Editorial Eyes Left in California Young Democrats Convention
The piece criticizes the California Federation of Young Democrats for adopting a platform calling for troop withdrawals from Vietnam and recognizing Communist nations. It links leader Josiah Beeman to the Council of Churches and notes both Governor Brown and Speaker Unruh avoided disavowing the party’s stance. The editorial urges party members to discipline the more extreme factions.
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California
Federation of Young Democrats
Council of Churches
Young Democrats
U.S
South
Viet Nam
United States
East Germany
China
Red China
United Nations
Cube
Beeman
Nevada
Brown
Jesse Unruh
Ridiculous Proposal for Castro Valley Sewage Plant
A letter ridicules a plan by Castro Valley Sanitary District to build a sewage disposal plant on Foothill High School property near the business district. It notes using San Lorenzo Creek for treated water and warns property owners might resist with strong action. It urges more practical sewage solutions.
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Castro Valley Sanitary Dist
Foothill High School
San Lorenzo Creek
Castro Valley
English grammar and pronunciation quiz items
There were upwards of a hundred persons in the hall when the meeting began. The correct pronunciation is patronize as pat ron ize. The misspelled word is Appelation. Scrupulously means very carefully with strict precision. A word starting with FR meaning querulous and perverse is fractious. The sentence example uses more than a hundred people and began. Patronize is pronounced pat ron ize, not patt ron-ize. Appellation is the correct spelling. Scrupulously means conscientiously. Fractious means irritable or quarrelsome.
Congressmen Names Call for Action in Washington
A fragment lists Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel Sen. Clair Engle and Rep. George P. Miller with their office locations in Washington. The text provides no dates or events, but implies a request or appeal directed to congressional offices.
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Sen
Thomas H. Kuchel
Senate
Washington, D.C
Rep
George P. Miller
Who’s loony now and the blurred line of sanity and restraint
An essay-like reminiscence traces a popular quip from a self styled escaped artist and moves through themes of mental health labels, observers in white coats, and the push for confinement from critics of government size. It recalls Alger Hiss era testimony and the wary stance toward public figures judged by psychiatric measures.
Who's Loony Now in the Public Discourse
The piece critiques courtroom reasoning and sociological claims about American rightists. It notes ad hominem tactics in a trial, cites a Wisconsin sociologist on rightist groups, and questions the credibility of anti-Communist research. It mocks political stereotypes and reflects on media and academic bias.
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University of Wisconsin
Cuban Policy as Rubber Words and Putty Balls
Henry J. Taylor criticizes Kennedy's Cuba policy as euphemistic and ineffective. He argues the Monroe Doctrine is eroded, claims Khrushchev has not been pressured, and asserts 20 000 Russians still control Cuba. The piece condemns White House distractions and calls for accountability from the president.
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Cuba
Khrushchev
Kennedy
United States
Mr. Kennedy
Caatro
Tortured Island
White House
Kennedy temper and Congress pose test for Kennedy leadership
Marquis Childs analyzes John F Kennedy's presidency as he confronts a Congress seen as sluggish and a public demanding stronger leadership. He notes Kennedy's cautious temperament and detached view of government power, while civil rights push and party divisions shape the dilemma and the burden of reform.
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Democratic Party
Birmingham
Democratic
Kennedy warned by Democrats over Vietnam aid cut names
Speaker John McCormack and Rep Edna Kelly urged President Kennedy to curb private State Department plans to oust Ngo Dinh Diem by cutting U S aid. They pressed for full evidence on the Buddhist crisis and Viet Cong infiltration, arguing Diem’s survival stabilizes Vietnam and Indo China, safeguarding U S strategic position.
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Washington, D.C
Kennedy
U.S
South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
USB
John McCormack
D-Mass
Edna Kelly
D-N.y
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
House
Diem
McCormack
Kelly
Letter Box Opinion on Cigarette Vending Machines
Reader William S Pfau ndler of San Leandro says cigarette vending machines invite underage purchases and loitering near public places. He urges outlawing machines except where minors are barred and clerks can verify age to curb broader crime.
Hayward Youth Day at Candlestick Park Appreciation
New Frontier Democratic Club thanks supporters for Hayward Youth Day held at Candlestick Park. Club planned 160 seats, hopes to expand to 275, and regrets seating was unavailable before the parochial school year. Considering a similar event before year end 1964. Edwin F. Harnett president Joe Klaas vice president Ann Souza secretary. Letters to the editor invited with name and address.
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New Frontier Democratic Club
Hayward
Candlestick Park
NEW Frontier
Democratic Club
Edwin F. Harnett
Joe Klaas
Ann Souza
UNESCO Leaders and Early U S Views on World Education
Intelligence Digest notes UNESCO’s 1945 adoption in San Francisco and London deliberations. It names William Benton as charter chairman, Archibald MacLeish as deputy, and Esther Bronauer as senior adviser, with Bronauer later labeled a security risk. It cites Benton’s Sept 23 1952 address urging world minded education and reference to UNESCO publication No 3567 on opposing nationalism.
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United Nations
San Francisco
Unesco
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
London
Esther Bronauer
Bronauer
State Department
United States National Commission For Unesco
William Benton
Neas
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