Editorial: Leave news to newsmen at Sacramento
James Mills urges Governor Reagan to allow legislators at news conferences after two lawmakers were barred. The piece argues against letting legislators participate or queue for transcripts, noting reporters already cover inquiries and that fewer questioners yield sharper lines. It defends Sacramento reporters as capable and warns against politicizing briefings.
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Write Hanoi Campaign Encourages Letters to POWs
The American Red Cross launches a write Hanoi campaign as DoD lists 1558 Americans missing or held in Vietnam. Of those, 459 are captive and 323 have communicated. 75 percent of POW mail since October 1969 arrives, spurred by letter drives from Red Cross and families. Citizens are urged to mail to the President of North Vietnam to press Geneva Conventions observance. postage is 25 cents.
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Right to get to school remains unchanged after court ruling
California Supreme Court upholds a bill letting parents choose how children reach school despite its aim to curb racially integrated bus use. Assemblyman Floyd Wakefield calls it constitutional, while critics say the law serves no real purpose beyond allowing legal transport choices. The piece also reviews books by Williams, Baldwin, Brooks, Wright, and others on race and memory, plus Brian Garfield’s war account with photos.
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Floyd Wakefield
Readers press for full news on tax override and school funding
A Long Beach reader urges the paper to report the full scope of the Feb 9 tax override, including 35 percent and 60 percent rate hikes for the Long Beach Unified and Long Beach Community College Districts. The letter questions coverage of ROTC building arson, school needs, and calls for alternative funding while praising local schools. A second reader proposes ecocenters to recover recyclables, urging city study and community effort to reduce waste and costs.
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Los Angeles
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Nixon tax plan faces cautious Capitol Hill reaction
In a capital game of bluff and bet the public response to President Nixon's restructuring proposals shapes the fight. Congress shows restraint while Democrats promise hearings and Republicans back decentralization yet resist more federal grants. Rep Wilbur Mills lenders arguments against revenue sharing, hinting at possible derailment.
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President Nixon seeks broad public support for revenue sharing
National figures and White House aides discuss the potential for sweeping government changes and revenue sharing reforms. President Nixon argues the public favors action over bureaucratic expansion, urging Republican lawmakers to back a revolutionary program and challenging the status quo.
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