Back to the land dream? Governor speculates on farm living
An editorial argues the simple life appeals in nostalgia but practical barriers make urban residents unlikely to abandon city life. It notes the governor Brown’s musings during Ecology Corps tours about financing a farm revival for city dwellers, while citing Jefferson and a 1919 song about keeping people on the farm.
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Dodgers
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Alpine County
al Diver Siang
Lis
Ecology Corps
Brown
Sail
Thomas Jefferson
Meany orders grain shipments to Soviets blocked
George Meany has reservations about grain sales to the Soviet Union and has gone further by ordering longshoremen at East, Gulf and Great Lakes ports not to load newly purchased grain destined for the Soviet Union. The stance reflects widespread American concern over the shipments.
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George Meany
Soviet Union
Meany
East
Gulf and Great Lakes
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce opens new showcase offices
The Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce unveils its new headquarters at Ocean Gate and Magnolia to project a modern image for residents, tourists, and investors. The editorial commends the move but cautions against union leaders influencing national policy by controlling shipments, warning that government and union powers should not be interchangeable.
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Long Beach Area
Chamber of Commerce
Oceangate
Ocean Boulevard
Magnolia
Chamber
Portuguese Communist Party
PCP
Armed Forces Movement
AFM
Portugal
Soares
Apmo
Spain
Popular Democrats
Govemnent
China and Russia vie for influence in Indochina
Hong Kong dispatches report a deep Sino Soviet struggle for influence across Indochina. Teng Hsiao-ping cautions Beijing fears Soviet expansion, potential bases in South Vietnam like Cam Ranh Bay, and naval facilities that could threaten American withdrawal and regional stability.
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China
Russia
Indochina
Hong Kong
Teng
South Vietnam
United States
Soviet Union
Sovit Union
Cam Ranh Bay
Othe 9 Praciing
Portugal's stalled revolution struggles for new motor
In Lisbon the Portugal revolution drifts without a driving force as the PCP loses grip on the Armed Forces Movement and faces a power vacuum. Soares warns of civil war potential, while 300,000 White settlers return from Angola and Azores loyalties weaken, risking economic collapse without U.S. and Western aid.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Angola
Azores
U.S
Europe
Letters to the editor on malpractice insurance and UN stance
A compilation of reader letters discusses California doctors malpractice insurance costs and proposed reforms, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee’s probe into insurer profits, and a call to support the United Nations amid Israel-related expulsion talk. Also included are opinions on smoking in public places and a personal quit story.
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Joint Legislative Audit Committee
California
Mike Cullen
Californus
Sacramento
United States
United Nations
Israel
Spiritual rebuke cited from Galatians cited to Mrs Ford
A quoted biblical admonition urges spiritual readers to correct Mrs Ford for recent remarks by contrasting them with the Word of God. The fragment attributes the critique to MRS, FRED 8. DUNN and emphasizes a churchly, admonitory tone without details.
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The
Ford
Fred
Dunn
Long Beach
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Mario Soares
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