ABA backs civil rights bills to end jury discrimination
The American Bar Association endorses pending federal and state measures to ban racial and economic bias in jury selection. The ABA urges random federal juror selection and prohibits discrimination in state courts, empowering the attorney general to sue discriminatory plans. Critics warn of lowered jury caliber, but supporters argue it enforces equal constitutional rights.
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American Bar Association
House of Delegates
Congress
ABA
James D. Carpenter
Newark
N.J
Health care costs rise tied to an antiquated delivery system
Secretary Gardner of HEW compared medical expense growth to industrial inefficiency noting costs have outpaced the consumer price index for 15 years. He cited hospital charges as the main driver while steps begin to curb the rise through hospital cost reduction plans and a report on hospital effectiveness due by year end.
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Gardner
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Time To Clear Air On The Planning Board Choice
A Middletown citizen criticizes the Raymond Fening appointment to the City Planning Board. The letter argues the choice was controversial due to a perceived conflict of interest with a local real estate firm and a city commissioner. The writer urges transparent planning and zoning debates and denounces accusations of collusion.
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Raymond Fening
City Planning Board
Fening
Bachman Tract
Mr. Fening
Freedom To Speat Letter to the Editor Threatens Free Speech
A reader complains about a letter signed by G. Daniel Miller in the Middletown Journal. The writer argues the piece poses a dangerous threat to free speech and urges preservation of First Amendment rights.
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Middletown Journal
G. Daniel Miller
Write letters and Kool-Aid to Vietnam soldiers
Readers urged to mail letters and a packet of pre-sweetened Kool-Aid to Pfc. Richard L. Wolf and other troops. The address for the unit is Hq Co 2327 Inf Hawks, 1st Bde 1st Airborne Div APO 96347 San Francisco California.
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Pfc
Richard L. Wolf
Pfc. Wolf
Wolf
Hq Co
Hawks
San Francisco
Calif
PFC Wolf Writes For His Nuddies
Private First Class Wolf writes a brief message to his fellow soldiers urging them to return safely from duty. He signs his note with camaraderie and a call to look after one another during hardship.
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Pfc
Wolf
Congress Remiss On Vietnam War Stakes and War Powers
President Johnson says Congress could end the Vietnam operation by repealing the 1964 concurrent resolution, but Congress bears blame only if it omits a state of war or restricts trade with the enemy while the war continues. The piece argues joint responsibility for 12,000 American deaths and ongoing aid from Red China and the USSR.
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Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
Congress
Nicholas Katzenbach
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Dominican Republic
Red China
Soviet Union
State Department
Europe
South Vietnam
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
United States Seeks Broad Gulf Security Policy
The document states U S interest in maintaining international peace and security in Southeast Asia as vital to national interests and world peace. It clarifies the resolution is all-inclusive, not limited to naval action in the Gulf of.
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United States
Southeast Asia
The
Gulf of
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Notice
The Middletown Journal outlines subscription rates for different delivery methods. Rates include 10 cents per weekday copy, 15 cents for Sunday, at Ade per week for city routes, and annual mail options ranging from 15 dollars in trading areas to 38.09 dollars outside the U.S. Subscriptions require advance payment. Founded in 1857.
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U.S.A
Dominick Faces Evolving Conservative Line in Cuba Debate
The piece argues Senator Peter Dominick's influence wanes as Reagan and Kirk rise, while Castro backed Havana events highlight Soviet Latin American strategy. It contrasts Dominick’s warnings of Castro’s network and Soviet support with Kosygin’s public peace talk and behind the scenes aid to Castro aligned groups.
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Barry Goldwater
Sen
Peter Dominick
Colorado
Kennedy
Sargent Shriver
Reagan
California
Kirk
Florida
Percy
Asia
Laso
Latin American Solidarity Organization
Fidel Castro
Havana
Dominick
Castro
Stokely Carmichael
Senate
Bolivia
Venezuela
Colombia
Soviet
Russia
Henry M. Teller
U.S
Spain
Kosygin
Brezhnev
Communist Partes
Latin America
Communist International Journalistic Organization
Alexis Dzasilov
Fidel
Co- America
Independistas
Castro-Castro regime hinges on Soviet support says Senator Dominick
Senator Dominick argues Castro cannot act without Russian approval as Cuba relies on Moscow for oil and the fleet of Russian tankers delivering about 80 000 barrels daily. Radio Free Americas editor Herminio Portell Vila notes the island's oil dependence and wartime needs. The speaker dismisses supposed shifts between Soviet and Cuban lines as part of a single dual policy.
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Dominick
Castro
Cuba
Herminio Portell-Vila
Radio Free Americas
Russia
Havana
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