Parliamentary government system contrasted with US election methods
A columnist argues the Indiana primary cost and outcome illustrate flaws in presidential selection. It contrasts US delegate selection with parliamentary systems in Britain and Canada where the majority party chooses the prime minister and can trigger new elections. The piece notes advantages of executive legibility and party discipline, while cautioning about the need for capable leaders.
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Britain
Canada
Congress
David. Laurence
Great Britain
Countries
Woodrow
Wilson
Chemical mace eye damage and pew history quiz notes
A San Francisco eye specialist warns mace can cause permanent corneal damage and cites rabbit experiments. The text also discusses when pews appeared in churches, noting early worship before pews and that some Eastern Orthodox churches lack them. Additional items cover Bologna's 13th century law school and a Montreal study on a low fat diet reducing multiple sclerosis flareups by about 95 percent over five years.
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San Francisco
Lawrence Rose
Europe
Montreal Neurological Institute
Medical Tribune
Inside Long Beach tourist notes and a ferry idea
George Robeson cites a PSA published guide on California attractions with Long Beach mentions Rainbow Pier Ocean Boulevard and the Breakers Hotel. He proposes a Pontoon Bridge concept and a waterfront strip of bars. Reagan urges employers to hire youth for summer work to curb idleness and keep teens off streets.
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California
PSA
Long Beach
Ocean Boulevard
Gov. Reagan
Reagan Maintains Noncandidacy Amid Tax Reform Move
Sacramento reports Gov. Reagan will not run for president on two Louisiana stops, four in Florida, one in Illinois, and two in Ohio this month. Observers note his advisory Tax Reform Commission under Houston Flournoy signals policy shifts despite insistence he remains a noncandidate.
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Sacramento
Reagan
Louisiana
Florida
Illinois
Ohio
Oregon
Gov
Richard M. Nixon
Capitol
Governors Task Force split over tax reform and withholding stance
Reporting on tensions around tax reform, the Task Force led by Leeland Kaiser proposed factors for a reform program, while Reagan’s reaction and Flourhoy's view on withholding stir debate. In the governor’s circle, unrest grows as Spencer Williams losses top aide James Shumway and the Vandergrift appointment faces opposition from Williams and State Welfare Director John Montgomery.
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Leeland Kaiser
Reagin
Reagan
Flourhoy
Spencer Williams
Health and Welfare Agency
James Shumway
Butte County
Lucian Vandergrift
Vandergrift
Williams
John Montgomery
Ask
Parental Equilibrium and Social Faith
Thoughts on parenting balance between childishness and maturity, self honesty, and the resilience of federations. The piece argues against cynicism toward the League of Nations and UN, urging measured optimism and recognition that understanding both sides marks progress, while clutching at a hopeful ending about personal health and social order.
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League of Nations
United Nations
Sydney Harris on novelty and myth in modern thought
The text discusses how the public resents true novelty in the arts, preferring distortions of the familiar for easy amusement. It argues that new power risks ending history, distinguishes myth from metaphor, cites Paradise as inner truth, and reframes freedom as the right to learn to live to fulfill potential.
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Buber
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