Eminent Domain Abuse Highlighted by Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest notes increasing federal eminent domain use harms homeowners and small businesses. Schulz cites cases in Somerville Texas and Brookeland Texas, showing underpayment, forced sales, and court criticisms. The piece urges stronger fair treatment bills and outright market purchases to curb abuses.
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Reader’s Digest
William Schulz
Schulz
Somerville
Tex
U.S. Army of Engineers
Willee Neiast
Corps
Brookeland
Emmie
William Bell
Atomic Energy Commission
Fish and Wildlife Service
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Bronz
N.Y
Emerich Jezek
Harvard Medical School
Loca
Edmund Muskie
Wayne Morse
Almanac Highlights and Historic Dates for December 9
Almanac notes the date December 9, 1968, with historical references including Japan’s Pacific War invasion of the Philippines in 1941, Milton’s birth in 1608, Webster’s newspaper founding in 1793, and various 20th century events. It also recalls the John Birch Society formation in Indianapolis in 1960, Zanzibar’s 1963 independence, and a White House wedding a year earlier.
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Philippines
John Milton
London
Noah Webster
New York
Ethiopia
North Africa
China
Japan
Germany
Italy
Aachen
John Birch Society
Indianapolis
Ind
Zanzibar
Lynda Bird Johnson
Charles Robb
White House
Question Box on Compulsory Education Under Federal Law
Question No 78 asks if compulsory education is required by federal law and when enacted. The answer states no federal law mandating compulsory attendance exists, though Congress may have enacted such a law for territories under national control. State laws appeared comparatively recently, with many states adopting compulsory attendance after World War I and 13 states in the 1920s.
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Territories
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Houston
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Johnson
White House
Patrick Murphy
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Murphy
E. S. Johnny Walker
N.M
House Committee
Robert Murphy
Washington
Humphrey
State Department
de Gaulle
Nixon aides map plan to aid Negro communities
Washington report outlines Nixon campaign aides proposing a domestic development bank, expanded Small Business Administration programs, and new Negro banks to fund slum housing and businesses. It calls for fair housing enforcement, tax incentives, and preschool slum programs while exploring higher teacher pay and recruiting Negro educators for slum schools.
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Washington
NEA
Richard Nixon
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
Small Business Administration
Nixon
New York City
McCarthy fundraisers hid in Capitol Hill hotel suite
Washington reveals secret McCarthy Donors Fund finances and operations. The fund reports 99 contributors including eight McCarthy for President groups, with major gifts to the McCarthy Finance Committee and the DC Committee for Better Government. Questions arise over a listed recipient with a non existent address. McCarthy remains out of public view while courting bishops and writing a post campaign book.
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Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Peacenik
Capital Hill
Senate
Bun
McCarthy
New York State
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Pleasantville
N. Y
Andrew. Gagarin
Litchfield
Corm
Alfred Taylor
North Capitol Street
N. W
McCarthy Finance Committee
D. C
McCarthy Donors Fund ties eyed to campaigns and figures
The report links the Donors Fund to Senate and House candidates, naming Jerry Eller as a de facto chairman and noting connections to the liberal National Committee for an Effective Congress. It lists beneficiaries including Wayne Morse and John Gilligan, with several $5,000 to $7,500 gifts and clues about the Capitol Hill hotel suite funded by the fund.
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Liberal National Committee
Congress
New York City
McCarthy
Lee Higbee
Jerry Eller
Higbee
Jerry
Sen. McCarthy
Senate
House
Eller
Theund
Peacenik
J. Buford Johnson
St. Cloud
Minn
Wayne Morse
Oregon
John Gilligan
William Saxbe
Ohio
David Hoeh
James Cleveland
Capitol Hill
Odessa College Aide Joins Texas Teachers Association Panel
Five years ago on December 9, 1963 Odessa College audio visual education director Dr J D Strickland was appointed to the Educational Services Committee of the Texas State Teachers Association.
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Odessa College
J. D. Strickland
Texas State Teachers Association
Arsenic: The Middle Ages’ Sole Element Discovery
The record notes that arsenic was the only chemical element identified in the Middle Ages. It credits Albertus Magnus with its discovery in the 13th century, marking a milestone in medieval chemistry.
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Albertus Magnus
Birthday Honoree Mariene Rogers Recalls Montana Party
Twenty years ago on December 9, 1948 Mariene Rogers was honored on her eighth birthday with a party at her aunt Mrs Hall's home in Montana. The note mentions Alden Rogers at 2401 North and a location described as a mile off sea level in Washington.
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Mariene Rogers
Hall
Montana
Alden Rogers
Washington
Norris Daughter Becomes Texas Tech Annual Cover Girl
Dec 9 1958 headline notes Janie Norris daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Norris of 3100 North Roger Avenue chosen as the annual cover girl at Texas Tech.
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Janie Norris
W. W. Norris
North
Roger Avenue
Texas Tech
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Entry 546 By Bathes Sausages
A compact crossword clue roundup lists entries such as 546 Bathes Sausages 22 Hesnerus 43 Events 44 Flow 46 Comet joining 47 Rude dwelling 48 Nome for one 49 irascible 50 Icelandic works 37 Weather word 52 Knowing 55 Wmlet 57 Maria.
Nixon Defers Warren Retirement Amid Court Deliberations
Nixon signals patience on Supreme Court reshaping by allowing Chief Justice Warren to serve until October and delaying retirement decisions. The plan preserves the Warren-era liberal balance, avoids haste, and signals that any replacement will come after more careful consideration and Senate timing. Potential nominees discussed include Henry Friendly, Stanley Fuld, Tom Dewey, and Herbert Brownell as advisors weigh a broader court transformation.
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Nixon
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Warren Court
Warren
LBJ
California
Ike
Earl
Senate
Cchief
Johnson
Abe Fortas
Fortas
John M. Harlan
William J.brennan
Potter Stewart
John F. Kennedy
Arthur Goldberg
Byron
Whizzer
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William ©. Douglas
United States Court of Appeals
Henry Friendly
New York State
Stanley Fuld
Tom Dewey
Herbert Brownell
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