Reform of the election system debated in Congress
The essay analyzes attempts to abolish the Electoral College and replace it with direct popular voting for president. It notes proposals by Senator Mansfield and Representative Fora, references the American Bar Association plan, and discusses the need for Constitutional amendments and potential three way race risks if no candidate gains a majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Chicago
Sears
Mike Manfield
Senate
Gerald R. Fora
American Bar Association
Ford
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Lunar Landing In 1970 Speculation Quietly Grows
The article notes speculation that a lunar landing could occur by 1970 as Apollo orbital flights are advanced. It cites Jed Lu Gen and Samuel Phillips, heads of the Apollo program, with United States and Soviet space efforts preparing for historic manned orbital missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed Lu Gen
Samuel Phillips
John F. Kennedy
United States
Soviet Union
Mini House Could Help Poor Get Homes Under FHA Plan
Deputy FHA director Charles Christy in Phoenia Arizona notes the new concept aims to move housing focus from middle-class whites to the poor. The mini house by Herman Chanen divides lots into five 1.5 foot parcels with masonry builds priced from 6750 to 6300. A one bedroom costs 571 monthly including upkeep and utilities, two bedrooms 80 dollars, three bedrooms about 1,000 more. Poverty incomes under 3600 yearly could afford payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Christy
FHA
Phoenia
Ariz
Power struggle over New York City schools with racial overtones
The article analyzes a conflict among the New York City teachers union the central governing board and a local Negro district school board amid rising racial tensions. It notes decentralization would empower local boards while warning community control could erase central authority. It cites the Ocean Hill Brownsville dispute and a strike that closed schools and mentions extremist rhetoric from a Chicago Cleveland paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Governing Board
United Federation of Teachers
Ocean Hill-Brownsville
Brooklyn
UFT
Cleveland
Ohio
Call and Post
Arthur Zebbs
America
Influenza Spreads in Frederick County War Topics Also Note
The News-Post notes Spanish influenza cases in Frederick County with most in Hagerstown district and calls for precautions. It mentions Maryland troops in France in the Argonne drive and a small Liberty Loan update. Other items include a church rally, Hood College inauguration plans, a West Virginia escapee recaptured, Route 40 improvements planned, and a missionary urging expansion of war-torn country aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
T. Clyde Boutson
Hagers
Boutson
Letter to the Editor condemns Wallace petition signs
Dorothy Thomas of Frederick Maryland writes as a Negro mother and American citizen urging opposition to George Wallace. She denounces white supremacy, warns of chaos if Wallace becomes president, and advocates better schools and jobs over violence.
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Wallace
United States
Law and Order
Rap Browns
Tyns
Klu King Klan
U.S
Nke
George Wallace
White House
Bliss
House of Representatives
Senate
Washi
Cat
America
Dorothy Thomas
Carroliston
Frederick, MD
Red China Reshapes Communist Power as Moscow Faces Setback
In New York the impending Moscow conference is seen in crisis as Italy and France balk at participation and Mao Tse tung’s China gains as a unifier against Moscow. Beijing warns Moscow to retreat from Romania and protect its allies, signaling a shift in international communist dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
NEA
Red
Italy
France
Moscow
Kremlin
Russia
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Acer
Johnson
NATO
Tass
Ceausescu
Yugoslavia
Tito
Mao Tseung
Ion Maurer
Zechoslovakia
Valerian Zorin
West Germany
Mao
United States
Peklog
International Communist Movement
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Great Southman Ptc. & Mfg. CO
Worth Court Stree
Frederick
Herman Chanen
Phoenix
BEATS
HEA
By Don Oakley
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
News-Post
Maryland
Marne River
Forest of Argonne
United Brethren Church
Frederick N. Zihlman
Joseph D. Baker
Baltimore
Lane
Andrew G. Truval
Hood College
James J. Gambrill, Jr
West Virginia Penitentiary
Moundsville
Boonsboro
Funkstown
State Roads Commission
George Snydeer
China
Evangelical Reformed Church
THE
Globalview
Mac
Leon Dennen
Wer Enterprise Assn
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