Sacramento editors warn against voice votes in legislature
Editorials argue voice voting shields individual lawmakers from accountability and can mask true positions. They cite Sen Holmdahl and Rep Peiris on antismog bills, urging roll calls to restore public confidence and reveal each member’s stance.
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California
John Holmdahl
Oakland
Senate Finance Committee
Nicholas Peiris
Holmdahl
Randolph Collier
Yreka
Collier
Holmdahl-Collier
Judicial Flexibility at Risk as 18-Year-Olds Gain Vote
California lawmakers favor codifying adulthood by redefining any 21 year term to 18 in state laws. The change could remove judges’ option to commit 18 to 21 year offenders to the California Youth Authority, constraining them to county jail or state prison. The Youth Authority remains best for late teen offenders, and the Senate is urged to restore judicial flexibility through amendment.
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California
Assembly
California Youth Authority
Youth Authority
Senate
Militants' reparations demand rejected at NSA congress
At the 24th NSA congress in Fort Collins Colorado militants pressed for 22000 in reparations from the parent group to its black affiliate. The group offered 50000 pledged two years ago but paid only 28000 due to finances. The vote to reject the demand was 209 to 125 amid stage disruptions and court discussion.
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National Student Association
Fort Collins
Calo
National Association of Black Students
Mississippi Voting Shift Reflects Black Registration Rise
Analysis notes Mississippi Democrats avoided old segregationist rhetoric in a pivotal shift. Black registration jumped from 23,000 to 307,000, contributing to a regional voting power of over 3.6 million across the South. Black political organizers push within parties, seeking white cooperation rather than separatism, aided by federal civil rights measures in the 1960s and lingering efforts to undermine registration as federal influence relaxes. calls for swift Justice Department action against officials blocking registration.
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Mississippi
Ross Barnett
John Bell Williams
Congress
Mississsippi
Justice Department
Attica Prison Revolt Brings Visitors Face to Face With Uprising
In Attica New York a prison rebellion surrounds a visitors’ tour as convicts control the yard. Guards are held hostage by 30 corrections officers while inmates issue demands and threaten violence. Leaders like Brother Herb and Brother Flip urge dignity amid tense standoff.
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Attica
N.Y
Attica Correctional Facility
D-Block
Wen
Herb
Pancho
Brother
Flip
Letter on Lockheed loan guarantee and defense ease
The writer reflects on the Lockheed loan guarantee debate noting that its defense ties could shift the firm toward commercial production. He cites a prior claim that prudent policy easing defense pressures deserves broad support and questions the Aug. 11 editorial’s take on the matter.
Internment camp letters sought
Editor requests reader materials for a study unit on World War I relocation camps for Japanese Americans, seeking correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, photos, newspaper pieces, and personal accounts. Items loaned for copying will be returned or kept for future teaching use. contact South San Francisco Senior High School.
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LIS
Japan
Military
War Relocation Authority
South San Francisco Senior High School
B Street
South San Francisco
Calif
Ray L. Ferguson
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