Time running out on Tahoe regional control efforts
Governors Reagan and Laxalt urge regional or voluntary local cooperation to protect Lake Tahoe from unregulated land use and pollution as California and Nevada consider a bi state agency. Despite support, Senate action stalls, while federal bills threaten possible federal oversight if local plans fail.
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Lake Tahoe
Reagan
Paul Laxall
Nevada
Sacramento
California
Placer
el Dorado
South Lake Tahoe
Laxalt
Assembly
Senate
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Tahoe
Democracy's True Test and Germany's Financial Struggles
Political scientist Dr. Peter H. Merkl lauds West Germany's postwar democracy after five years of war and occupation yet notes a looming budget crisis. As Erhard's government battles finances, Kiesinger pushes fiscal reform while Bundestag debates ending Allied authority, signaling Germany's move to autonomy amid debt pressures.
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Peter H. Merkl
University of California-Santa Barbara
Federal Republic of Germany
Merkl
Germany
Western
Europe
United States
Erhard
Kiesinger
Bundestag
Washington
Sacramento
Open Forum Letters on City Council, police brutality, and protests
Readers from Long Beach and Lakewood respond to local government spending, rent-supplement plans, and the Century Plaza protest during the President's visit. Statements criticize council inertia, support for civilian safety, and express personal outrage at police actions and media portrayal.
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Century Plaza Hotel
U.S. Marine Corps
The Thought Talk Gap On Vietnam in Washington
The public and private comments on the Vietnam war are far apart in Washington. Official remarks are moderately optimistic while private notes are more solemn and gloomy. President Johnson said this week that progress on the military front is generally pleasing.
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New York Times
Washington
Johnson
Leaders grapple with Vietnam manpower and cost
James Reston reports private military concerns over Westmoreland’s call for more troops. Officials cite creeping escalation, with 464,000 in country but only 70,000 in combat, while casualty rates rise. Costs reach 20 to 24 billion yearly, and deficits may top 20 billion, shaping White House strategy and political pressures.
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Demilitarized Zone
Johnson
White House
Westmoreland
Saigon
Congress
Vietnam
Deadliest pollution of all haunts civil rights tensions
The piece cites Rev. Fred Shutttlesworth and Roy Wilkins criticizing slow federal response to Negro needs, Senator Edward Brooke warning violence rises from inaction, and discusses NAACP leaders and reaction to open housing bills. It notes limited gains in employment housing and education for ghetto Negroes and references Buffalo riots and Mayor Sedita’s plea for time to create jobs.
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Washington
Cincinnati
Fred Shutttlesworth
Martin Luther King
South
Gene Roberts
New York Times
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
N.A
Long Summer, White Myopia and Black Despair In Politics
A critical look at proposed anti riot legislation and the failure to secure jobs to curb violence. The piece cites Rep William Cramer and Rep Emanuel Celler, contrasts white indifference with black frustration, and notes Shuttlesworth and Brooke discussions about civil rights alongside urban riots in several cities.
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Martin Luther King
Stokely Carmichael
Rep
William C. Cramer
Florida
Carmichael
Los Angeles
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Rochester
Buffalo
Tampa
Lincoln
Points West
Atlanta
Canichael
Emanuel Celler
Committee On Rules
Shuttlesworth
Brooke
Wilkins
Congress
Roberts
Cincinnati
Tlon
Just What Is Treason A Case in Point
Washington columnist argues that Rockwell Kent’s actions toward the North Vietnamese government could constitute treason under Article III of the Constitution. He notes Kent’s $10,000 gift and a letter to the North Vietnamese ambassador as possible aid and comfort to enemies of the United States.
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Washington
Rockwell Kent
Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
Vietnam
Kent
Justice Department
Ezra Pound
Ramsey Clack
United States
Congress
Senate
Nguyen Phe Chan
North Vietnam
Treason talk and Vietnam war debate in U S editorial
A long editorial discusses treason laws and the difficulty of proving two witnesses to overt acts. It cites past statements by Tom Clark and debates whether harsh prosecutions would deter beatniks and flag burners aiding North Vietnam, noting war costs and lives lost.
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Moscow
Tom Clark
Vietnam
United States
Tresson
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Irs
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Citizens Advisory Committee On
Barbara F. Hoepfl
Long Beach
Lucal Eyenet
Sgiv
Robert J. Jamison
Groucho Marx
J. Paul Gleason
Lakewood
James Reston
Delance
Andent
Frank Sedita
Tom Wicker
Washington Star Service
James Kilpatrick
Liberation Front
Robert H. Best
Douglas Chandler
Clark
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