Warning by Taxpayers Spokesman Opposes Property Tax Cap
Robert C. Brown of the California Taxpayers Association argues for a broad tax reform before imposing property tax ceilings. He warns that limiting taxes by market value or abolishing property taxes would harm California, favoring legislative reform over constitutional limits. He criticizes the Watson initiative and urges taxpayers to push lawmakers rather than ballot measures.
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Robert C. Brown
The
California Taxpayers Association
Ile
Irrigation Districts Association
Brown
California
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Ronald Reagan
Sacramento
Chinese reporters invited to cover 1968 election
Leonard H. Marks of the U S Information Agency invites leading Chinese journalists to the United States to cover the presidential campaign. The move aims to educate readers but risks Beijing fearing American press access. The piece notes political dangers for Chinese dissidents and questions Washington's diplomacy.
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U.S. Information Agency
Leonard H. Marks
China
Marks
Gov. Rockefeller
Washington
Peking
Open Forum Voices on Cruelty Play and Library Debate
Readers decry alleged blasphemy in a chicken cruelty protest play at Long Beach State College and discuss divine judgment. Letters urge lawmakers to back a city library, denouncing delay and urging unanimous refinancing through the city council.
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L.B. State College
Jesus Christ
God
Dr. Carr
America
Long Beach
Samuel A. Boyea
Peace Treaty Signed Enduring War in West Vhining
After months of talks in Paris a peace treaty is signed ending the West Vhining conflict with East Vhining. Ambassador Don Dar delivers the news to Premier General Hoo Dat amid celebratory remarks and congratulations.
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Viels Narion
West Vhining
Paris
United States
East Vhining
West Whining
Hoo Dat
Don Dar
Ambass
Victory over aggression in East Whining satire ends in withdrawal
A satirical exchange lampoons a multinational war by Ambassadors and Generals, claiming victory after heavy costs. It notes half a million American troops and 51,000 East Whining soldiers withdraw, with leaders boasting that aggression does not pay while monarchs and mercenaries profit.
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Sador
General Hoo
East Whining
Hoo
French Riviera
America
Notestein and Mertz Books On Witchcraft And Rome
Two new books described. Notestein surveys 1558 to 1718 witchcraft trials with sources from pamphlets court files and journals. Mertz offers a Cook's tour style chronicle explaining why Rome endures as the Eternal City through ancient and modern sights.
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Notestein
Rome
Nixon's New Coalition in Uplifted Politics
Nixon argues a new coalition of Southerners, black militants, liberals, and Republicans forms a national majority seeking to curb government while promoting black ownership and private enterprise. He warns participatory democracy may breed extremism, and cites Rockefeller’s call for more state and local action over federal control as a key trend shaping future policy.
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China
Mao Tsetung
New York Times
Washington
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Portland
Ore
America
South
Fulbright
Lyndon Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Nelson Rockefeller
John Lindsay
Rockefeller
Columbia
Congress
Maryland
Mos
Shriveling of Spirit Turns Folks Old Lecture
A speaker recalls a Madison medical gathering where a doctor praised his younger appearance since a 15 year earlier Illinois lecture. He argues the real illness is the shriveling of spirit, not a physical defect, which doctors often overlook.
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Madison
Wisconsin
University of Illinois
Why doctors misread appearance as personality change
Sydney Harris argues that medical care often biases observers to link looks to health rather than happiness. He notes fear, frustration, and joylessness shape unattractiveness, while well being supports satisfaction, yet doctors may wrongly assume treating illness restores character.
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Mao
U.S
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Abernathy
Sam
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West Vihinng
Arthur Hoppe
Hao
Bali
East Victaing
England
Wallace Notestein
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Yale
Richard and
Barbara Mertz
Coward McCann
Sen
Tom Wicker
Sydney Harris
Second Street
Nieto Avenue
Les Higham
Phil Compinn
Don May
Dick Nixon
Patricia Whitmore
Reagan
James F. Wilson
Martin Luther King
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John Tully
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