Editorials Attack on Local Control in Contra Costa Schools
A critical editorial denounces the firing of Drummond J. McCunn as Contra Costa Junior College District superintendent amid a swirl of ethics commissions and educational fraternities. It argues local citizen control is eroding as state agencies and unions gain influence, referencing La Vista and Burlingame districts and urging readers to question external authority.
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Drummond J. McCunts
Contra Costa
Arithmetic and debt echo in a shifting money world
The piece discusses inflation and currency scales from millions to trillions, noting shifts in terminology as defense and foreign aid use terms like ally. It argues rising debt affects a generation, calling out radical right youths as a demographic shaped by spending and future repayment burdens.
Government Costs Clash With Hospital and Garage Budgets
A newsletter notes discrepancy between public hospital build costs and private hospital bed costs, with an average $334 000 per new hospital bed in the armed services program versus $18 000 per bed in private facilities. It questions Capitol Hill garage project costs over $22 000 per space, compared with about $3 000 in Chicago and Detroit.
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Detroit
Sharp U S Clash Over Refugee Aid in China Crisis
Washington debate widens as Kennedy confronts conflicting advice from top aides on whether to ship U S grain to China. Rusk group pushes UN or Red Cross grain shipments to Peiping, while Congress resists aiding the regime.
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Kennedy
Cemmerite
Congress
Rusk
Sayers
United Nations
Red Cross
U.S
China
New State Medical Care Plan Shines in California Initiative
A California ballot initiative proposes universal medical care for residents over 65 with incomes under 5 000 a year, funded without tax increases. The plan, backed by the Committees for Medical Benefits for the Aged, targets signatures in the Bay Area to qualify for November ballot placement.
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San Fancisco
Bay Area
University of California
Bureau of Public Administration
LETTER BOX Opinions From Readers Whatre Yours Editor
Readers respond to Ruth Connor and the letter Yet Benefits arguing how veterans benefits arise from long efforts by veterans organizations. DAV advocates continued support while urging awareness of benefits and outreach to veterans families and dependents.
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Ruth Connor
The
DAV
Senator Dodd Aide Highlighted As 1962 Staffer Of The Year
The piece lauds Fred Buzhardt and David Teeple as pivotal Senate staffers in 1962, detailing Buzhardt’s anti Communist and policy influence and Teeple’s security and atomic energy roles. It credits Dave Marlin, Jim Boyd, and others for expanding Senator Tom Dodd’s foreign policy reach and notes Dodd’s prolific speeches and influence.
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David Shea Teeple
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Teeple
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Hike Teeple
U.S
Hungary
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Tom Dodd
Dodd
Dave Marlin
Jim Boyd
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Portrait of Ronald Storrs in Terence Rattigan’s Play
Dr. Russell Kirk recalls Sir Ronald Storrs in Terence Rattigan’s new drama about T. E. Lawrence. Storrs, former Governor of Jerusalem and Cyprus, is depicted as brilliant yet worldly and artistically inclined. The author notes Storrs’s steadfastness against Duveen’s tempting bribe and his enduring, vigorous hospitality.
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T. E. Lawrence
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Lawrence
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Cyprus
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Storrs
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Near East
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