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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1977
Page
8
The Lancet notes public distrust of government while supporting targeted aid, quoting the welfare paradox. The piece urges data clarity, tighter need tests, fraud prevention, and state administration with nationwide funding, arguing urban areas face heavy burdens and reform cannot be swift.
The article notes Maine celebrating Chester Greenwood Day for earmuff inventor Chester Greenwood while California abstains. It marks the first official day of winter at 3:24 p.m. and observes the sun's southernmost position, noting days grow shorter by seconds.
A reflective piece places Roosevelt Stalin Churchill De Gaulle Mao among five giants of history, contrasts autocracy and democracy, notes the shrinking number of true democracies, and questions what legacy leaders like Churchill and De Gaulle actually bequeathed to history while pondering Mao’s uncertain future and the fading memory of time.
Washington reports a growing Mexican exodus driven by rural poverty and industrial shifts. It links migrant labor to U.S. tomato, strawberry, and other produce demand, notes large Mexican industrial parks, and cites a booming opium economy with heroin trafficking fueling both sides. Mexico fights heroin growth as troops confront growers, highlighting shared economic stakes.
Minnesota Congressman Tom Hagedorn proposes a rule requiring bills to include the exact constitutional basis for authority. He argues the constitution limits federal power and that many measures overstep delegated authority. The idea would curb expansive legislation, but its adoption seems unlikely.
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