Carnegie institute aims to smooth state government
A Carnegie Corporation announcement details an experimental Institute on State Programming in the 70s to improve continuity in California governance and give governors and legislators a more rational policy basis. It will be advised by planners, political scientists, sociologists, statisticians and computer experts with support from Carnegie and Ford foundations.
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Three Women Lawmakers Meet At Male Health Club
A bipartisan trio of Congresswomen, two Republicans and a Democrat, attend a calisthenics class at the House male health club. They face embarrassment over lack of private dressing rooms and spark debate about public facilities and gender integration in government spaces. Observers warn against premature predictions about Supreme Court or political outcomes.
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Open Forum on California Education Funding
A Long Beach reader argues public schools need funds before expanding higher education, urging pause to shore up kindergarten through 12. The letter cites voter defeats on tax overrides, rising student numbers, and calls for better base education while criticizing anti Reagan sentiments and welfare critics.
Religious Opposition to War Grows Across Faith Groups
A broad shift finds religious leaders voicing concern over Vietnam policy while many Americans back the war. bishops, reform and evangelical figures push for candor, negotiation, and a reevaluation of U.S. military actions amid rising Christian criticism and a push to act on conscience.
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Religious Leaders Clash Over Vietnam War Policy
The report surveys U S religious figures amid Vietnam War debate. Clergy leaders including Dr John Bennett Rabbi Abraham Heschel and Rev John McKenzie push for peace while Cardinal Spellman backs victory. Vatican reactions andCatholic leaders echo moral cautions as public polls show split support.
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John C. Bennett
Union Theological Seminary
Abraham Heschel
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
John McKenzie
Notre Dame
Hard Sell to Keep Teacher Corps Going
Washington NEA reports the National Teacher Corps may wither without supplemental funding. President Johnson seeks 12.5 million from Congress to sustain and expand the program, while Congress appears unlikely to approve such an amount. With only 7.5 million allocated this year, momentum for a 36 million plan hinges on timely support.
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Teacher Corps funding splits House and Senate fate
The fiscal 1968 budget pushes for larger Teacher Corps funding while House Republicans resist, fearing federal control of education. Corps members, mostly urban graduates, teach in underserved areas and study at nearby universities under supervision. Endorsements from superintendents and state officials cite need, but skeptics fear program politics and deadlines threaten its survival by spring.
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Puerto Rico
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Los Angeles
Watts
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Deep South
It Must Be Tennis Shoes That Did It It Must Be Tennis Shoes That Did It
The passage presents a fragmentary personal exchange about global affairs with questions about China and political stance. It hints at public confusion and a request for guidance, mentioning Lyndon and Dean in a casual discourse.
Womanly Rivalries Spark Global Turmoil Analysis
A satirical piece portrays Mrs Mao and Mrs Liu as central figures in a chaotic China. It frames a clash of personalities, fashion, and ideology within a humorous lens, suggesting the world’s fate may hinge on their domestic tensions.
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Liu
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Mrs. Mayo
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