New Name for HUAC Reflects Shifting Approach
The House Committee on Un American Activities is renamed the Committee on Internal Security by a 205 to 79 vote. The panel will keep its core duties investigating subversive activities, but likely broaden to address underlying causes and new leftist movements, aiming for a more moderate, investigative stance.
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House Committee On UN
United States
Tom Hayden
Reanie Davis
House Committee
Hippies Considered for Berkeley Police Recruit Policy
An unofficial Better Berkeley Council proposes recruiting hippies for Berkeley police. Lt. J R Crook notes few of last September's 30 new positions filled and favors written and oral tests for unshaven applicants. BBC fears hippie dropout status may hinder recruitment though openness to humane evaluation could ease tension between police and counterculture.
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Better Berkeley Council
BBC
J. R. Crook
Open Forum: Williams speech on CSLB campus peace
Williams praised for calming CSLB campus crowd after January 18 talk drawing 1,800 students and faculty. Editor urges broader press coverage and earlier integration, noting white fear and youth voting age debate. Mentions Rev Harvey Williams of Long Beach Community Improvement League and views on 18 to vote.
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Press Telegram
CSLB
Harvey Williams
Long Beach Community Improvement League
Long Beach
Luanne
Pryor
Secret clash over Spain commitments reverberates in Washington
A hidden dispute between the State Department and the Joint Chiefs of Staff over U.S. Spain policy comes to light as lawmakers study how the nation enters foreign wars. The issue centers on Java and submarine bases in Spain and the March deadline for renewal terms.
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State Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Spain
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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National Security Council
Nixon
Java
Madrid
Fernando Maria Castella
Tean Rusk
Rusk
Earle G. Wheeler
North
Africa
David A. Burchinal
NATO
Lyman Lemmitzer
Europe
Burchinal
Nem
Negotiations Over Spain Arms Move Spark Policy Clash
The account details clashes between State and Pentagon over minutes on arms for Spain. Key figures Burchinal Wheeler and Flora Lewis weigh a North Africa threat, NATO implications, and whether Spain’s defense commitments require Senate ratification. Inter-agency talks end with edited prefatory notes and a new committee review.
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Rédratt
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Europe
Spain
NATO
Senate
Madrid
Moscow
Darcinal
Intergovernmental Committee For Europe
National Security Council
Smoking and cancer knowledge puzzle perplexes observers
Washington column notes education paradox as researchers wrestle with the smoking cancer link. The author cites a flood of medical papers and journals, yet serious investigators admit uncertainty about the full relationship between smoking and cancer.
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Washington
Smoking and lung cancer debate from 1960s writings
The piece questions the solidity of the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. It critiques Surgeon General Stewart’s claims, notes uncertainties about which tobacco component causes cancer, and explores individual differences and possible genetic or emotional factors shaping cancer risk, urging continued study.
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Federal Communications Commission
Willian H. Stewart
Congressional Record
J. C. Harris
G. Negron
Medici Journal
Stewart
Cassius
Sidewalk Senate Opinions on Middle East War
A series of comments from Long Beach and Wilmington residents on whether Israel should retaliate for an Arab aircraft attack and how to prevent war. Participants discuss neutrality, mediation, and the risks of a broader conflict, noting refugees and regional tensions.
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Marshall Hollingshead
Long Beach
United Nations
Israel
Fifth Street
Tong Beach Boulevard
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