Tin Cans and Garbage in Los Angeles Amid Segregation Law
Art Buchwald jokes about Los Angeles trash segregation chaos as the city enforces separate disposal days and a $500 fine plus six months in jail for noncompliance. He quotes Allan Sherman and Bill Dana critiquing the idea, noting classification changes perceptions of garbage.
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Art Buchwald
California
Los Angeles
Hollywood
San Pedro
Allan Sherman
Council
Sherman
Dana
Sanitation Department
UPI Reassigns West Virginia Reporter After Moore Pressure
West Virginia governor Arch Moore’s pressure leads UPI to shift veteran state capitol reporter Fanny Seiler to a new post. Seiler resigns after clashes over coverage including a tax buying scandal and a trip by Moore’s plane for his son. UPI hires Moore aide John Scott to cover the capitol as bureau chief Bob Welling defends the move.
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Washington
Arch Moore
West Virginia
United Press International
Fanny Seiler
UPI
Moore
Capitol
Miss Seiler
Charleston
Norm Yost
Pittsburgh
Bob Welling
Welling
Statehouse
John Scott
Brit Hume
Fanny
anti-Arch
Flight of Greg Warren in Fuller Novel Story Clicks
Edmund Fuller’s Flight portrays a 19 year old Greg Warren and his 55 year old uncle Samuel Tilden navigating a generation gap. The Rome based family and Elissa in Rome set the scene with a Rome Venice pursuit ending in an overdose and police crisis.
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Edmund Fuller
Random House
Fuller
Greg Warren
Greg
Samuel Tilden
Rome
New England
Elissa
Tilden
Venice
Miles A. Smith
Santa Fe crack down on brake light stations spreads across city
Santa Fe MVD chief Fernando de Baca orders enforcement after 11 complaints, 3 licenses suspended, and 650 stations checked. Hanks leads team to purge noncompliant operators as bond increases loom. Separate notes cover Espinoza city job tie to highway funding and tax bureau efforts.
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Santa FE
Fernando C. de Baca
C. de Baca
MVD
de Baca
Melvin Hanks Hanks
C de Baca
Hanks
Fernando
New Mexico
Carlos Espinoza
Carlos
State Highway Commission
Reggie Espinoza
Reggie Jr
Bruce King Carlos
Young Democrats
Espanola Auto Agency
Gorage
David F Cargo
Peter Hay
Highway Commission
Santa Fe-Cochiti Lake
Cargo
Campaign TV tactic and new vending loan device noted
Congressmen use sharp ad timing to disrupt rival messages while a new vending device offers 25 or 50 dollars. Economists say consumer demand could steer prosperity as households reexamine spending. Billy Graham reflects on youth fashion amid changing styles and ironic wardrobe anecdotes.
Today in History highlights Aug 25 1970
On this date in history events include 1689 Iroquois attack Montreal fatally wounding 200. 1718 French founded New Orleans. 1828 Uruguay declares independence from Spain. 1941 British and Soviet troops invade Iran. 1944 Allied troops liberate Paris.
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United States
Germany
Montreal
New Orleans
Uruguay
Spain
Iran
Paris
Organization of American States
San Jose
Costa Rica
UN Security Council
Israel
Lebanon
Observation Post Sees Roswell Bond Issues Questioned
An anonymous mimeographed sheet titled The Observation Post labels Roswell bond proposals for firehouse and equipment as favorable while deeming the library bond dubious. It argues the 1906 library is adequate for 1970 and stresses the need for space and program expansion to unlock the library’s potential and likely increase usage.
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Observation Post
Roswell
Roswell to expand library to attract investment and residents
Mayor Bill Brainerd argues Roswell must invest in a modern enlarged library to attract outside interest and improve educational and cultural facilities. The current facility serves a small portion of the community, and expansion would raise the town’s desirability as a place to live.
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Bill Brainerd
Roswell
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Corbin
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Federal Trade Commission
Arizona
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Book Review
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Harold Thompson
Larry Humphrey
GOP
Thompson
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Sludgepump
Billy Graham
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Small Society
Brickman
Roswell Daily Records
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Albert A. Stubbs
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