Editorial: Do We Need New JFK Conspiracy Probes
The piece questions the cost and value of a fresh investigation into JFK’s assassination and MLK cases. It notes a bias among backers, outlines budget plans rising to millions, and asks whether lawmakers will acknowledge no conspiracy if no evidence emerges. It cites Ball and Cohen on openness and honesty.
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John F.kennedy
Martin Luther King
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Sheen
Warren ‘Commission
Oswald
Long Beach
Joseph A. Ball
Warren Commission
Long Beach State University
Ball
House of Representatives
Jacob Cohen
Brandeis University
Sailors fight for earned enlistment bonuses dispute
The U S Supreme Court agreed to hear a case over whether about 36 000 Navy sailors are entitled to re enlistment bonuses promised when they trained for specialized work. The Fourth Circuit ruled the Navy must pay more than 120 million dollars, but the government appealed.
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U.S. Supreme Court
U. S. Court of Appeals
U.S. Navy
Congress
Navy
Suill
Bert Lance as Carter's OMB pick signals fiscal focus
James Wieghart profiles Bert Lance, 45, Atlanta banker named to head the OMB, noting his folksy stance and potential support for a $15 billion tax cut to revive a stalled economy. Lance champions balanced budgets, private sector job creation, and zero-based budgeting, stressing limits on federal spending while urging growth and unemployment relief through incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wieghart
Washington
Thomas B
Bert) Lance
Atlanta
Carter
Office of Management and Budget
Bert
Lance
Jimmy
OMB
Redevelopment talks tilt toward taxpayers and safety
A letter endorses local control of redevelopment and criticizes councilman De Baun for blaming Congress. It cites lawsuits, eminent domain misuse, and tax increment concerns while urging citizen action via Concerned Citizens of Lakewood. A separate letter supports socialized medicine, arguing private plans fail to cover catastrophic illness and high costs.
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de Baun
Planning Commission
Hannaford
Harinaford
California Redevelopment Agency
Lakewood
Council
City Cra
P. O. Box
Los Angeles
Bernardi
Los Angeles County
Irene Cooper
Forgiveness for Tokyo Rose Reflections From a Home Front Letter
A wartime reader urges forgiving enemies and recalls listening to Tokyo Rose aboard ships, noting VJ Day's end in 1945 and the enduring mental toll of propaganda. The writer, Isabell Meyers, reflects on memories of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman broadcasts that helped time pass at sea.
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Isabell Meyers
Tokyo
Tokyo Rose
Glenn Miller
Benny Goodman
Isabell
C.L. Skelley JR
South Gale
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