D C Moves Bit Toward Home Rule
The first reorganization of municipal government in the nation’s capital since 1874 will take effect after a 244 160 House vote. The plan creates a single commissioner and a nine member city council appointed by the President, shifting toward a council manager system while Congress retains financial control.
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Community Role Can't Be Static
An antirumor squad in Houston formed under the federal antipoverty program and helped quell a riot by confirming facts in a fierce crowd at a service station and supermarket. City leaders planned with officials to publicize the truth, showing community based action can dampen violence and prevent false rumors.
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Tough Trip Through Para Die 1978 5879 by Garcia
Book review notes Garcia as a white observer who lived among Northwest Indians in 1876. Chronicles his journey from the Mexican border to Montana, his marriages to Indigenous women, and his wife from Parid d Oreilles. Includes editor Stein and historian opinions, with Robespierre excerpt in the same column.
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Nennett H. Stein
Houghton: Mifflin
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GOP Delegate Rustlers In Short Supply
Washington reports that in under a month GOP candidates for the 1968 presidential nomination will rally to secure delegates for the August 5 convention. Leonard W. Hall, Romney’s top organizer, is a respected party figure but has limited experience corralling delegates in a truly competitive race.
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Nixon, Romney face mixed delegate binds in 1968 race
Nixon enjoys broad GOP ties and expected control but faces internal friction after Parkinson resignation while Romney’s campaign seeks stronger organization. Lou Clifton White, famed for 1964 Goldwater delegate work, may help or hinder Romney and others depending on timing and strategies. White’s loyalty and reach are tested as he weighs where to place his influence for maximum gain.
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LBJ relies on Viet election to legitimize South Vietnam
President Johnson aims to let South Vietnam run its own government through elections next month while U S troops and limited bombing constraints remain to prevent a North Vietnamese military settlement. Observers may see the vote as a step toward an all Vietnamese settlement with the North, not a U.S. model democracy.
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False fronts behind Johnson's Vietnam polices in Washington
A New York Times Service column from Plymouth Mass critiques Washington spin on Vietnam. It argues Johnson overstated progress in Saigon and used Congress's consent as a veil while pursuing a broader war plan and domestic spending priorities.
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