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Administrative Agencies As Formulators Of Legislative Policy In Minnesota, James A. Seitz

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

ABSTRACT - An investigation to determine the significant influence of administrators on the formulation of legislative policy, in the State of Minnesota, during the 1963 Session of the Minnesota Legislature. While it is claimed that not all bills were developed by admnistrators, the hierarchical process of those bills formulated by the bureaucracy ·of slate government deserved special attention. Once personnel developing legislation were identified within each department as being part of the informal process, some selected attitudes of ~dministrators toward their bills and the legislative process were examined through the use of a questionnaire.

Error In The Minnesota Gubernatorial Election Of 1962, Charles H. Backstrom

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

ABSTRACT - In the election recount for the governorship of Minnesota in 1962, 1,423 ballots out of 772,994 paper ballots cast (0.18%) were ultimately ruled invalid. Of these, 51.6% were voted for Rolv.aag, the DFL candidate, although 9,981 fewer paper ballots were cast for him than for Andersen, his Republican opponent. Still this was not a sufficiently greater rate of invalidity to cancel Rolvaag's initial lead of 133 vot-es established by a physical recount of all ballots-he had a final plurality of 91. Rolvaag won because more· voters voted for him. Andersen would not have won even if all ballots …

Readership Of News About Politics In The Minneapolis Star And Tribune, 1950-1960, William L. Hathaway

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

The management of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, since World War II. has commissioned yearly studies of the newspapers' readers to learn how much attention was paid to the newspapers' content. An exploratory study was conducted of the data from the surveys made between 1950 and 1960 to measure the general levels of attention paid to news about politics, and to examine the variation of attention over time. Readers' preferences among several kinds of political news content were also noted.

On Political Obligation And Civil Disobedience, Mulford Q. Sibley

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

The problems of political obligation and civil disobedience have recently been reemphasized in the civil rights struggle, in student demonstrations of various kinds, and in direct act ion connected with the peace movement. At the same time, men like the late President Kennedy have seemed to say that deliberate disobedience of law could never be countenanced.

In the light of controversies such as these, the present paper explores the disquietude about 'legitimacy of political rule in the Western political tradition; restates and evaluates several of the views that seek to give an account of political obligation; and formulates a possible …

The Effect Of Perception On Reactions To Reapportionment, Truman David Wood

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

A port of the legislative reapportionment conflict in Minnesota was a product of distorted perceptions by political actors such as the Minnesota Form Bureau . The Bureau's reaction to the Governor's Commission on Legislative Reapportionment was o result of the impact of the Bureau's ideology on its perception of the political system. The resultant failure of the Form Bureau President to serve on the Governor's Commission denied that organization access to on important step in the decision-making process concerning legislative reapportionment.

Constitutional Change In A Long-Depressed Community: A Case Study Of Duluth, Minnesota, Daniel J. Elazar

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Duluth, a "boom and bust" city with a marginal economy, has a unique position outside the mainstream of American life that adds a different dimension lo the understanding of community politics. Settlement patterns have contributed to the development of separate "business" and "labor" subcommunities that are substantially alienated from and hostile to one another and have rarely been able to cooperate in any civic endeavor. Operating within the framework of a political system caricaturing that of Minnesota as a whole, the two subcommunities reversed the pattern of local concern found in other cities; labor became the progressive force in local …

U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 20, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 12 August 1965 to 24 March 1966, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2^nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.

Ua1b1/1 Rodes-Helm Lecture Series Scrapbook, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook of programs, photographs and press clippings regarding the following Rodes-Helm Lecture Series speakers:

• John Brown
• Albert Burke
• Forrest Pogue
• Carlos Romulo
• Fern Stukenbroeker
• Edward Weeks

Marines In Santo Domingo!, Victor Perlo

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.

Ethics In The Soviet Union Today, Howard L. Parsons

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.

Blueprint For The Peace Race: Outline Of Basic Provisions Of A Treaty On General And Complete Disarmament In A Peaceful World, United States Arms Control And Disarmament Agency

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.

The Legislative Reference Service, Rebecca Trammell

Student Scholarship

The Legislative Reference Service was established in its modern form by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to advise and assist Congressional committees in evaluating legislative proposals. Created to counteract the executive branch's monopoly on research and expertise, the service was designed to provide Congress with an independent, non-partisan source of scholarly analysis and technical assistance. By 1964, the service had grown significantly, employing 220 staff members and handling over 100,000 requests annually across various specialized divisions such as American Law, Economics, and Foreign Affairs. 

Despite its original mandate to provide high-level consultative services, a 1964 study revealed that the …

The Legislative Appropriations Subcommittee Of The House Committee On Appropriations, Jean Remelius

Student Scholarship

The House Committee on Appropriations holds immense power as the traditional guardian of the Treasury, acting as a board of review for the entire federal program. Within this structure, the Legislative Appropriations Subcommittee is a vital but often overlooked unit responsible for the housekeeping and operational funding of Capitol Hill. Its jurisdiction includes the Architect of the Capitol, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, and the House of Representatives itself. In 1963, the General Accounting Office was also transferred to this subcommittee’s oversight as a reward for the chairman’s stance in a jurisdictional dispute. 

Membership on this specific …

An Analysis Of The Activities Under Public Law 480 : The Food For Peace Program, Charles Frederick Bateman

Master's Theses

It has been my purpose in this research to unveil a clear picture of the historical activities of our Food For Peace Program, commonly know as Public Law 480, with the hope of' being able to establish a basis for .future understanding. I have examined certain problems arising in both normal and abnormal situations in the activities under Public Law 480, and have presented views as to how they might be corrected or avoided.

A Political Biography Of Thomas Bahnson Stanley, Warren Wayne Riggan

Master's Theses

Thomas Bahnson Stanley was born on a farm near Spencer, Henry County, Virginia, July 16, 1890. His mother was Susan Walker Stanley, a native of Walkertown, North Carolina; a daugh­ter of R.L.Walker and a niece of judge Henry Mullins of Martins­ville. His father was Crockett Stanley who served with Company H, Twenty-fourth Virginia Infantry, Pickett's Division, and was wounded at Gettysburg, during the Civil War. He recovered from his wounds to return to Henry County. He was greatly interested in public affairs, being Commissioner of Revenue for Henry County for some twenty years, and filled every public duty carefully and …

A Totalitarianism That Is Slow To Wither: The Program Of The Communist Party In Two Years' Perspective, G. Theodore Mitau

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Despite Khrushchev's stress on "peaceful coexistence," on greater attention to consumer needs, and on certain "democratizing" reforms in the party apparatus and legal system of the state - concepts that had found their institutional expression in the program of the Party at the 22nd Congress - significant totalitarian elements in Soviet ideology and in the power monopoly of the party remained basically unchanged. That these elements cannot be ignored in any realistic appraisal of Soviet developments and intentions was again dramatically underscored by the manner of Khrushchev's removal in October of 1964. Ideology and program perform a central role in …

The Status Of Political Theory In The Study Of Politics, Jooinn Lee

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

ABSTRACT - A general consensus among political scientists during the last decade seems to indicate that political science as a discipline will have a brighter future if it is guided by an approach that is behaviorally relevant; political theory is the least significant field of political science because it is least relevant to a behavioral treatment of the discipline. In this study, the author challenges such behavioral contempt for political theory by presenting his vindications of the importance and value of political theory. Furthermore, he attempts to locate political theory in a proper and legitimate place in the study of …

The Midwest Quarterly; Vol 6. No. 2, C. N. Stavrou, Carleton Mabee, Warren O. Ault, Merrill J. Mattes, William D. Aeschbacher, James T. King, James Worley, Robert Clayton Casto, Lucian Stryk, John Judson, Leonard Gilley, William Sallar, Charles Eaton, Tracy Thompson, Mary Graham Lund, Margaret B. Purcell, David Pearson Etter

The Midwest Quarterly: A Journal of Contemporary Thought

in this issue. . .

EVERY laborer, and particularly the editor of such a journal as THE MIDWEST QUARTERLY, is deserving of a little time off. Not only does he need to rest and recruit himself, but more importantly he needs that holiday of the spirit that comes with putting the old routine behind him and sallying into fresh fields, from which, hopefully, he will bring back a rich harvest. There is also, we are bound to add, a very human need of recognition and appreciation, and he will never be more appreciated than when he is missed. Not a …

Kalamazoo, Michigan, And The Formation Of The Republican Party Of Michigan, James M. Rigterink

Masters Theses

Introduction

When Judge Levi Baxter rapped for order in the afternoon of July 6, 1854, at Jackson, Michigan, his gavel echoed the discontent gripping the Old Northwest. "Fellow citizens of Michigan...," he said, "let us bow our heads and pray for success in the great enterprise which has brought us here."¹ In the oak grove the heads of 4,000 people of conviction bowed in agreement.² By evening of that day the Republican party of Michigan was an accomplished fact.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the background of the Jackson convention of July 6, 1854, with …

An Inquiry Into The Causes Of The Defeat Of The Republican Party In California In 1958, John Andrew Walker

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

California has been traditionally a Republican state, yet the Republicans have been unable to regain their traditional dominance since their defeat in 1958. The 1958 election represented a fundamental shift in the nature of California politics. More than that, the defeat of the Republicans pointed up a fundamental weakness in the Republican party.

Lebanon: A Bridge In International Affairs : The Role Of Lebanese Positive Neutrality, Edward Elias Azar

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

GEOGRAPHY

Lebanon, a small state on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean sea, is the home of about two million people in approximately four thousand square miles.

The Coastal Stript

The narrow coastal strip is about five to ten miles wide, but at some places it disappears completely. Olives, citrus fruits, bananas, and different kinds of vegetables are cultivated intensively all along the Mediterranean coast.

The Democratic Convention Of 1924, Vic Provinzano

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Book Review. Les Nouveaux États Dans Les Relations Internationales Edited By J. B. Duroselle And J. Meyriat, A. A. Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 90, Thursday, December 31, 1964, [Number: 31], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[8] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 90, Thursday, December 24, 1964, [Number: 30], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[8] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.

The New Mexico State Hospital, 1952-June 1964: A Study In Politics And Public Administration, Robert S. Landmann

Political Science ETDs

Recognized as one of the nation's major health problems today, mental illness is affecting millions of lives. As a consequence, more and more people are becoming acquainted with the symptoms, problems and methods of treatment of the mentally ill and emotionally disturbed. Although the public is becoming increasingly aware or the problems of mental health, and despite the fact that advances have been made in effective psychiatric treatment, there still exist anachronistic and ineffective theories and practices of treating the mentally ill.

Lee C. White To Percy Greene, 21 December 1964, Lee C. White

Eastland Correspondence: Johnson Administration

Copy typed letter signed dated 21 December 1964 from Lee C. White, Associate Special Counsel to the President, to Percy Greene, editor & publisher of Jackson Advocate, re: response to Green's telegram to president regarding problems in Mississippi in 1965, Civil Rights Act of 1964, nondiscrimination, Community Relations Service.

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 90, Thursday, December 17, 1964, [Number: 29], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[8] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 90, Thursday, December 10, 1964, [Number: 28], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[8] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 90, Thursday, December 3, 1964, [Number: 27], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[8] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.