City Council cautions on auto tax seizure plan
An editorial praises a proposed constitutional amendment to end the auto tax, notes legal hurdles for enforcement, and urges lawmakers to let voters decide the issue. It suggests dropping seizure plans, maintaining assessment, and considering a "last resort" policy before the next council meeting.
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Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Fred Senter
Latchbock
Texas
James H. Granberry
British scientist shifts view on signals from space objects
Prof F Graham Smith of Jodrell Bank says radio signals once linked to alien life are from uninhabited astronomical objects called pulsars. Cambridge observers, once worried about little green men, now interpret the waves as cosmic phenomena. Earthlings may wait longer for proof of life on other planets.
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Earth
F. Graham Smith
England
Jodrell Bank Observatory
Washington
Cambridge University
Call For Anarchy Proposal Atop ACLU Board
The American Civil Liberties Union National Conference urged its Board of Directors to adopt a policy permitting violation of valid laws as a form of political protest. The policy would blur lines between lawful dissent and unlawful action and has been labeled a call for anarchy. The ACLU board plans to reject the proposal at its October meeting.
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American Civil Liberties Union National Conference
Aclu Board of Directors
ACLU
Gallup Poll Finds Jobs Support Beats Guaranteed Income
A Gallup Poll shows a majority oppose a guaranteed $3,200 annual income but favor a plan guaranteeing work to earn that amount. The survey finds broad cross income and race support for earning rather than receiving money, and urges emphasis on job training and placement to boost productivity and self-improvement.
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U.S
Roger Crash defends opposition to car registration and tests
Roger Crash, spokesman for the Committee to Abolish Automobile Registration, argues against vehicle registration and driver testing. He cites constitutional rights and claims enforcement would infringe freedoms, noting a Communist conspiracy and the need for a broad letter-writing campaign to repeal motor vehicle laws.
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Washington
Roger Crash
America
Mr. Crash
That Girl on Broadway Spins Fashion and Money Gossip
A collage of quips and light remarks on fashion freedom and money worries amid inflation. Quotes from Atlanta Journal columnist Hugh Park poke fun at famous sons, teachers, and household antics while noting rising voices from minorities and the approach of spring.
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Hugh Park
The
Atlanta Journal
Christofer
Martha
Virginia
New York
Achilles
Alexander
France Faces Wage Strikes and Inflation Under Couve de Murville
The piece notes bread costs up 10 percent and cigarettes 30 percent, with gasoline and milk rising as France endures renewed distrust of the system. It highlights labor unrest at Renault and broader worker suspicions of deals with management, amid De Gaulle era politics and minister Couve de Murville’s inflation stance.
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Paris
France
Finance
Maurice Couve de Murville
Couve de Murville
Renault Auto
Catholic Democratic Federation of Labor
General Federation of Labor
Renault
Michel Debre
de Gaulle
le Grand Charles
Berlin Wall and Soviet Role in East Germany
Analysis notes the 1961 Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union’s pervasive presence in East Germany. It details the wall’s size and economic impact, the large Soviet military presence, and East German forces, plus intelligence ties with West Germany. It also cites defections, the National People’s Army, and ex Nazi officers in command.
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Germany
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Frankfurt
Stuttgart
Munich
East
New York City
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Potsdam
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Bavaria
Dachau
East Germany
Kremlin
National People's Army
Communist Party
Czechoslovakia
Skoda
Wilhelm Adam
Friedrich von Paulus
Staliingrad
Red
NPA War Academy
Dresden
Hitler General Staff
Army High Command
Willi Stoph
Jess
Studying Too Parking Frustrates Modern College Life
A Jacksonville Times-Union editorial notes rising campus traffic and parking woes at the University of Florida. Officials consider a campus driving and parking fee or peripheral parking with shuttle buses. It cites Georgia’s federal grant for a high speed overhead transit system to shuttle students between distant buildings.
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University of Florida
University of Georgia
Gainesville
Jacksonville
Fla
Times- Union
Trading Two Wheels for Four at Western Retailer
A Western retailer cuts costs by paying youths for returned shopping carts. For three months, children receive tickets for each cart found, half funds a barrel and half stays with the child. A ticket draw yields a bicycle to the winner.
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Algeria
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IBM
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Texas Parade
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