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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1968
Page
8
Ablles B. Lines serves as Executive Editor while Sterling Bentis holds Managing Editor duties L A Collins pens the weekly editorial column.
Long Beach considers repealing the 1921 charter requirement that city workers live within the city. Mayor contenders argue for ballot timing while noting that the 47 year-old rule blocks recruitment, harms minority employees, and contrasts with eight other jurisdictions. A public referendum may come at the 1969 city primary or the following election.
A California task force under Gov. Reagan proposes steep Medi Calif cuts affecting crippled children. Counties would bear more costs, risking treatment for about 5,000 children who would otherwise qualify. Reagan rebuffed sales tax expansion and hints at further budget actions while signs point to a future presidential bid shaping image around these cuts.
A discussion recalls Gresham's Law that bad money drives out good. The piece notes counterfeit currency can force real notes from circulation and hints at a broader application of the principle.
Sydney Harris discusses how words trade primary meanings for popular but imprecise senses. He cites alibi disinterested and anticipate, warning that such shifts erode language precision, degrade thought, and enable demagogues to spread counterfeit ideas.
Editor notes societal unrest and clashes over welfare taxes and crime fighting, urging awareness of rights and misgovernance while warning of a fractured society and looming crisis. Local letters discuss liquor and animal rights, youth treatment, and calls for world law to secure peace. Lakewood and Long Beach voices.
Jim Goodrich notes Graham’s Vanderbilt Press study of Tennessee’s pluralistic press after the 1954 desegregation ruling. The author argues diverse editorial voices foster moderated public opinion and lessen fear of dissent, contrasting Tennessee with Mississippi’s monolithic press.
James Reston, writing for New York Times Service, analyzes Washington's puzzlement over the Viet Cong offensive against the U S Embassy in Saigon and the North Vietnamese effort against the Khe Sanh garrison. He outlines two competing theories: the Viet Cong's desperate last gamble versus a strategic push before possible negotiations.
James Reston surveys the Vietnam crisis noting North Vietnamese tactics aimed at a breakthrough followed by retreats to jungle lines. He cites Johnson delaying bombing and rejecting immediate retaliation while global allies press for action, and compares Washington’s struggle to Valery’s East Asian wisdom about enduring history and minds unreconciled with Western logic.
Friends of Lyn dor Johnson fear his personal loyalty and seasoned Capitol Hill view may prevent him from relieving Gen. William Westmoreland as commander in Vietnam. The piece notes wartime efficiency tied to Gen. Westmoreland’s prior leadership.
Drew Pearson notes a pattern of generals being relieved for failures or political reasons. He cites Marshall Patton MacArthur Short and Khumei, with Westmoreland possibly spared. He links McNamara policy clashes over troop deployment, Vietnamese forces, and guerrilla training, amid persistent power politics in Washington and Capitol Hill.
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