Rockefeller Money Behind Goldberg Biography Debated
A conservative publisher, Arlington House, may publish a critical Goldberg biography by Victor Lasky funded by Laurance Rockefeller. The piece questions motives, notes Lasky’s anti-Communist stance, and reflects on political campaigning and possible conflicts of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Lasky
Arthur Goldberg
Victor Lasky
Arlington House
Conservative Book Club
Goldberg
Lasky
Kennedy
Price
Laurance Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Newark
Secretary of State race in California features Van Camp and Fong
In the November 5 election the secretary of state contest pairs Brian Van Camp, attorney and former state corporations commissioner, against March Kong Fong, a four term Democratic legislator. The piece argues for nonpartisan administration and cites Van Camp’s qualifications and stance on impartial election refereeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March Kong Fong
Brian van Camp
California
Frank M
Frank C. Jordan
Edmund G. Brown
van Camp
Secretary of State
Brown
Fong
Founders Day in Lompoc recalls 1874 land rush auction
Common ground by Steve La Rue reviews Lompoc’s 1874 temperance land sale driven by Col W W Hollister and Thomas Dibblee. It details parcels from five to eighty acres, prices up to $1 200 per corner lot, early prosperity, then droughts and the dissolution of the Lompoc Valley Land Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
Centennial Square
Ryan Park
O Street
Olive Avenue
W.W. Hollister
California
Tom
al Dibblee
W.W. Broughton
Hollister
Dibblee
Broughton
Santa Cruz
Lompoc Valley
Thomas Dibblee
la Purisima
University Park
New Temperance Colony
Dibblees
Costs of living abroad spark travel budget advice
A column notes a Business International study comparing international living costs, highlighting Stockholm and Tokyo as expensive, Mexico City cheaper, with examples on suits, housing, beer, and cigarettes. It also includes letters about fiscal responsibility and satirical comments on government waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business International
Stockholm
Mexico City
Washington, D.C
Tokyo
Madrid
Rome
London
Toronto
Paris
Brussels
Washington
Amsterdam
Geneva
Frankfurt
U.S
Mexico
Readers sound off on education reform and river preservation
A group of letters to the editor discuss voting freedoms amid Watergate coverage, critique open classroom education and prefer Catholic schooling amid test concerns, and oppose Melones Dam with support for Proposition 17 endorsed by political figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Corps of Engineers
Melones
Stanislaus I
Edmund G. Brown, Jr
State Assembly
State Senate
Myron Webster
Rhyme Time Halloween Meeting Theme
A light verse notes how time shrinks between Halloweens. It recalls a past chairman who joined in trick or treating not long ago and now leads a meeting.
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States
John Kennedy
Teddy Kennedy
New York State
Jack Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Dominican Republic
South Vietnam
Nixon
New York
Dummy Corporation
Laurance
No-Man’s-Land
Middleclass
the Record
Ms. Fong
Common
Steve la Rue
Santa Ynez
Berry's
H & Ocean
Harry Crompe
William Whitehurst
Virginia
Sam
U.S. Senate
Alan Cranston
Bill Richardson
Houston Flournoy
Marty Allen
Santa Barbara
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bob Vincent
Santa Paula
E. Atherton
Wegner
Newsweek
ITA
Wapner
la Honda
Virgil Casey
Stanislaus
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!