Prop 1 adds flexibility to California constitution
The article argues Prop 1 to overhaul California's 89 year old constitution, reducing word count from 75 000 to about 1 900 in parts, removing detailed rules to the Legislature, and allowing appointive path for the Superintendent of Public Instruction. It cites safeguards, eliminates charter限制 for small cities, and shifts salaries to county control while favoring greater state flexibility.
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Constitution Revision Commission
Superior Court
Bruce Sumner
Orange County
Public Utilities Commission
Board of Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Public Instruction
Sacramento
General Law
Welch Targets Nixon Fund Raising With Bircher Warning
John Birch Society head Robert Welch urges members not to donate to Nixon and instead give $3 000 to $100 000 to the society. The column notes Welch’s warning mirrors Nixon’s troubled campaign posture as he pursues moderate voter appeal amid party rifts and McCarthy’s stance.
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Richard Nixon
Eugene McCarthy
Humphrey-Muskie
Robert Welch
John Birch Society
Nixon
Silent Majority Urges Unity Against Bigotry in Long Beach
A letter from Rev. Leon R. Morrison of First Providence Missionary Baptist Church appeals to the silent majority to speak out against racism and division. He cites Lincoln and warns a house divided cannot stand, urging civic action, justice, and unity from coast to coast.
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Republic
Eldridge Clever
Gov. Wallace
Lincoln
America
Long Beach
Leon R. Morrison
First
Providence Missionary Baptist Church
Senator McCarthy Covers World Series for LIFE
Criticism targets Senator McCarthy for moonlighting as a temporary sports writer for LIFE magazine after returning from Europe. The piece notes he is paid as a senator, a salary critics say he is not earning while taking on the undisclosed assignment.
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McCarthy
Life Magazine
Europe
Nixon Law Firm Controls Nixon Campaign Says Report
Washington report alleges Richard Nixon’s Wall Street law firm dominates his campaign strategy. It cites cooperation with clients Pepsi-Cola and Warner-Lambert and notes Nixon’s personal stake and income from law practice, urging voters to see tax returns and client list.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Wall Street
U.S
Nixon
Old Wall Street
Mudge
Stern Baldwin and
Todd
California
Pepsi-Cola
Warner- Lambert Pharmaceutical
Donald Kendall
Pepsi
Elmer Bobst
Warner-Lambert
Nixon campaign links firm to client interests in 1968 bid
Drew Pearson reports Nixon pledged to repeal overseas investment curbs and promote oil shale development. The piece notes Nixon's law firm represented Pepsi-Cola, Warner Lambert, El Paso Natural Gas and oil interests, with several partners in key campaign roles. It argues voters deserve disclosure of potential conflicts of interest.
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Lambert
Johnson
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Nixon
White House
Pepsi-Cola
Warner- Lambert
el Paso Natural Gas
Securities and Exchange Commission
Houston
Interior de
Colorado
Utah
Wolf Joint Venture
Rock School Joint Venture
Ridge Minerals Venture
John Mitchell
Leonard Garment
Thomas Evans
United Citizens For Nixon Volunteer
Brain Trust
Franklin Lincoln, Jr
Spiro Agnew
John Sears
Agnew
Sidewalk Senate on Space Travel Curiosity in Long Beach
Residents including Katrina Kukler Jeanne Roper Jim Reese Dolores Sterger and Allen Lewis share opinions on moon exploration. Most express interest or curiosity, some caution, while Rev H T Vining prefers to leave it to experts. The piece records local residents’ reactions to space travel.
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Jeanne Roper
Long Beach
Jim Reese
Hubert’s
Allen Lewis
Navy
Snow White and the Seven Yippies Satirically Retold
A satirical fairy tale renarrates Snow White as a patriotic American heroine. Snow White battles a cavalcade of “Yippies” and a liberal establishment, aided by Prince George Charmin and his Common Sense to restore order in Washington.
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Pappy
Prince George Charmin
Lessee
Snow White
Seven Bearded Yippies
Washington
Pee-tee-mack River
Loopy
Snoopy
Croupie
Goopy
Ol’ Stepmother
Wizards of the Evil
Ol’ Supreme Court
Law and Order
Supreme Court
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Sterling Bemis
L. A. Collins, Sr
Mr. Welch ‘Aids’ Nixon
Welch
Birchers
Town Meeting
Maine
Seattle
Key West
Wartane
Independent, Press -Telegram
Nixon Law Firm
Drew Pearson
ner-Lambert
Partment
John Shaheen
Come - By - Chance
Newfoundland
Katrina Kukler
Sixth Street
Pine Avenue
Dolores Sterger
H. T. Vining
Golgotha Baptist Church
Arthur Hoppe
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