Editorial Step Toward Faster Vote Counting
County Registrar Ben Hite cites exhaustion of election boards for slow counts in the primary. Boards, many elderly women, worked over 30 hours straight. The paper supports a counting board system with a second team, and budgeted funds for it, to speed returns. It also urges a constitutional amendment to avoid printing unopposed superior judge names on ballots.
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Election Board
County Registrar of Voters
Ben Hite
Oregon
Jittie
Foreign Aid Headache for U.S. Senate Debate
The U S Senate weighs voting on foreign aid to Yugoslavia and Poland amid doubts voiced by Senator Frank Lausche that such assistance could promote communism rather than U S security. Past aid totals and jet sales to Yugoslavia and Poland contrast with growing ties to Russia and Cuba.
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U.S. Senate
Yugoslavia
Poland
Sen
Frank. L. Lausche
Ohio
U.S
Russia
United States
Khrushchev
Tito
Soviet Union
Castro
Cuba
Defeat of Prop 3 upends Brown's re election hopes
Sacramento reports that Proposition No 3's defeat in the primary hindered Gov. Edmund G. Brown's bid for reelection. The $270 million state bond issue for construction and college programs was rejected, signaling possible delays or cuts to the budget and projects. Analysts foresee a fiscally tight, dilemma filled path ahead for Brown.
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Henry C. Macartiuur
Sacramento
CNS
Edmund G. Brown
California
Brown
Gov. Brown
Do Galaxies Collide Across the Universe
The text explains that galaxy collisions are ongoing despite vast separations. It notes typical distances around 3 million light years, collisions can occur over long timescales, and star collisions are unlikely while gas and dust particles continually interact. Radio astronomers study these processes.
Washington Schools Lament Senate Critique of District Education
U.S. Congress, via Washington Bureau, condemns District of Columbia schools for outdated texts and poor facilities. Sen. Hubert Humphrey cites 1930s textbooks, lack of libraries, and neglect of nuclear physics in class material. He argues Washington governance resembles unrepre sentative Soviet style and urges better local control and standards.
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Washington
Congress
District of Columbia
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Latin America
Humphrey
Latvvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Hitler
Stalin
United States
Earth
Achangis
Junior League
D.C
Soviet Union
Voice patterns and media myths mix in reader column
A column riffs on how voice identification by telephone clashes with science, surveys on dentist fees, parental use of TV bans, a joke about astronauts, and reflections on media, politics, and historical markers. The piece cites figures and names, noting journalism and publishing staff, with satirical comments on public figures and institutions.
Public Forum Letter: Call for Kennedy Era Accountability
A reader letter argues for a federal probe into the State Department and alleged Soviet infiltration. It cites the Internal Security Subcommittee findings that agents permeated government and influenced policy, urging President Kennedy to pursue the “searching out” of responsible parties and to expose failures across administrations. The missive, signed by Kenneamyer Jr. from Conant, criticizes liberal officials and stresses public opinion as the constraint on action.
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Congressional
Sta
Ong
Internal Security Subcommittee
U.S
F Haynie
Hackett Ave
Lakewood
Hhey
Massachusetts
State Dept
Tru
Rele
State
China
Cuba
Kennedy
Truman
Kennearmyer
JRJ
Conant
Kennedy’s Turn in Cuba Policy Debate
A letter in Public Forum questions Kennedy’s Cuban policy decisions and the influence of State Department advisers. It contrasts past US air and naval support with present policy, alleging entrenched officials influenced events in Cuba and warning of broader South American consequences.
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Kennedy
Russell King
Kennnedy
U.S
State Department
State Dept
South America
Hosmer Praises Fair Coverage of Primary Election
Congressman Craig Hosmer commends Independent Press Telegram for its full and fair coverage of the primary campaign. He lauds the paper for informing the electorate and aiding American democracy through accurate reporting.
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Hosmer
Independent
Press ‘Telegram
Craig Hosmer
Congress
Ancient Sybaris and Spartan Virtues From Greece
Souther Italy stirs over purported discovery of the ancient Greek city Syharis famed for luxury. The piece recalls the Sybarite who leapt from a rose petal bed after a pinprick and ordered slaves punished, and Spartan mothers bidding sons return with shield or on it to emphasize duty and courage.
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Robat Seempen Boa
Naples
Italy
Syharis
Edeu
Spartas
Indian Summer Tale From Pioneer Times
The passage explains how winter months brought safety from attacks by Indians on American pioneers. It notes occasional warm spells in winter, termed Indian Summer, which the pioneers believed gave Indians another chance to strike.
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Europe
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Curette
Delivion
Matador
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Sumner
U.S. Congress
Washington, D.C
Soaper
Bill Vaughan
University of Chicago
Hille
White House
Caroline
Saigon
Press-Telegram
Long Beach
Calif
Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Marold
Hines Art
Samuel ©. Cameron
L.A. Colfing Jr
Waliam Epley
E. Lines
Sare Harne
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Welgley Hida
Delro
Foshay Tower Test Inc
Vail San
Ams
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