Editorial: Their home not so sweet
Nineteen Vietnamese language teachers and civilian workers fear repatriation after strike actions linked to the American Language Culture Institute in Monterey. They are temporarily assigned to an Army language school in Texas, while Saigon officials and Viet Cong threats loom. The piece urges strong U.S. action to ensure their safety on returning home.
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United States
South Vietnam
Texas
American Federation of Teachers
Monterey
U.S. Army
U.S
Saigon
Court rules liquor board cannot censor entertainment by license power
A federal court decision limits state Alcoholic Beverage Control from using liquor licensing to regulate or suppress legal entertainment at taverns. The Wilmington case hinges on whether nude dancing violates a valid law and if First Amendment protection extends to all nude performances.
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State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Wilmington
Dr D Harvey Powelson on marijuana harms
Editors note that Dr D Harvey Powelson, director of the UC Berkeley student psychiatric clinic, now warns of a deadly cumulative effect from prolonged marijuana use. After treating 560 students in five years, he describes daily use for six months to a year as producing brain disease like symptoms and a disorder of thinking. He argues his shift from pro legalization was evidence based and urges caution to youths experimenting with marijuana.
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D. Harvey Powelson
University of California Berkeley
Powelson
Astrologer in the Underground and Other Poems
Poems by Andrzej Busza translated by Jagna Boraks and Michael Bullock from Ohio University Press present vivid short lines and explosive imagery. Busza, a Polish poet in exile and University of British Columbia instructor, shares a powerful literary voice.
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Andrzej Busza
Jagna Boraks
Michael Bullock
Ohio Univ Press
Busza
University of British Columbia
China cautiously shifts stance amid new Asia approach
Washington observers describe Beijing signaling a cautious shift as Nixon seeks a constructive link with Peking. Experts warn this may be tactical and aim to curb Moscow influence while shaping postwar settlements, with limited faith in a broad détente.
Goodwill Hopes and Ping Pong Politics Abroad
Washington figure dismisses rosy views on U S table tennis diplomacy with China. The piece notes that some in the United States expect easy harmony from sport exchanges, while warning the gesture may aim to provoke or alarm rather than heal relations.
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Washington
Chinese Peoples Republic
U.S
China
Nixon era China policy watchful but cautious
The piece argues that exchanges with Peking or Moscow have rarely eased tensions with the United States. It notes limited mutual interests in trade and the risk of Beijing aligning with Hanoi or Moscow to sway policy. It warns that regimes in Peking Moscow and Hanoi act for their own purposes rather than out of affinity for Americans.
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Washington
United States
China
Peking
Vietnam
Middle East
Suez Canal
Pakistan
Japan
Soviet Union
Hanoi
Nixon
Moscow
Formosa
Asia
Indochina
van Cliburn
Russia
Editor letter calls for Fifth Amendment reform and court limits
A Long Beach reader argues the Fifth Amendment is misinterpreted to shield felons. He urges amendments to curb self incrimination defenses and reassert congressional and presidential control over statutes. He also urges Supreme Court term limits and retirement ages. He praises a tribute to Stravinsky in the same column.
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Supreme Courts Authority
Supreme Court
Congress
Long Beach
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