Joy the year round It's fun to receive gifts
The VIPS volunteers program in Long Beach has grown from about 100 participants in 1969 to 2,673 volunteers in the Long Beach Unified School District last month. Volunteers help in reading, writing, language and music, playgrounds, offices and libraries, with transportation arranged for some from Seal Beach Leisure World to Kettering Elementary. Notable volunteers include 82 year old Hannah Kaufman and Mary Williford, who is deaf, aiding in kindergarten activities. The piece urges readers to join, noting the joy of giving can be spread throughout the year.
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Long Beach
North
Long Beach Unified
Seal Beach Leisure World
Kettering Elementary School
Donald P. Ashley
VIPS
Kettering
Hannah Kaufman
Seal Beach
Mary Williford
Betty Creasey
Jane Addams School
Ashley
Queen Mary tour and museum gains new features
City takeover of the ship’s tour and museum brings many improvements including a changing of the guard ceremony a large shark tank a first class swimming pool and new displays of silver art and table settings. Crowd control upgrades make viewing easier adding rest areas and better traffic flow to see engine room tide pool and marine life. Return visits are encouraged to see recent additions.
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Tidelands
Long Beach police grand jury findings ignite letters
In a staunch letter to the editor, R. B. Pillsbury challenges the grand jury verdict clearing Long Beach police over a shooting, accusing racial prejudice and questioning impartial justice. He cites Gene Lowe’s surrender, calls for accountability, and weighs Sohio terminal pollution fears with oil spill history and safety measures.
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Long Beach
Gene EB
Lowe
James Harmon
Harmon
Gene Lowe
Gene
Kennedy Lowe
Gary Ellis
Kennedy
Ralph Mayer
Carmelitos community readers protest Carmelitos article
Readers in Los Alamitos say a Carmelitos feature biased and misrepresentative. They complain Tom Kessler omitted activities and mischaracterized the community while praising varied summer events. The letter also questions 6 percent real estate commissions and the value of agent services.
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Carmelitos
Tom Kessler
Reagan and O'Neill Debate Voters and Purges in Politics
Reagan calls the GOP a bloc of moral purists while O'Neill criticizes issue focus and emphasizes voters want candidates with shoe leather. Minnesotans prefer a citizen legislature and resist one party control as Democrats and Republicans navigate campaigns, spoils, and recruitment.
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O’neill
Reagan
Goldwater
McGovern
California Legislature Abolishes Adult Authority and Indeterminate Sentence
In the 1975-76 session, bill 5.B.42 passed and was signed by Governor Brown ending the Adult Authority and indeterminate sentence law. The measure promises releasing more than 56 percent of the most violent offenders, prompting a rupture in public safety concerns and a call to seek divine protection from lawmakers who are seen as unsound.
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California
Brown
Independent Press Telegram Editorial Staff Listing
The Independent Press Telegram lists Miles E Lines as Executive Editor with David Levinson as Managing Editor and Don Ohl as Editor Editorial Page. Bert Resnik serves as Assistant Managing Editor in the newsroom hierarchy.
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Miles E. Lines
David Levinson
Don Ohl
Bert Resnik
Regionalism and the rise of a centralized regional government
The piece argues that newly elected regional politicians will not change policy as appointed public servants and overlapping agencies expand. It warns of a centralized bureaucracy risking bankruptcy and a socialist state, noting regional offices operate from ten cities and influence all levels of government. Jo Hindman’s regionalism books are cited as informative.
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Jo Hindman
Compassion and the death penalty in society
A plea to consider victims when debating capital punishment. The author questions whether mercy should extend to murderers if a loved one suffered, noting victims’ lives and safety after release. The piece urges compassion for all who devalue life while confronting the cycle of violence and wrongful leniency.
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Gine Ever
Trboot A Star
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Judy Welch
Los
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St, Paul, Minn
Ronald Reagan
Republican Party
Charles William Wendel
Joseph T. O'Neill
Kiwanis Club
O'Neill
Hendel
Jess
William G. Sumner
Ren
Independent Press-Telegram
Pine Avenue
Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
Don Nutter
E. H. Lowdermilk
Milton A. Lomas
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