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That was in 1861, and the hero of the inauguration was Jefferson Davis. The ritual has changed not at all. If Lurleen Wallace, standing in the same spot as Davis and taking her gubernatorial oath on the same Bible, felt any sense of inadequacy about sounding the same shopworn theme-or even the slightest sense of deja vu-her inaugural address last week gave no hint of it whatsoever...
Different Road. By contrast with Lurleen and George, Democrat Robert McNair, taking the oath in South Carolina, another state with a history of bitter-end segregation and states'-rights resistance, was determined to follow the road to moderation. South Caro lina, said McNair, has "no time for obsession with either black power or white backlash. With the opportunities that are before us, this is not the time, and South Carolina is not the place, for those who are preoccupied with extremism or petty frustration...
...Texas, Democrat John Connally, after taking his third oath of office, echoed Old Colleague Lyndon Johnson's plea for legislative action to curb electronic eavesdropping. He made another proposal that L.B.J. would not be likely to approve: that Texas submit to the rest of the states a constitutional amendment requiring the Federal Government to return 5% of all federal in come taxes directly to the states. In Nevada, incoming Republican Governor Paul Laxalt proposed a "hold the line" budget...
Taking the oath at his third inauguration, Iowa's Democratic Governor Harold Hughes bluntly stated the theme...
Under Title 4 and 6 of the bill students are asked to fill out a pink slip which consists of a loyalty oath, a statement of criminal convictions, and a "disclaimer clause" stating that he will not join any group ordered to register by the Subversive Activities Board. This includes such groups as the Communist Party and the DuBois Clubs...