King and Abernathy confront nonviolence in marches
In a pre death TV conference, Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy debated tactics for the Poor People’s Campaign. Abernathy urged a nonviolent halt of Pentagon operations and a possible occupation of Justice Department and Congress, while King stressed disciplined marches toward defined goals and feasible promises.
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California mailing list scandal raises bid and ethics questions
The piece alleges California taxpayers fund a lobbyist with 180000 dollars a year to prepare and maintain a five million voter mailing list, while the Post Office updates it for free for Senator Alan Cranston. It claims Cranston allows Republicans access, a claimed cozy arrangement with Kenneth A. Ross Jr. and notes prior no-bid practice since 1967. The column urges competitive bidding and campaign focus on the issue.
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Post Office
Alan Cranston
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Four young leaders end Viet Nam Moratorium efforts
Washington Evening Star notes the Moratorium Committee’s closure of its national headquarters and credits leaders Sam Brown David Hawk David Mixner and Marge Sklencar with guiding a movement that reshaped public opinion. It laments diminishing zeal and urges continued civic engagement.
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Sam Brown
David Hawk
David Mixner
Marge Sklencar
America
Letters to the Editor on Navy dress rules and student demands
Readers critique Admiral Moorer on base grooming standards affecting entry at Naval Station and dispute use of the word demand in a July 13 Harris article. The letter writers argue for practical discretion, warn against overhenging emphasis on appearance, and express fatigue with the term demand in youth responses.
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Richard F. Sprague
Washington's cautious tone dulls nations image
A garbled summary notes a cautious, tidy, and monumentally dull stance from officials. The piece questions whether blunt honesty or a restrained approach better serves the public, labeling the discourse as dull and Mr. N’s administration as well-meaning yet tepid.
Nixon era portrait of balance between war and peace
A critical passage reviews the Nixon administration’s appeal to optimism and “good news” focusing on peace and sports while warning that human warmth and conviction are missing. It notes Vietnam withdrawal, inflation fights, and a poised stance abroad, yet argues trust and affection feel lacking.
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Vince Lombardi
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Vienna
Liberal stance on farmworkers union shop raises questions
Washington observers note a puzzling liberal inconsistency on private personal freedom versus collective union rules. Despite defending individual liberty, some liberals show blindness to the farmworkers movement in California as the UFWOC's five year strike unfolds.
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California
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The Chavez led grape strike ends in California contracts
The AFL CIO led by Cesar Chavez ends a strike with growers conceding. Workers face new contracts that force union membership, payroll deductions, and limited rights. Critics condemn the deals as tyranny and compare them to slave era practices on docks in Charleston and New Orleans.
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