Supreme Court cuts residency for voting to 30 days in most cases
The Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that Tennessee’s one year state residency and three month local residency requirements for voting are unconstitutional. It favored a 30 day residency as adequate, with warnings about registration timing and possible misuse by outsiders. The commentary urges California to adopt a 30 day standard promptly.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Tennessee
Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun
California
Supreme Court
Los Angeles County
Teamsters editor faults Archie Bunker stereotype
Bog Kasen of the Teamsters Journal criticizes Archie Bunker as a fat, dumb racist comic figure harming workers’ image. He urges elimination or a lean, compassionate union man show, noting networks fear loss of viewers once they switch channels.
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Bog Kasen
Teamsters Journal
Archie Bunker
Kasen
Bunker
Karen
Archie
Letters on youth, duty, and rabbits in Leisure World
A Long Beach editor laments aging readers and praises the song Bless the Beasts and Children. Readers discuss veterans' service, amnesty, and civic duty. A Seal Beach writer warns of lethal rabbit culling in Leisure World, urging humane methods, while critiquing labor law coverage and media influence.
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Riley
Vietnam
Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc
Long Beach
Charles L. Miller
Long Beach Yacht Club
Seal Beach Art
Hollis
Can we win the war on dope Paris 1972 narcotics surge
Paris reports in early 1972 that French narcotics police nearly double heroin seizures and nearly triple trafficking arrests compared with 1971. U S Ambassador Arthur Watson in New York said the claim that the United States is winning the fight persists, while questions remain about the overall flow from France.
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Paris
U.S
Arthur K. Watson
New York
France
United States
Watson
P. H. Connell
Britain
Associated Press
Turkey
U S and France clash over heroin war as seizures rise
An independent drug expert says the United States cannot stop heroin flow amid rising seizures in France and Turkey. He notes addicts' numbers persist, while officials debate the effectiveness of policing and international cooperation. The dispute deepens as France plans expanded narcotics efforts and the U S withdraws a narcotics chief, signaling a tense diplomatic exchange.
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France
United States
U.S
Hartke eyeing trade bills amid labor industry ties
In Washington Senator Vance Hartke D Ind pushes AFL CIO and USW AISI backed trade bills while facing scrutiny over a 1966 tax case aiding Harvey Aluminum. The Indiana Democrat’s fundraisers featured steel executives and labor leaders, with sizable labor contributions shaping his 1970 Senate campaign.
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Land of Oz
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Indiana
AISI
Virgin Islands
Aluminum
St. Croix
Hartke
U.S
Keith Linden
Senate
Democratic Campaign Committee
Harvey
Carmen Warshaw
California
USW
Afl-Cio
Citizen’ Research Foundation
Princeton
N.J
A Party Still Groping For a Leader in Democratic Strife
A Washington analysis traces the Democratic leadership vacuum from Lyndon Johnson to Humphrey and Muskie, noting the lack of consensus among six to eight contenders. It argues the party’s disorder stems from a leadership gap and questions whether McGovern can unite diverse reform currents as future history weighs the era.
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New Hampshire
Florida
Ilinois
Wisconsin
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Edmund 5
Muskie
McGovern
Democratic Party
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Cago
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Russell Long
D-La
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