California Sets The Radical Pace
A provincial critique argues California under Brown and Warren pushes radical legal and political changes. The piece blames radical judges and legislators for fostering centralized government and calls for electing officials aligned with conservative voters in November. It cites Rumford Act precedent, Berkeley radicals, and the desire for veto power and appointive influence to restore balance.
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California
Board of Regents
Earl Warren
Pat Brown
Ronald Reagan
Brown
Una
Lloyd's Refuses Insurance for Father Over Daughter Virginity
Lloyd's of London declines a policy request to insure a daughter’s virginity, citing policy constraints and ethical concerns. The move underscores the insurer’s strict adherence to underwriting standards and propriety in sensitive personal matters.
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Lloyd's of London
This Day In Review: Borden Acquittal and Guam Seizure
In 1883 jurors found Lizzie Borden not guilty of murdering her father and stepmother. Bodies were found Aug 4, 1892 in Fall River. In 1899 the US Navy seized Guam, largest of the Marianas. Truman signed Hoover Commission reform in 1949. Niehuler warned goodness armed with power corrupts. pure love without power is destroyed.
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New Bedford
Mass
Lizzie Borden
United States Navy
Guam
Marianas Islands
Harry S. Truman
Hoover Commission
Reinhold Niehuler
People Speak Praises Reagan Stand On Prop 14 Debate
A reader argues Prop 14 and the Rumford Act clash with the U S Constitution and Supreme Court rulings. He advocates informed citizen action, notes potential constitutional conflict, and endorses Ronald Reagan as a champion of equality without racial privileges.
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California State Supreme Court
California Supreme Court
Ronald Reagan
Johnson presses for rapid Vietnam war buildup in 1967
President Johnson confers with congressional leaders to assure that he will deploy full military power requested by General Westmoreland to end the Vietnam war within a year. He cites 447,000 U.S. personnel committed or en route and outlines targets and limits to avoid escalation.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Westmoreland
U.S
GOP
Bronstein in Washington with 1963 presidential plans
Mrs Yetta Bronstein arrives in Washington amid jokes about a 1964 presidential bid and a mayoral run in New York. Her campaign platform includes quirky fixes like featuring Jayne Mansfield on stamps and forcing Russia to pay UNESCO dues. She also volunteers to drive a subway train and quips about fare hikes.
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Post Office Department
United Nations
Jayne Mansfield
White House
New York City
Washington
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Lindy's
Bronx
Lindsay
A Prayer For Today Prayer for troubled hearts and weary souls
A religious prayer asks God for tender care and strength for those troubled in heart and burdened in spirit. It seeks renewal of courage as they wait upon the Lord with the sense of everlasting arms supporting them.
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United States
Johnson Administration
U.S. Supreme Court
Berkeley
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High Court
Rumford Pair Housing
LBJ
By Robert §. Allen and
Paul Scott
Viet’ Nam
South Viet Nam
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Thailand
Lacimakers
North Viet Nam
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Hanoi
Haiphong
Red River
Allen
Scott
Todery
Don Maclean
Mrs. Bronstein
Yetta Bronstein
Tsay
Mr. Tweedy
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