A 125 campus UC merger eyed as governance monster
The staff of the Legislatures Joint Committee on Higher Education warns a 125 campus UC conglomerate with over one million students would overwhelm a single 25 member board. The plan would merge Regents, State College Board, and junior college boards, reducing professional oversight and risking impersonal, substandard instruction. The committee has not endorsed the report and seeks another year to evaluate it, while critics urge maintaining the current structure and improving the master plan through broader authority for the Coordinating Council for Higher Education.
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Dickensian Official Blamed For Hunger Scandal
Senate inquiry into malnutrition in the South cites a Lee County Florida welfare director nicknamed Mr. Crab for harsh treatment of aid applicants. George McGovern leads personal visits as estimates suggest up to a million children suffer hunger, worm infestations, and neglect across federal, state, and local agencies. The report calls for public pressure to end tolerant officials and end near-starvation amid abundance.
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Mr. Crab
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George McGovern
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Open Forum Reversal on airport decisions sparks debate
Letters criticize City Council for reversing support of additional Long Head Airport flights while noting prior Hawaii junket promotion for Long Beach flights. Writers claim locals near the airport would oppose more activity and suggest the Hawaii trip influenced decisions.
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Hawaii
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D. E. Morgan
The Horrors of Deciding on an ABM System
Washington Star reports on the dilemma of choosing an antiballistic missile system. The piece explores how rational judgment requires imagining the imaginable and knowing the unknowable, highlighting the difficulty faced by the President, senators, and citizens as they weigh variable assumptions in policy.
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Washington Star Service
Washington
Sentinal System and Nuclear War Fears Explored
The piece contemplates casualties from a nuclear exchange in the United States and risks of a failed ABM defense. It weighs scenarios with and without an effective system, the likely scale of urban devastation, and the uncertain strategic outlook five years ahead. The author credits Nixon as acting wisely, while stressing uncertainty.
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United States
Lindsay's Broadway Run for Mayor Faces Sturdy Cast
New York Times Service analyzes Mayor John Lindsay’s bid for re election as a theatrical production with critics noting a strong cast of rivals. It says Lindsay risks a rigged plot, faces Marchi and Batista for the Republican nomination, and must balance liberal outreach with appeals to law and order as the Democratic chorus observes.
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New York
John Lindsay
Bert Lahr
Billy Minsky
Queens
Reston’s Theater Of City Politics Shifts In 70s Era
James Reston assesses New York politics amid a turbulent Democratic primary battle. Mario Procaccine poses a bold challenge to Lindsay, while Republican leaders back a cautious liberal candidate. The piece highlights urbanism, youth appeal, Teddy Kennedy’s looming influence, and the rush of funds shaping a dramatic partisan contest.
Crummy Jobs in a Once Rich Nation
A nostalgic account contrasts glamorous sought after roles like cable car conductor and carpenter with despised positions such as sewer swabber sorghum sucker and soldier. Soldiers face the lowest pay longest hours dreariest housing and toughest discipline in a vividly harsh caricature of work.
The Free Choice Law creates soldiers or convicts
Arthur Hoppe recalls a satirical tale where the Old Men who run Wonderful force young men into a grim choice between enlistment or punishment. They justify it as for the nation’s strength while praising harsh conditions that yield no wages. The act erodes patriotism and leaves youths morose with disaffected ideals.
Sidewalk Senate Voices on How People View Them
In a street interview at Lakewood Boulevard and Steams Street, Velma Fischer says she used to seek others approval at 16 but now aims to do her best and be happier. Marvin Papart emphasizes the Golden Rule, while Forrest Pendergast notes impact varies by person and cites Dale Carnegie as a guide. Don Kirkland, Mita Hughes, Bill Thompson, and Clinton Haft share views on caring what others think and leading by example aboard the USS Kearsarge.
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Marvin Papart
Forrest Pendergast
Tess
Dale Carnegie
Clinton Haft
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Kearsarge
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