Reform of Voter Registration Urged Amid Possible Noncitizen Voter Concerns
An editorial argues for reform of the voter registration system after a district attorney raised potential noncitizen registrations in Arvin and Lamont. It cautions against illegal voting while endorsing safeguards and universal verification, including post card registration with proper checks, to prevent abuse and maintain fair access to the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvin
Lamont
San Diego
Jimmy Carter
Poverty industry touted as cure for unemployment in letter debate
In a letter from Joe Lane the writer argues the state relies on a “poverty industry” to employ the unemployed, warning that if federal schemes create work again the current workers could become unemployed. Other letters thank the press for scout and volunteer coverage and urge continued support for charity efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mach
Federalso
Qurederal
Kern County
Cartland Charm Brings Best Sellers to Britain and Beyond
The piece profiles Barbara Cartland a 75 year old British author who writes about virtue and romance. It notes she has penned about 200 books and averages twenty titles a year with hit novels selling millions. Her heroines are virginal and proper while the stories avoid explicit content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harvey
Elizabeth Ray
Wayne Hays
Barbara Cartland
Britain
Hell
Cortland
Cartland
Miss Cartland
Wall Street Journal
Miss
Taft's birth in 1908 amid a siding and a freight boom
Taft began as a settlement around a Sunset Railway freight car named Siding No 2 in 1908. Growth followed oil finds, with hundreds of freight cars waiting for unloading and two daily passenger trains. The town quickly expanded, renamed Taft after a 1909 suggestion, then built water, gas, churches, and schools as it incorporated in 1909 and formed a school district in 1911.
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Taft
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Sunset
Bakersfield
McKittrick
Kern
Midway Valley
Moro
Morro
Moron
Colorado
California
R.A. Edmonds
Harry Hopkins
Pssengers
South Pacific
Blaisdell Opera House
Sixth Street
Conley
Weekly Special: Inside the traveling Congress and Arab boycott
A Jack Anderson and Joe Spear feature exposes the logistics behind congressional travel led by House Speaker Carl Albert. It details embassy cables, military and State Department support, and cost unclear, plus coverage of the Arab boycott and campaign dirty tricks in 1970s politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Congress
Paris
Baghdad
Middle East
Carl Albert
Albert
Pentagon
State Dept
Kuwait
Ghoneim
Iraq
Gulf
Persian Gulf
House
Congressional Record
Commerce Dept
Israel
United States
All State Insurance
Transamerica Insurance
Connecticut General
License to Drive and the Eternal License to Heaven
A sermon likens the obligation of carrying a driver license to the spiritual requirement of faith in Jesus Christ. It argues that proper documentation matters both legally and in eternal life, urging belief and confession as the true license to salvation and entry into heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice
Heaven
Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus
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PTA
Dick Moon
Rosalyn S. Strauss
Sylvia Prestage
Linnie Cherry
Orange Ave
Shafter, Ca
Paul Harvey News
By Eugene Burmeister
Joe Spear
Traveling
White House
Carter
Georgia
Calfornia
Louis Brutacao
Rep
James Lloyd
Hays
Lloyd
New York
Peter Cohalan
Tom Downey
Downey
Tim Hall
Illinois
Allan Howe
Henry Helstoski
Hall
Tom Corcoran
Rev
Allen Palm
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