Editorial: A scar y way to fill a job
The piece critiques FBI probing of potential appointees and White House handling of interviews with newsmen. It cites Kennedy and Nixon eras, urging a clear public procedure for FBI background checks and strict adherence by White House staff to prevent intimidation or confusion. It argues for transparent, careful standards before any FBI inquiry.
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Kennedy
FBI
White House
Steel Company
IBI
CBS
Daniel Schorr
Nixon
Schorr
Howald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
LGLUR
Inheritance Cause Aids Stanford Governor's Sacramento Home
Sacramento Bee notes alumni from Sacramentans and Stanford University rally to save the historic Sacramento residence of Leland Stanford. Support is urged to prevent loss of a Victorian landmark as a state park initiative contemplates purchase and restoration funded partly by a $100,000 alumni gift toward a $576,000 goal.
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Stanford University
Sacramento
California
Leland Stanford
Stanford
Sacramento Bee
State Park Department
Nixon critics debate welfare reform plan amid political pressure
Nixon faces mixed reactions from conservatives and Democrats over welfare reform. Reagan questioned Nixon's belief in his own plan, while press secretary Ziegler said Nixon reiterated support after a meeting. Ribicoff noted Nixon's earlier assurance by phone. The plan lacks broad national and conservative congressional backing, though businesses back the guaranteed income concept.
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Reagan
Nixon
Senate Finance Committee
Ronald Ziegler
Congress
Transportation tangle shows slow gains against highway lobby
Editors note a shift in Congress and public sentiment as scattered actions hint at progress toward a balanced transit policy. The Senate rejected moving alcohol tax revenues to highways while House leaders backed District of Columbia subway funding despite opposition. Rank-and-file opposition curb pressure tactics, signaling gradual disenthrallment from highway influence.
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Senate
Treasury
Haighway Pond
House Senate
House
Columbia
Natcher
Kentucky
Federal Highway Fund
East of Eden waits the urban blight in Virginia
A Virginia region near Wash ington endures heavy snow while local skirmishes unfold at an Elks Club amid a trash dispute. Most notably, Loudoun and Fauquier counties study English land use and planning, with planners warning that unchecked suburban growth could erase rural character and shift power from landowners to central authorities. The Longs and Fauquier boards observed Britain’s system and debate a measured path to progress.
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Snickers Gap
Blue Ridge
Washington
Elks Club
Londons
Fauquier Counties
Boards of Supervisors
England
Ure Kennedys
Chicago
Pittsburgh
New York
Virginia
Levitt Hrathers
IBM
Loudoun
Fauquier
Levitt Trothers
Loudwon ‘Times-Mirror
Planning Board
Times-Mirror
Frontier America
Rich Man
Britain
Maudy
Beka
Inglishman
A hard look at our welfare mess
Senate members could study Freeman's 88 page Finance Committee testimony on welfare reform. Freeman, a Vienna born Stanford Hoover Institution economist, argues work incentives fail and fault lies with laws, court decrees, and disincentives that keep people on aid. He urges returning to Roosevelt era roots by limiting aid, tightening enforcement, expanding state control, and pursuing selective welfare reforms.
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Senate
Congress
Hoger Freeman
Senate Finance Committee
Freeman
Nixon
School of Reformers
Naseer
Roosevelt
Letters to the editor limits on public assistance
Readers comment on welfare spending caps, ownership bans on income producing properties, and the likelihood of the Harmer Beilenson bill passing. An unsigned letter urges taxpayer outreach to Sacramento, while a Long Beach editor argues for inclusive evening programs at California State College Long Beach and defends their equivalence to daytime courses. Nicholas P. Hardeman, chair, Academic Senate, CSLE, also adds support.
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California
Anther
John L. Harmer
Glendale
Sen
Beilenson
Beverly Hills
Senate Committee On Health and Welfare
Sacramento
Long Beach
Clyde L. Dotson
Hayakawa
California State College
Nicholas P. Hardeman
CSLE
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