Editorials A reapportionment solution in California politics
A commentary argues reapportionment bills are partisan by design and expects Reagan to veto if unfair. It favors a nonpartisan commission to redraw districts, notes the looming court role, and urges lawmakers to craft a constitutional reform plan within ten years.
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Reagan
California
Bill Greene
Wales
Senate
Assembly
California Supreme Court
F. Reinecke
Grand Old Party
Supreme Court
Long Beach Plans Bicycle and Pedestrian Paths
City leaders back a 10 foot pedestrian and 12 foot cycle path along the shore from Pacific Terrace to Alamitos Bay jetty. Groups split, with residents worried about views and beach land. officials say paths can avoid hazards by using the boardwalk or routing inland, aided by cooperation among groups and residents.
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Long Beach
Sierra Chul
Pacific Terrace
Alamitos Bay Entrance Jetty
Rebuttal to Gil Bailey on People’s Lobby and Clean Environment Act
Letters to the editor defend the People’s Lobby initiative for the 1972 California primary. They argue DDT ban with emergency action, a five year nuclear moratorium, leaded gasoline phase out by 1976, and reliance on standards from the State Air Resources Board. The piece cites support from the President’s Commission on Environmental Quality and names Dr. John Goffman and Dr. Arthur Tamplin as contributors, labeling the measure constructive and well thought out.
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Gilvert Bailey
People's Lobby
California
People
State Air Resources Board
John Goffman
Arthur Tamplin
Shouldn't charge for hospital parking
A reader from Cerritos objects to Long Beach Memorial Hospital charging 23 cents an hour for parking. They argue many visitors, especially the elderly, cannot easily walk from street parking and would face danger walking after dark.
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Long Beach Memorial Hospital
Cerritos
Wiretapping in America costs and rights clash
Prof Herman Schwarte of SUNY Buffalo compiles national data on electronic surveillance. He notes the practice is costly and invasively intrusive with limited gains, highlighting ongoing prisoner rights and access lawsuits alongside Attica revolt coverage. The figures question the justification of widespread tapping.
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New York
Herman Schwarte
The
State University of New York In
Buffalo
Attica
America
Schwarz
Magazine of Women's Lib ridiculed in harsh critique
Washington editor criticizes the first issue of Ms. magazine, calling its tone petulant and self pitying. The piece questions the movement’s portrayal of marriage, lists contra contracts for pre marital arrangements, and condemns perceived selfishness and lack of substantive analysis.
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Washington
the Mail
The
Women’s Liberation Movement
Fenirists
Antigone
Lysistrata
Barrin
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DITOR
Tom Wicker
REW
York Ties
Aews Service
Elo
Magazine of Women’s Lib
Mark
Gloria Steinem
Edward M. Kennedy
Justi Department
Justice
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Schwartz
Kennedy
J. Edgar Hoover
John Mitchell
Nixon
Herman Schwartz
James J
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