Law change threatens Negro vote in the South
The 1965 civil rights act has boosted black registration and turnout, with over 740,000 protected under the law and 50.9 percent of eligible blacks voting in 1968. Attorney General Mitchell proposes scrapping key provisions and replacing the act rather than extending it, urging nationwide application and fewer federal clearances, which could provoke broad political and regional opposition. He faces resistance from states and Nixon associates amid debate over federal power and regional needs.
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Old South
John Mitchell
Washington
Congress
Nixon
Confederacy
South
Chief Justice Burger Calls For Speedier Courts
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger urged judges to condemn any delaying tactics by prosecutors or defense, arguing that unnecessary prolongation of criminal proceedings harms due process. He warned that when judges tolerate delay they must be held to account, aiming to reform practices causing year long trials and benefiting tens of thousands awaiting justice.
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Warren E. Burger
Jackson Lake
Wyo
Burger
Charles Dickens
Royal Street asks correction on Pacific Terrace hotel report
Stanley Cohen, president of Royal Street Development Co, Newport Beach, says a Press Telegram article misstated Royal Street’s role in the Pacific Terrace hotel project. He explains that the firm faced financing challenges due to high interest rates and credit limits, not internal financial problems, and urges the newspaper to amend phrasing to reflect mortgage financing difficulties.
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Press-Telegram
City Council
Pacific Terrace
Royal Street Corporation of
New Orleans
Royal Street
Royal Street Corp. of
Stanley Cohen
Royal Street Development Co
Newport Beach
Secret deals and deception blamed on officials in Congress
A New York paper notes the rising chatter about secret deals with foreign governments and claims executives may be misleading the public to evoke fear, complicating trust in government and stirring political tension.
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New York
Congress
Secret defense deals and bungled arms plans under scrutiny
James Reston notes rising opposition to Nixon defense policy as Fulbright probes an unpublicized Thai commitment and Stratton accuses the Army of bungling the Sheridan tank program. Laird faces charges over allegedly altered intelligence to spur ABM approval, signaling growing skepticism about Pentagon secrecy and accountability.
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Defense
Laird
Soviet Union
Congress
Pentagon
Thailand
Nixon
Johnson
U.S
Fulbright
Rogers
Vietnam
Senate
New Books and Reviews in European Literature and History
A digest of recent titles including The Penguin Companion to Literature Europe and The Penguin Guide to Literature Classical and Byzantine. Plus critiques of The Strange Case of James Earl Ray and The Global City. Also featured are The Black Death, The Politics of Peace Keeping, Shakespeare's Poems, and How Children Learn with brief author notes.
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Penguin
A. K. Tharlby
D. R. Dudley
D. M. Lang
Strange Case
James Earl Ray
Clay Blair, Jr
Bantam Books
John Holt
Pitman
Nixon slips magnified at capital
Washington President Nixon has played it cool for six months but critics seized his first slips as signs of trouble. Observers compare Washington’s drama to organisms under a microscope, seeming large locally yet not representing nationwide impact. He grew testy on television over Vietnam troop issues.
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Alan Jones
Praeger
U.N
Washington
Nixon
The
Republic
Clifford
H.E.W
Robert Finch
Knowles
Nixon era critique on Clifford Knowles and policy missteps
Washington observers critique Defense Secretary Clifford and the Knowles appointment as flaws in the Nixon era. They warn that voting rights and desegregation guides may stall. inflation, law and order, and student unrest dominate public focus while Congress falters.
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Defense
Clark Clifford
Jéhn Knowles
Sidewalk Senate Voices Firm Rules and Spanking Views
Sharon Katz argues for clear governance with an iron hand while Sally Leboeuf promotes steady discipline and consistent behavior. Each offers distinct parenting ethics, from firm authority to measured correction, reflecting late night sidewalk debates on childrearing.
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Sharon Katz
Sally Leboeuf
Raising children by reward and punishment
Don Kirkland asks about childrearing at the beach. Lynn Clark, 12, says to spank when bad and reward when good. Marlene McLaughlin, house wife, endorses punishment between friends, believing discipline yields well behaved kids. Thelma Block, housewife, cites room punishment and old methods.
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Don Kirkland
Lynn Clark
Marlene McLaughlin
Thelma Block
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the Raranty and Crisane Stee
Wallacyck
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Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
Samuel S. Stratton
House Armed Services Committee
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Saturday Evening Post
Ray
Jefferson City
Theodore H. von
Lane
Lippincott
Philip Ziegler
John Day
Ziegler
Asia Minor
Mediterranean
Italy
Shakespeare’s Poems
Louis B. Wright
Virginia A. LaMar
Washington Square Press
Folger Library
Shakespeare
Nick Thimmesch
District of Columbia
Solange Murback
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