Regional Pride and Caution in Supreme Court Nominee Choice
The piece argues President Nixon should appoint a conservative judge meeting civil rights standards, noting Carswell failed the test and stressing ethical conduct and non conflict of interest. It suggests Southern judges with pro civil rights rulings could fit, but warns of regional opposition and the need for broader advisory input.
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South
Supreme Court
Nixon
Carswell
Clement Haynsworth
George Wallace
Burger Court
Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
Burger
North
Deep South
Franklin Roosevelt
James Byrnes
Letters to Editor on prisoners of war and missing in action
Long Beach readers Mildred and Jim Bowers appeal for help locating Sgt. Richard A. Bowers missing in South Vietnam since May 12 1969. They urge a letter writing campaign to officials and North Vietnam, citing Geneva Convention issues and urging support from readers and the National League of Families of American Prisoners in Southeast Asia.
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Richard A. Bowers
Ritch
Jordan High School
Long Beach City College
Ft. Ord
Calif
Ft. Polk
South Vietnam
Army Infantry
Army
Southeast Asia
United
Dallas
Texas
North Vietnam
Paris
National League of Families of American
P.O
San Diego
Junking Junk Cars for Cleaner Air Progress
The Interior Department announces a cheap smokeless incinerator to convert junked cars to scrap while preserving oil and gas extraction from old tires. Ohio tests use recycled bottles in street paving as part of environmental clean up. The push shows progress in减少 pollution amid ongoing challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
Ohio
Back to the abacus for Dr. Rafferty
Legislative analyst A Alan Post accused Dr Rafferty of mishandling reading scores and a computer firm Boole and Babbage Inc hired by the Reagan administration says he mismanages his computer. They urge stripping him of his computer and data processing duties citing cost overruns and weak management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Alan Post
Max Rafferty
Dr. Rafferty
Post
Boole & Babbage
Palo Alto
Rafferty
Senator Soaper Says By Bill Vaughan
A retired friend mentions he never returns to the old office citing a remaining debt of 1.30 for the coffee pot fund. A neighbor notes her son shows strong interest in the environment and questions the indoor focus of his study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Soaper
Bill Vaughan
Rail Scheme Chases Passengers Away
Mrs TRACE H. COOPER reacts to Tom Wicker’s March 18 piece praising train service. She argues management caused the decline and that people do want trains and should not revert to ancient transit times. She asserts better trains will attract more riders.
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Tom Wicker
Mr. Wicker
United States
Nixon Overlooked Crisis of Trust in Institutions
The piece argues public confidence in government, church, university, and family is eroding under the Carswell case. It blames leadership failures for inviting confrontation and questions how to restore respect for institutions without leaders setting a proper example. It cites strikes, disrupted services, and a call for lawful, peaceful dispute resolution.
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New York
Carswell
Nixon
Republic
Congress
Mississippi Valley
San Diego
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Vermont
Institutios
Supreme Court
Fortas
Institutions of
America
War costs debated as Vietnam outlays clock billions
Washington lawmakers question Nixon era budget figures as the Congressional Joint Economic Committee notes Vietnam military outlays at 20 billion dollars this year while Defense Secretary Laird forecasts 17 billion annually. The committee warns taxpayers cannot assess true savings if Vietnam costs remain undisclosed. The article also covers a GSA lighting push to brighten federal buildings and downtown areas, aiming to curb crime and lift life quality in the capital.
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Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Vietnam
Defense
Melvin Laird
Congress
Political pledges curb campaign posters on highways
Capital chatter notes safety gains as a Kansan congressman urges candidates to pledge to stop plastering posters on highways. Efforts include a New York motorcade near a hotel with Secret Service presence and a parking spot clash involving Mayor Washington's car. A Jacobs aide jokes that armed minutemen already guard the Victory in Vietnam march, while the Small Business Admin awards a contract to a six-negro-owned flag firm in Washington for 600 custom flags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith G. Sebelius
America
The
Small Business Administration
Guild
Washington
The Spoilage Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement
A UC Press paperback history by Dorothy Swaine Thomas and Richard Nishimoto examines the mass removal of 110000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast during World War II. It details coercion, intimidation, and pressure that led about 18000 to renounce U.S. citizenship, exploring political and social forces shaping their displacement.
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Dorothy Swaine Thomas
Richard
Nishimoto
University of California Press
America
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Prisoners of War
Mildred
Jim Bowers
Long Beach
Department of Education
William Lloyd Garrison
Garrison
Great Mora
Prise
Mrs
Trace H. Cooper
Walliteyer
Press-Telegram
James Reston
City of
General Services
Robert L. Kunzig
GSA
Kunzig
Secret Service
Richard Nixon
District of Columbia
Walter Washington
Andrew Jacobs
D-Ind
Marine Corps
Sta
Alphonso M. Stanley
Ute
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