionment outcomes, effectively shifting costs to taxpayers and shielding lawmakers from political risk.
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Rhanses
Humor and Wit in a Waiting Room Observation
A humor bit describes a patient in a clinic who, after hours in a crowded waiting room, humorously declares to the receptionist that he will go home to die a natural death. The piece contrasts casual quips with a quiet, everyday setting.
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Duster
Randolph
White River Valley Herald
Sketches of Selma Show Humiliation by Confederacy and Civil Rights Tensions
An aging portrait of Selma Alabama recalls Union raids, the Confederate arsenal, and ongoing civil rights protests led by SNCC and activists. The piece notes tensions between local officials and intruding groups, with references to Selma University leaders and opponents of the movement. The author contrasts past national upheaval with present civic strife, ending on a wary sense of intrusion.
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Selma
Alabama
Student Non- Violent Coordinating Committee
Dartmouth College
Frew
Militant
United States
Red miscalculations grow as Vietnam debate widens
Barry Goldwater argues that American aims in Southeast Asia are being badly misread as antiwar protests gain intensity. He faults the left, media, and academics for fueling withdrawal calls and warns of dangerous miscalculations from foreign powers and antiwar rhetoric at Berkeley.
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U.S
Southeast Asia
Goldwater
Viet Nam
Uni
Lls
United States
Vietnam War Shift Warns of Higher Costs and Urgency
Washington reports quote Ambassador Maxwell Taylor and a returning American colonel, saying the war’s nature has changed, no easy outs remain, and drastic emergency measures are needed. They cite Hanoi’s new army buildup, Viet Minh infiltration, and Saigon’s deteriorating stability as signs of escalating conflict and misread warnings.
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Washington
Maxwell Taylor
Viet Nam
United States
Johnson
Taylor
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Saigon
Hospital Room Rates Raise Premium for Non-Smokers
Readers question Board of Trustees decision to raise room rates by $2 a day and whether non-smokers pay a premium. They recount hospital ward experiences with cigarette smoke, wonder if a non-smoking ward could be reserved, and critique scope of editorials on local planning and meetings in Fremont and other cities.
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Washington Township Hospital
Remant
Roy Polter
Alameda County
Fremont
Canada
Vietnam War Warnings Prompt Bigger US Role
A reader letter criticizes how the Vietnam War is described and urges immediate decisive action. The piece argues the conflict has become a three front war and that delaying troop deployment could force United States to commit more divisions later. It stresses distrust of Viet Minh reports and highlights possible large enemy forces and Laos border proximity.
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Senate
Feery
Sacramento
Vaervoman
Wall Street Journal
Horatius
Russell Kirk
Union Lragos
Smitherman
Washington, D.C
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Jackson
Mississippi
Daughters of the Confederacy
Montgomery
North
Albert Hotel
8NCC Fastalies
James Owens
Selma University
Dr. Kick
Barry Goldwater
Moscow
Dang Quang Minh
South Viet Nam National Liberation Front
Quang Minh
South Viet Nam
America
University of California
Berkeley
Yale
Slaughton Lyndh
Ku Klux Klan
Marguerite Higgins
Vietnam
Itd
South
Miggins
Hospital
Review
Teague
American Society of Planning Officials
Toronto
Montreal
Walter WW. Hashimoto
Laos
Pleiku
Highlands
MR. Tweedy
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