California population growth slows as residents push for limits
Editorial notes that despite California's rise to a populous status, growth is waning for current residents. Santa Clara County officials cite growing opposition to new developments and a push by citizens groups to curb migration. A UC Berkeley demography survey shows broad support for population control, with strong concerns about environmental impact across whites and nonwhites alike.
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California
New York
Union
Golden State
Victor Calvo
Board of Supervisors
Santa Clara County
Judith Blake Davis
Department of Demography
Berkeley
University of California
Dr. Davis
United States
Space shuttle design sparks debate over military uses and costs
Article outlines a two-vehicle shuttle concept with an orbiter and a large booster, detailing sizes, costs up to 25 billion dollars, and potential military applications. It notes Air Force pressure to alter the orbiter, calls for open public discussion, and argues the shuttle could advance space exploration while warning against technocratic overreach.
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Earth
Air Force
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Congress
Columbia University
Gordon Adams
Ira Katznelson
Adams
Katznelson
Memory and a look back at the old days
HAL BOYLE recalls simple pastimes and common worries from earlier America. He notes chickens in backyards, burglar roosters, envelopes at church, a banana and lice joke, dog fleas, chocolate gifts, and small town habits, asking readers to remember those days.
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Hal Boyle
New York
America
Texans In Politics By GARTH JONES
A review of the Texas Legislature dynamics during the 1971 session outlines the heavy workload, calendar confusion, and power structures. It notes that hundreds of bills await final approval, with both chambers facing tight deadlines and Speaker and lieutenant governor influence shaping debate and passage.
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Garth Jones
Associated Press
Texas
Gulf Coast
Senate
House
Rules
House Rules
Not everyone who says Lord will enter heaven quote
A religious quotation features Matthew 7:21 on true discipleship and a Josiah G. Holland reflection about building a ladder to heaven. The two quotes explore faith in action and the ascent from earthly toil to spiritual ascent.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew
Josiah G. Holland
Overqualified Workers Turn To Relief Roles
The unemployed with advanced education face a new problem as defense cuts and slumping industries push scientists and engineers to take lower paying, less skilled jobs. Employers fear turnover, while workers fear wasting talent as a plug seems pulled on the economy.
Red Power Stirs U.S. Policy Shifts
Washington analyzes shifting military balance with the USSR as a driver of major changes in U.S. foreign strategy. Experts warn against overreliance on containment, noting the risk of Soviet dominance by the late 1970s or early 1980s and the potential for broader conflicts or détente with Moscow.
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Washington
Nea
United States
Vietnam
Ussr
Free World
Soviet Union
Moscow
Kremlin
Russia
First Step to U S Independence in Alamance Battle
The piece traces the long path to American independence from 1765 Stamp Act to 1781 final victory, noting the Alamance Battle of 1771 as an early bloodshed amid Regulators and royal troops. It argues Alamance as a pivotal, though contested, step toward independence within the broader colonial struggle.
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United States
Lexington and Concord
Britain
Alleghenies
Boston
Rhode Island
Alamance
North Carolina
England
William Tryon
Battle of
Berrigans Innocent Says Peace Leader Brown
The Reverend Poling cites Stanford professor Robert Brown in defending Philip and Daniel Berrigan as innocent until proven guilty. He argues democracy protects this presumption amid antiwar turmoil and accuses the government of fabricating charges to discredit the peace movement. Brown urges nonviolence and cautions against punishing thoughts with indictments.
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Philip
Daniel Berrigan
Henry Kissinger
Justice Department
Robert McAfee Brown
Stanford
Berrigans
Vietnam
America
Brown
Robert Brown
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Berrigan
Indochina
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Orb Rowden
Bonnie Dearley
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Friembenr
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WSOC
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Boyle
Tom Moore
Waco
Mac Fr
Ray Cromley
U.S
U.S. Independence
David Poling
Poling
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