California campaign financing debate resurfaces in ballot measure
An initiative from Common Cause seeks up to 47 million in state funds every four years for statewide and legislative races and caps individual contributions. Critics warn such funding risks apathy, inequity, and excessive influence by donors while urging full disclosure of all contributions and reasonable limits to keep campaigns vibrant for voters.
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California
Alexander
Common Cause
Long Beach Junior Chamber Seeks Community Project Ideas
Suggestions invited for programs to solve city problems or aid groups in Long Beach. The club lists past efforts and asks residents to mail ideas to Long Beach Junior Chamber of Commerce 4141 Norse Way Long Beach 90808.
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Long Beach
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles County
The
Heart Association
Junior Chamber
Why Carter picked Sorensen for CIA post puzzle
Washington debates why Carter chose Ted Sorensen for the CIA directorship. The piece notes Carter sought reassurance after Vietnam and Watergate, while Mondale pressed for intelligence reform and Congressional oversight. Sorensen’s Kennedy loyalty and moral stance complicate the pick, making his confirmation collide with CIA controversy.
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Washington
Sorensen
Carter
Ted Sorensen
CIA
Mondale
Congress
Inaugural Pottstown Pipe Band Tale Recurring Legend
A Washington Post column retells a tall tale of the Pottstown Piping Band led by Col John P McLousa. The band supposedly marched in every inauguration but vanished near Fifteenth and Penn, with snow, ghosts, and enduring mystery across decades.
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Washington
John McKelway
Washington Star
MecKelway
Fifteenth
Penn
Pottstown
John P. McLousa
Pennsylvania
Col. McLousa
Edinburgh
June McLousa
Red Cross
General Sherman
New Mexico
Sith
Jith
15Th
McPherson Square
Washington Post
Fick Lee House
Massachusetts
Barre Rocks
Aden
Naval Observatory
Glen Eeho
Burning Tree Country Club
Themell
Ripper Tricks Paris Officials in Borderline Arrest Stunt
Inspector Dupin tracks Jack the Ripper through Paris from the Ritz to a restaurant and headquarters. The Ripper toys with schedules, refuses arrest, and extorts a vacation in exchange for mercy while ministries fear diplomatic and financial fallout.
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Jack the Ripper
Tuileries
Ritz
Abu Daoud
Ripper
Dupin
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Hotels
France
Jack
Whitechapel
le Journalisme
the Ripper
Dupi
the Rip
Duval
Liberte
Laternite
Ministry of Finance
Montete
Riviera
Grateli Dupin
Ff the Ripper
St. Tropez
Saund
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Carter and Mondale Studie
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