Warren retirement reshapes Supreme Court outlook
The article discusses Chief Justice Karl Warren's retirement and its impact on the Supreme Court. It weighs potential successors, noting President Johnson could elevate a current justice or appoint a new chief, and argues Warren's era harmed law enforcement and court operations. It urges merit over political favors for a sound legal future.
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Karl Warren
Supreme Court
Warren
Johnson
Abe Fortas
Thurgood Marshall
Byron White
Warren Court
Eisenhower
Justice Warren
Growth Tax Rise Is Pushed From Two To Four Percent
The piece traces Texas sales tax growth from two percent to four percent, noting municipal adds and legislative debates. It cites Gov. Connally and Rep. Cory as advocates of increases, while observers warned of a looming larger tax shift and tests public response to a so called growth tax.
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Texas Committee On State and Local
Alvin A. Burger
Texas Research League
Texas
John Connally
R. H. Cory
Victoria
Presentation Creed Over Showmanship in Presidential Debates
In Washington a commentator argues for extended non televised formats to reveal candidate minds. He proposes two hours per subject with post debate news panels to probe views on policy, aiming to inform voters beyond flashy television performances.
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Washington
United States
No Peace In California Between Kennedy and Humphrey Wings
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that after Robert F. Kennedy's burial a quiet effort to unite the Kennedy and Humphrey factions within California's Democratic Party failed. The split remains wide, reflecting broader national tensions and a lack of reconciliation abroad.
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San Francisco
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Humphrey
California
Democratic Party
Lfe
Hubert Humphrey
Unruh
Wyman
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Berlin Visa Tangle Tests West German Resolve
East Germany requires visas for West Germans traveling via East Germany signaling two Germanys and pressuring Washington. Moscow backs keeping U.S. troops in West Germany while aiming to erode Western resolve. Western officials cite border harassment near Wolfsburg and Prussian land claims as part of a broader Soviet tactic. Meanwhile California Democratic delegates show division with Unruh opposing Humphrey, McCarthy attacks, and Kennedy forces split over convention strategy.
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East Berlin
Unter den Linden
Hiller
West Germany
West Berlin
East Germany
Bonn
Moscow
Soviet Union
Germany
U. S
U.S
Wolfsburg
Prussia
Ghrendorf
Willi Scherfise
Washington
Czechoslovakia
Cration
California
National
Eugene Wyman
Humphrey
Wyman
Gene Wyman
Assembly
Jesse Unruh
Kennedy
Unruh
Chicago
McCarthy
Ann Alanson
Dewey gains steam in GOP renomination bid memory lane
June 22 1948 report notes Dewey's renewed renomination chances as Republicans attack Truman and the New Deal. Also covered are a postponed welterweight title bout due to weight limits, 500 Masons at Lubbock cornerstone ceremony, Navy recruiter announces enlistment option for graduates, and an old-timer recalling guests invited to homes.
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Lubbock
Quiet .3218 Handout Dodges Taxpayers Billions
The piece denounces a covert $2 billion Export-Import Bank lending plan termed .3218. It argues the scheme hides taxpayer losses beyond $100 million and Treasury backing, masking foreign aid as balance of payments relief. Rep. Passman cites inflated aid figures and urges Senate floor action to stop the move.
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U.S
Washington
Export-Import Bank
Congress
U.S. Treasury
Otto Passman
D-La
U.S. Senate
Buckley calls for antitrust approach to labor unions
The editorial endorses William F Buckley’s stance that antitrust principles should extend to the labor movement and urges a bill of rights for management. It warns unions can paralyze industries and notes concerns about the National Labor Relations Board and compulsory unionism.
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William F. Buckley
New York
Buckley
National Labor Relations Board
Our Famous Customers Display Panels in New Jersey Pharmacy
A New Jersey pharmacy features a display panel titled Our Famous customers but lacks newspaper clippings about any customers. An ad in a Rhode Island drug store promotes a new world of shopping to encourage Columbus Day sales.
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New Jersey
Rhode Island
Omaha
Kansas
Colorado
California
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David Lamprence
Hanoi
Rowland Evans
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Berlin
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Novak
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Bernard Docusen
Robinson
Masonic Building
Main and
Avenue K
Navy
Henry J. Taylor
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Bank
Treasury
America
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Wheeling
W. Va
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