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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1971

Page

5

Editorial on Riffel speech likening protest leaders to Hitler

The piece critiques Jon B. Riffel, PA leader, for equating civil rights and consumer groups with Nazis. It argues such comparisons are unseemly and warns against press manipulation through advertising, noting no business would reward bias. Free enterprise and American judgment stand stronger than Riffel’s views.

Riffel Zeaders Adolf Hitler Hitler Reichstag America

California Blind Services Urged To Create Separate Agency

The California Council of the Blind argues that 36 states operate special agencies for the blind and achieve about twice as many job placements as generalized rehab programs. California lags, with far fewer rehabilitations than New York, and no services north of San Francisco. Assemblyman Frank Murphy has won Assembly approval to create an Office of Services to the Blind. Senate action awaits.

California California Council of the Blind New York San Francisco Mannino Frank Murphy Santa Cruz Assembly State Senate

What other editors say on seat belts and safety claims

Tests on air bags and protection methods prompt debate as Douglas W. Toms presents early NHSB findings. He cites that no belt combination or lap belt alone failed at certain speeds, yet usage remains low. The piece weighs the belt case against comfort and freedom versus life safety.

Douglas W. Toms National Highway Safety Bureau Department of Transportation Toms NHSB

Letters to the editor on freeway harms and crime

A Long Beach reader denounces the Pacific Coast Freeway for slicing through eight school districts and local landmarks while inflating taxes and disrupting communities. Cypress and South Gate readers comment on juvenile justice, court delays, and a Pet Peeves piece criticizing pet care costs.

Ditor Long Beach R.A West Orange County Westminster Cypress IPT Southland Hill Shelton Mr. Shelton South Gate

The Young Hitler I Knew by August Kubizek

A paperback Tower edition priced at 1 25 presents August Kubizek’s reminiscences of Adolf Hitler’s formative years. The author, once close to Hitler, provides insight into the future Fuehrer’s youth and development.

Hitler August Kubizek

Court Surrounds Self Over Obscenity Docket

The Supreme Court opens its new term with 180 cases, about 20 involving obscenity. Critics accuse the court of years of conflicting standards since Roth-Alberts, urging it to let states decide most cases to clear its docket and keep the First Amendment from overreach.

Washington Supreme Court High Court Iself Ohio Alabama Florida Arkansas Tennessee South Carolina Brennan Rath Alberts Puyal County Jay Jackson“ile Miami California Warren Ginzburg Marshall Stanley Georgia Birmingham Mobile Constituion The Republic

Nixon as Daring Trapeze Artist Puts Nixon Policy in Spotlight

President Nixon faces critics who label bold moves on China Vietnam and the wage price freeze as stunts. Supporters credit shock therapy with quick gains while opponents warn of fading effects. The piece weighs Nixon's flexibility and the potential for faster withdrawal from Vietnam and stronger economic signals amid global tensions.

Washington Nixon China Democratic National Committee George Meany Crites Cambodia Congress Laos J. Willam Fulbright Henry Kissinger Peking Vietnam

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