Editorial on lawyers fees and price fixing in title searches
The piece argues lawyer fees can be high due to libraries, staff, and case prep, yet sometimes excessive and even frozen. It cites a Virginia case where 19 lawyers quoted the same $522 for a title search and notes Justice Marshall’s skepticism about flat minimum fee schedules and the risks of choosing lawyers by price alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
U.S. Supreme Court
Virginia
Thurgood Marshall
Justice Marshall
Shakespeare and science meet in love research funds
A University of Minnesota researcher, backed by an $84,000 National Science Foundation grant, will study psychological dependency as it relates to romantic attraction in heterosexual relationships. The note compares classic poetry to modern inquiry while Sen. Proxmire questions public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
University of Minnesota
National Science Foundation
William Proxmire
Red coup in Portugal signals shift toward socialism
Portugal forms a new cabinet under the High Council of the Revolution with busy plans to nationalize banking and insurance. The move follows a classic pattern of Communist takeovers, raising concerns among NATO allies as the regime edges closer to the Soviet bloc and threatens a potential loss of the US airbase in the Azores. The Armed Forces Movement replaces key ministries and cracks down on opposition as relations with the Soviet Union are renewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Western
Europe
Popular Front
NATO
Soviet Union
Atlantic
Azores
Best and brightest in the House
Washington report notes New Times ranks 10 members as the best and brightest in the U S House of Representatives led by Brock Adams John Anderson and John Brademas while listing 10 runners up and acknowledging Wilbur Mills as once prominent. The piece highlights the subjective nature of the rankings and cites diverse regions and roles among the selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mark Twain
Congress
Capitol Hill
New Times
U.S
House of Representatives
King
Severa
Wayne Hays
D-Ohio
Bella Abzug
D N.Y
House
Brock Adams
John Anderson
John Brademas
D-Ind
Harvard
Forme
Bradema
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
Sa Rayburn
Bolling
Carl Albert
Phil Burton
Calif
Burton
House Democratic Caucus
Bob Eckhardt
Texas
House Democratic Study Group
Eckhardt
Roy Bean
Ralph Nader
John Tower
John Moss
Moss
Otis Pike
D-N.y
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Pentagon
Frank Thompson Jr
D-N.j
Hays
Abzug
Gillis Long
D-La
Barbara Jordan
D-Texas
John Rhodes
R-Ariz
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Paul Stabanes
D-Md
Abner Mikva
D-Ill
Jim O'Hara
D-Mich
Joe Waggoner Jr
Membe
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
Letter writers urge strong US leadership in foreign policy
Editor argues the United States must restore presidential leadership to counter detente and confront Communists, warning that friendly policies harm America in Indochina and the Middle East. A local reader, Bruce Tennant, condemns a new billing rule by The General Telephone Company and urges residents to protest to the Public Utilities Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Middle East
Indochina
Ford
America
General Telephone Company
Public Utilities Commission
McAllister St
San Francisco
William R. Johnson
Bruce Tennant
Long Beach
Gun Control Parable From World War II Era
The writer recalls Nazi confiscation of registered firearms and Allied parachute weapons in occupied Europe to argue that gun registration grants government power to disarm citizens. He likens politicians to a treacherous serpent in Kipling and frames registration as an infringement on the Second Amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Snake
Rudyard Kipling
Letter on Nixon Senate run and War policies
A reader argues Nixon should run for the Senate while noting his California gubernatorial repudiation and criticizing his Vietnam War promises. The letter says Nixon finished his career with smears and unethical tactics and expresses a desire to prove public sentiment by forcing him to run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nixon
Senate
Nixon
California
South Vietnam
Trash collection charge debate sparks widow’s plea
A widow argues against ongoing trash fees citing her pension and rising costs. She notes neighboring San Pedro waives trash collection charges, urging the city to reconsider for residents in small apartments amid tough finances.
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San Pedro
Unclear excerpt hints at political snips and social quips
The fragmentary text references a senator and a dated memorandum style line about marrying a boss’s daughter, adds a note about a man and his boat, and mentions Congress and a salary raise. The piece appears to be informal commentary with multiple disjointed ideas and no cohesive reportability.
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EGA
Coene
Siete
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