Temblor of criticism rocks tenure debate in California
The piece argues tenure protects academic freedom but faces threats from legislators and Reagan era reforms. It details how tenure works in Long Beach Unified and state colleges, grounds for dismissal, and risks of abolition including censorship and lower educational quality.
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California
Gov. Reagan
Commission On Educational Reform
Long Beach Unified
Communist Party
Boards of Education
Damocles
Buck Rogers Makes Comeback With Collected Works
Buck Rogers, once a wandering space character, resurges in print as a book titled The Collected Works of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. The strip ended in July 1967 when science surpassed it, ending the comic in syndication for decades.
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New York
Buck Rogers
Rogers
Buck Rogers Buckle Up Volume Collects 12 Complete Strips
Chelsea House brings James Reston titled Buck Rogers to Random House at 12.50. The 376 page 11 by 14 inch book gathers 12 full Buck Rogers adventures from 1929 to 1949 including The Mongols Martians Invade Jupiter and two Sunday color pieces.
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Chelsea House
Random House
Jupiter
Earth
Moon
Doctor Huer
Earth Laboratory
Rogers
Ray Bradbury
Phil Nowlan
Dick Calkins
Harold Steinberg
Steinberg
Sears
Roebuck
Sears, Roebuck
United States
Rick Yager
Buck Rogers
Fred Israel
City College
Robert C. Dille
National Newspaper Syndicate
John Flint Dille
Dille
Christmas letters reveal wartime sorrow and charity
A letter from Dorothy E. Atwood describes supporting Vietnamese children wounded in war, donating funds via the Committee of Responsibility, and refusing traditional Christmas gifts. Another Long Beach note by Paul M. Johnston defends teens’ work and contrasts with antiwork sentiment, urging practicality and patriotism.
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Anh
Vietnam
Atwood
United States
Committee of Responsibility
P.O. Box
Beverly Hills
California
L. A. Collins
Gledhill
Long Beach
Paul M
Quotes on work and duty from early 20th century figures
A collection of lines praising quiet living responsible citizenship and diligent labor. It contrasts wealth with successful work, linking rights with duties and urging personal conduct aligned with teaching for personal and communal salvation.
Nixon eyes San Clemente sabbatical after Christmas
Article notes President Nixon will travel to San Clemente for a two week retreat to ponder the 1969 year. Officials say the administration views itself as restoring sanity and balance while seeking a new environmental crusade as the 1970s theme.
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Washington
Nixon
San Clemente
Nixon's First Year Quietly Reshapes War and Economy
The piece notes Nixon aims to end U.S. involvement in Vietnam by 1972 while delivering an economic slowdown to curb inflation. It cites shifts in welfare, race policy, and federalism, plus governance reforms, draft changes, and a cautious path forward amid Democratic disarray. It predicts continued social tension and a cautious foreign policy stance.
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Nixon
J. William Fulbright
Ed Muskie
George McGovern
Gene McCarthy
Teddy Kennedy
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser review
Fraser’s Mary Queen of Scots biography offers new insights into the queen’s life and times and argues against the view of her tyranny. The Land Revolution in China 1930 1934 by Tso Liang Hsiao is praised for explaining cross currents in modern Red China and Mao’s early alignment with Comintern policy on land reform.
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Mary Queen OF Scots
Antonia Fraser
Delacorte
Mary
China
Tso-Liang Hsiao
University of Washington
Peking
Mao
Comintern
Sidewalk Senate Christmas Cheer Reflections
Frank Chicarello store owner in Long Beach voices happiness and hope for all, wishing soldiers home from Vietnam. Mrs Lurline Bradley domestic in Los Angeles praises the friendly atmosphere and warmth of Christmas with friends. Lawrence J Calhoun retired in Long Beach recalls a church bulletin about having Christmas in the heart.
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Frank Chicarello
Long Beach
Vietnam
Lurline Bradley
Los Angeles
Lawrence J. Calhoun
Christmas Opinions From Coast to Coast
Don Kirkland in Long Beach asks readers about Christmas feelings. Greg Lugo a Santa Barbara machinist says he likes the atmosphere and gift giving while Kathy Erwin in Long Beach values being able to give and spreading happiness. Mike Marcial of Anaheim criticizes the holiday as commercial and lacking spirit.
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Greg Lugo
Santa Barbara
Kathy Erwin
Long Beach
Mike Marcial
Anaheim
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