Buckley Urged For Alameda County Superior Court Seat
Editorial urges June 2 primary voters to back Judge Homer W. Buckley for the Alameda County Superior Court bench. It highlights his UC Law School degree, World Wars service, Oakland public service roles, 13 years on the municipal court, prior appointment to the superior court, and a rare county bar endorsement from the Alameda County Bar Association.
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Homer W. Buckley
Alameda County
Buckley
Oakland-Piedmont
Superior Court
California Supreme Court
State of
California
Alameda County Bar Association
Public agencies cut taxes via higher valuations
South County Junior College District forecasts a tax rate cut of about 6 cents per $100 of assessed property value. Alameda County Board of Supervisors announces a budget for next year with no tax rate increase. Both agencies plan to fund services through higher assessed valuations rather than higher rates, a relief to taxpayers seeking no added property tax burden.
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South County Junior College District
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Abuses of the Initiative in California Politics
The author argues that California's initiative process lets moneyed groups place laws on the ballot with signatures and funding, bypassing legislative debate. Citing 1946 welfare changes and 1950s “pay television” battles, they warn that campaigns can buy enactment and crowd out informed, fair discussion, urging voters to study issues carefully.
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California
Myrtle Williams
George McLain Old Age Pension Group
Uncle Dan Dear Mr Editor Veiled Virus Rant
A reader letter humorously traces slang for respiratory illness from the sniffles to the flu and La Grippe, noting evolving terms through history from World War I to the atomic era and dismissing cures as elusive. The piece lampoons medical jargon and public sympathy for illness and hints at ongoing frustration with contagion.
Virus Nameshift and newspaper woes in spring talk
A reader vents about calling a mystery illness Virus X by old terms and mocks medical reform headlines in England. The letter riffs on social medicine, aging expectations, a daughter who won’t marry liars, and housequiet roles, ending with plans to catch a virus while his wife begins spring cleaning.
New Foreign Policy Path Proposed to Counter Communism
Edith Kermit Roosevelt argues in a Washington piece for a positive foreign policy to overthrow communism. She calls for a unified Western trade policy, flexible yet decisive diplomacy, and armed support including volunteers and counterinsurgency to counter Soviet influence worldwide.
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Washington
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Soviet Bloc
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Letter Box Opinions From Readers Edltor
Readers weigh the Goldwater strategy and liberal tactics in a pointed letter. The writer argues phase plans aim to influence California voters and undecided Republicans ahead of the state primary. The piece discusses distortions of Goldwater’s record, potential backers like Lodge and Rockefeller, and the broader liberty versus order debate shaping the race.
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Edltor
California
Barry Goldwater
Stop Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
Mr. Lodge
Teach Truth Editor Voices on Campus Propaganda
Editor DAVID D. WEBB of Fremont argues against inviting un-American propagandists to high schools. He says youths are vulnerable to alien propaganda and that visiting Communists twist facts. He urges teaching truthful, well-trained American instruction to counter anti-American organizations.
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Washington
United States
Laos
Jay Sherlock
Diverse Views on Youth, War, Ads, and Science
A string of brief items covers youth advisory limits, Nixon's Vietnam expansion, a demand for TV realism, a Houston pitcher’s no hitter loss drawing Johnson’s concern, and hopes for lower nuclear totals as fission eases toward fusion.
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Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
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