Editorial on Senate seniority and early resignations
The piece argues against using early resignations to gain seniority in the Senate. It cites Illinois Adlai Stevenson and California examples to show how appointed successors can win better committee posts. It urges rule changes so all elected senators count service from a single start date.
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U. S. Senate
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Adlai Stevenson Iit
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Pierre Salinger
Clair Engle
George Murphy
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John Tunney
Gas price plan to fund smog research and transit
Arthur Spaulding proposes cutting gas to 30 cents a gallon to finance smog research and rapid transit, aiming for fewer high powered cars. Critics say Americans will not abandon cars for long trips, and prefer auto makers cut emissions with lower costs.
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Arthur
Spaulding
Angeles Petroleum Administra
Stice
Long hair and the Berkeley hills fire debate
Editors defend long hair as fashion not hippie creed, noting many volunteer fire fighters and volunteers were mainstream youths. The piece cites praise for those who battled the Berkeley Oakland hills blaze and argues most were normal college age men, not aliens. It also highlights Kenneth Koch on teaching poetry to New York Lower East Side children.
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Berkeley
Oakland Hills
The
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Prince Valiant
Kenneth Koch
Chelsea House
Marley
Lisa Jill Brown
New York Lower East
Dulles View on United Nations and China Admission
The article recalls Dwight Dulles and John Foster Dulles arguing for a universal UN. It notes Dulles favored admitting all nations, including China, if governed and capable, while Nixon hesitated. It contrasts practical power with ethical concerns and urges a universal UN representing the world as it is, not idealized parts.
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New York
China
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Nixon
Dwight Hisenhower
John Foster Ules
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World Organization
Eisentlower
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Doves
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John Foster Dulles
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Germany
Korea
Vietnam
Freeman urges new goals for school productivity in Oakland
Roger A Freeman former top White House education official delivered a speech in Oakland advocating accountability for schools and new productivity goals. He echoed long standing critiques from Marti Smith and Arthur Bestar about reforming public education.
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Oakland
Roger A. Freeman
White House
Marti Smith
Arthur Bestar
Freeman on Education Push for Market Then Voucher Reform
The piece argues for bold reforms in California schools, challenging standard budgets and class sizes. It cites Freeman and Lindsay criticizing the industrial view of schooling and suggests a free market voucher approach, noting resistance from teachers unions and calls for accountability.
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Freeman
California
Thanking Goodwill and criticizing welfare for teachers
A reader thanks Goodwill Industries for aiding over 250 handicapped daily workers and noting graduates moving to full time jobs, then laments a teacher welfare claim and urges a bill to fund teachers year round to protect needy recipients in Long Beach.
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Goodwill Industries
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