Storke’s Legacy At Santa Barbara News Press
The article honors Tom Storke, former Santa Barbara publisher, who built a leading press with profit and public duty. It recalls his stance that a newspaper must profit yet serve free speech, his battles with the John Birch Society, and a character assassination essay contest he created. He died at 14? years.
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Van
Santa Barbara
Hemas
Starke
News- Press
News-Press
Storke
John Birch Society
Earl Warren
Tom Storke
Navy modernization strengthens Long Beach as Navy port
The Navy advances its modernization in Long Beach with 13.5 million dollars in the current fiscal year and 4.5 million for other facilities in the area. A 1.021 million dental clinic will replace inadequate care, to be completed by June. A defense spokesman said Long Beach can expect the port to remain an important Navy hub, “relatively assured.”
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Navy
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Long Beach
Defense Department
Passing of a patriot Dean Acheson model of American patriot
Dean Acheson, a patrician easterner and former secretary of state under Harry Truman, died Tuesday. He faced abuse from Joe McCarthy and fellow Democrats for Cold War policies yet remained a tough realist who put the nation first, with an unimpeachable service record and a clear conscience.
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Dean Acheson
Harry Truman
Acheson
Joe McCarthy
America
Editorial Reflections On Cats And Society From A Bygone Editor
The piece recalls Harry Golden of The Carolina Israelite and his controversial calls to cull cats, noted by Alistair Cocke in The Manchester Guardian Weekly. It contrasts public outrage with a sobering view that millions of cats are tied to ecological and fiscal issues, while the author reflects on personal memories of pets amid a broader warning about animal overpopulation.
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Harry Golden
the Carolina Israelite
Charlotte
Harry
Manchester Guardian Weekly
Alistair Cocke
Cat Fancy
Rennie
Letters to the editor hunger war goes on
Long Beach editors report on the ongoing hunger relief effort led by Project Food. Donations come mainly from churches and prior participants while food is disbursed as gathered. Community members are urged to bring high protein staples to specified local drop-off sites and social services offices.
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Independent
Press-Telegram
Atlantic Ave
Pine Ave
Anaheim St
Allanlig Ave
Willow St
Calitolle Social Services
E. 14Th St
Long Beach
David Ganssle
Project Food
Nixon's bid to name Byrd to court sparks outrage
Washington reports that in the 1970 campaign ending hours Nixon courted controversy by considering Sen. Robert Byrd for the Supreme Court. The piece accuses Byrd of Klan ties, southern filibusters, and a record of racial rhetoric, while arguing the nomination would cheapen the court and offend Black Americans.
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William V. Shannon
New York Times
Washington
Richard Nixon
San Jose
Calif
Nixon
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Byrd
Ku Klux Klan
KKK
Strom Thurmond
Hwe
District of Columbia
Thurgood Marshall
Harrold Carswell
America
Carswell
American Bay Association
Richard Poff
Senate
Civen
George McGovern
Clement F. Haynsworth
Rat Gaunliet
Haynsworth
Nixon aims to reshape court with activist-free justices
The piece details Nixon's search for Supreme Court nominees, noting Clem Haynsworth's earlier rejection and the heightened White House role in vetting candidates. It argues the president seeks a court interpretable by traditional standards, with four to six new justices likely, while Congress risks public support by opposing him.
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NAACP
Haynsworth and Carswell
White House
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Car
Nixon
Senate
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Openyer
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