Death of Alabama Governor Lurleen Wallace
The 41 year old former dimestore clerk and mother of four died in her sleep on Tuesday after a brave fight with cancer. She rose to Alabama’s highest office with husband George as chief adviser and signed papers while remaining simple and compassionate toward the afflicted. Alabamians mourn the governor who balanced public duty with a quiet home life.
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Alabama
Lur- Jeen Wallace
South
Wallace
George
Britain tightens immigration stance amid Powell clash
Prime Minister Harold Wilson signals cautious accord with Tory Enoch Powell on limiting West Indian, Pakistani, and Indian immigration. Powell warned of rising minority share by 2000. Wilson stressed strict entry controls and greater welfare funding, framing the issue as economic rather than racial.
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Harold Wilson
Enoch Powell
West Indies
Pakistan
India
Wilson
Labor
White House Complaints About Press Friction and Governance
Former White House press secretary Bill Moyers relays a cabinet meeting remarks about heated clashes with editors and reporters. The president defends motives, attacks personal abuse, and argues press and public officials must avoid profligacy and coverups despite ongoing conflict.
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White House
Republic
Bill Moyers
Rascal
Common Pleas Judge proposes raising school age to sixteen
Judge Hess advocates compulsory schooling to age 16 and a job training program to reduce dropout impact in Cincinnati. He argues educating children to be productive citizens aligns with standards and benefits society, though questions remain about feasibility and desirability as a policy. There is an old saying about forcing a horse to drink.
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Common Pleas
Otis Hess
Cincinnati
Strange possibilities under the electoral college system
The text explains how the United States electoral college can fail to produce a majority winner if third party strength splits votes. With 538 electors and 270 for a majority, a tied national vote would move the decision to Congress with the House choosing the President by state delegation and the Senate selecting the Vice President.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
United States Senate
House
Ilinois
Oregon
Montana
Andrew Jackson
Tennessee
John Quincy Adams
Massachusetts
Henry Clay
Kentucky
William H. Crawford
Georgia
Clay
Adams
Jackson
Crawford
John
Calhoun
Possible shifts in party power and the electoral college
Bascom N. Timmons notes Democrats hold Senate predominance and could influence the electoral outcome if no president is chosen. He outlines how party switches in states and House delegations might alter control, possibly forcing a House vote or a Senate-backed vice president, with historical reference to 1825.
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House
G.O.P
Illinois
Oregon
Montana
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Tennessee
Nevada
Gerald Ri. Ford
Virginia
Arkansas
Colorado
Maryland
Oklahoma
Massachusetts
New Mexico
Hawaii
Rhode Island
Alabama
Maine
Ford
Congress
Government Research Budget Faces Rising Congressional Criticism
The 17 billion dollar annual government research budget faces growing ire in Congress with deep cuts eyed for space, social science, and military research. Critics call for priority reevaluation, citing misaligned funding and questions about results, while lawmakers push investigations into NIH awards and the Defense Department's broad social science studies.
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Congress
Congressional
Lek Nning
Gomme ‘Niente
L. H. Fountain
North Carolina
House
National Institute of Health
Defense Department
Senate
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Fulbright
Pentagon
Nixon seeks black capitalism as path to welfare reform
The article notes Daniel Moynihan's liberal critique of welfare and describes Richard Nixon’s push toward a black capitalist approach. It reports Nixon praising private enterprise in slums, endorsing government help to foster black ownership, and considering Thomas Matthew’s loan program to fund black businesses. It discusses the political stakes for appealing to black voters and the tension with traditional anti poverty strategies.
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Daniel Moynihan
J. K. Galbraith
Americans For Democratic Action
Moynihan
Nelson Rockefeller
Washington, D.C
Dick Nixon
Rockefeller
Nixon
Jimmy Brown
Cleveland Browns
Washington
Park Avenue
New York City
Martin Luther King
Detroit
Newark
Wis Ca
Thomas Matthew
Los Angeles
Matthew
Urban League
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Liu
How To Keep Well How To Keep Well
An early health column discusses motor vehicle accidents as a major problem with vast costs and fatalities. It argues for governor speed limits and wearable safety gear, notes drivers' psychology and age factors, and offers reader questions on tennis elbow, obstructed vessels, swollen tongue, and varicose veins with concise medical guidance.
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Ralph Nader
Congress
Philes
Phobes
Science as the chief drawing card for public support
The text argues that science remains the best drawing card for public funding, noting a prophetic warning about the research community's ties to government. It highlights government funding covering nearly seventy percent of the national research bill for much of the postwar era.
Monroe News Star Newspaper Staff and Ownership Note
A historical note lists the Monroe News Star as an independent daily published in Monroe Louisiana with details on its post office classification, address, telephone, and key staff positions from 1929 to 1982. It notes ownership lineage including publishers and executives and declares no party political affiliation or bias.
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Monroe
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th
Oliver Street
Robert Ewing, Jr
John. D. Ewing
Wilson
Ewing
Ram Ronson
Jack
S. Campbell
Edmund
G. Brown
Jack €. Gateso
Baltor William
Erein
Werent Peeney
Branham Company
National
ad‘Yerising Representatives
New ‘York
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Memphis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
The
Monroe: News Star
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