Study on Arrest Record Access and Sealing Proposals
District Attorney Evelle Younger calls for an interim study on arrest record access and sealing, backing limits but opposing full sealing. He cites rights of employers and concerns about misjudgments, suggests certificates of innocence for acquittals, and urges strict scrutiny of any issuance guidelines for a measured legislative decision.
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Evelle J. Younger
Younger
California
District Attorneys’ Association
State Peace Officers’ Association
Donald Grunsky
State Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate backs overhaul of congressional procedures
In a 75 to 9 vote the Senate endorsed sweeping rules to curb lobbyists, require more disclosure, and empower committees with hearings and mandatory reporting. The plan limits seniority abuses and moves toward merit based appointments, with House prospects uncertain yet favorable.
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U.S. Senate
House
Open Forum Editor Criticizes College Student Pressures
The letter cites heavy study loads from 14 to 16 hours daily and warns against educational funding cuts, urging against returning to Reagan era policies. It criticizes California educators for resisting economies and fears rising tax requests for education. A separate note invites a health forum on obesity.
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Uncle Sam
Reagan
Long Beach
California
Ballistic Dumplings Story From Munich Photos
Photographs from Munich show Helmut Winter firing dumplings at jet fighters with a crude catapult. He poses amid laughter as the Luftwaffe says it will not respond to the prank.
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Munich
Germany
Helmut Winter
Winter
Luftwaffe
The Intercontinental Dumpling Threat from Kroop Works
In a wild exclusive, Arthur Hoppe interviews Baron Himmel von Kroop head of Kroop Cooking Works in West Waterland. The baron boasts a plan for a secret German dumpling weapon and invulnerable pans, arguing for peaceful cooking while plotting a boastful menace.
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Evan
Baron Himmel von Kroop
Kroop Cooking Works
West Waterland
Republic & Marching Society
Letus
LBJ Needs Backing on Vietnam
Washington Star Service reports amid a tense climate Lyndon Johnson faces pressure after Bobby Kennedy's Senate address. The piece questions enemy willingness for an honorable peace and whether Johnson must commit to permanent bombing halt to reach a bargain with Hanoi as political dynamics shift in Washington.
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Washington Star Service
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Bobby Kennedy
Senate
Mr. Johnson
Vietnam
U Thant Kielps on Hanoi Talks and Bombing Pause
Pope Paul and U Thant press for a halt to bombing as a path to peace talks while stressing that Hanoi is not bombing the United States. The piece weighs suspensions, reciprocal demands, and calls for intensified pressure unless Hanoi signals willingness to negotiate a binding settlement. Five hundred thousand American troops in Vietnam echo the hawk dove debate.
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Paul
Kosygin
Podgorny
U Thant
Rangoon
Hanoi
United States
U.S
North Vietnam
White House
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Johnson
Haiphong
Fulbright
Clark
McGovern
Washington
Jackson
Vietnam
Johnson shifts image from tiger to Mr. Cool in one week
The piece previews Lyndon Johnson as a changing political actor, alternating between bold leader and conciliatory figure. It notes his unpredictable temperament, past health crisis, and decisions affecting reelection plans. It argues he is unlikely to retire, wary of handing party leadership to Robert Kennedy and wary of Kennedy-Johnson tensions over Vietnam.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Bobby Kennedy
Mr. Cool
Walter Mitty
Senate
Johnson-watchers
Sucess
Vietnam
Pedernales
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnson
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Gahan Ie
James Kilpatrick
South Vietnam
Tiger
New York Times News Service
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Princeton
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Sorensen
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