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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1967
Page
11
Herman H. Ridder, Publizer Samuel C. Cameron, General Manager William W. Broom, Editor Afatcaler Epley, Astosiste Editor Den OAl, Editorial Page Editor details appear as a historic staff listing.
A column notes growing worry over privacy amid books on invasion of privacy and a Supreme Court decision overturning a bugged phone conviction. It discusses Fourth Amendment protections, pending bills on electronic eavesdropping, and calls Congress to evaluate privacy implications, endorsing Westin's study.
Dr. Hangen, pastor of First Congregational Church in Long Beach for 17 years, will give his farewell sermon this Sunday at Third Street and Cedar Avenue. A national ecumenical leader and civil rights advocate, he helped form the Long Beach Area Council of Churches and has Farmed a vigorous downtown ministry with youth programs. He plans a year of travel and study overseas with Mrs. Hangen, promising to stay in contact with Long Beach.
A Long Beach reader criticizes State Finance Director Gordon Smith for his views on public assistance. The letter cites personal wage deductions for three California sons and laments high lighting in local venues, recalling a brighter dining room abroad and contrasting it with dim American eateries.
The piece looks back at 1967 stressing China war risk avoided and Vietnam toll, praising revived political debate that spurred discussion on war purpose and limits, presidential power, and national direction amid hawks doves and in-between voices.
James Reston reflects on how a President wields foreign policy power amid congressional limits and cabinet dependence. He notes budget deficits and inflation pressures, urban poverty, and a long economic boom, arguing the era forced overdue debates on national priorities and the balance between action and restraint.
Scientists emphasize that finding solutions hinges on asking the right questions in the right way. Once the right question is framed, progress accelerates. asking the wrong questions leads to circular dead ends with no headway.
Sydney Harris argues crime has many distinct forms with different causes ranging from poverty to affluence. He contends suburban crime rises with youth and ambition, while slum crime links to deprivation. Treating crime as a single concept hinders effective solutions. He suggests addressing each specific type and context instead of broad generalizations.
Washington reports the United States discreetly urged King Constantine to oppose the Greek military junta during his White House visit in September. President Johnson hinted not at overthrow but at resisting the regime’s polite-state methods.
In Athens, King Constantine plans to overthrow the junta with limited American support. Ambassador Talbot confirms U.S. policy favors constitutional rule but offers no promises while Papadopoulos accuses the embassy of meddling. In Rome, Ambassador Reinhardt privately presses Constantine who asks Washington to withhold recognition of the military regime.
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