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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1968
Page
12
Miles B Lines serves as Executive Editor with Sherling Bemis as Managing Editor at the publication. L Ay Collins is listed as Sry Editorist and columnist focusing on opinion and commentary.
An editorial weighs two proposed constitutional changes on UC Regents terms. Miller seeks a single 16 year term with no reappointment option, Ryan favors eight years with two terms. The piece argues Miller’s plan preserves independence, continuity, and limits partisan control, while warning eight-year terms could lead to packed boards and reduced stability. It sees no urgent need to alter current provisions and urges rejecting Ryan’s proposal in favor of Miller’s amendment.
The piece discusses whether the W E B DuBois Clubs of America are directed by the Communist Party amid campus disturbances. It notes SACB's looming dissolution on June 30, 1969 unless it holds hearings, and questions the board’s budget and travel plans while highlighting Dirksen and Johnson connections.
Letters praise Long Beach Board of Education adult education and advanced piano classes at Jordan High and City College. Concerns are raised about Fullerton State College drama staff and the Senate Investigating Committee actions, with calls to uphold morality and tenure reviews.
Washington reports the television interview with Secretary of State Rusk last week sparked Senate Foreign Relations Committee scrutiny. The administration faces pressure to justify or contest the televised session and its impact on policy direction.
The article argues Rusk’s public testimony on Vietnam should not breach executive privilege and that opening the issue to committee scrutiny could strengthen the administration’s policies. It notes Fulbright and Gore debates, the Senate’s power dynamics, and Rusk’s past television clash with Fulbright as contextual backdrop.
William Byrd II of Westover Virginia, famed colonial writer, kept two diary accounts of the 1728 boundary survey between Virginia and North Carolina. The formal History chronicles customs and nature, while a secret diary offers candid views on the commission’s rancor and wit. Dover reprints present introductions by Boyd and Adams.
Washington faces strained ties as government moves amid student unrest and debate over a draft law. The article notes growing tension between the administration and universities, signaling potential political crisis and policy challenges ahead.
James Reston notes the new draft law eliminates most exemptions for graduate students aside from certain fields, shifting risk to those finishing undergraduate work this June. The rule prioritizes the oldest candidates near 26, with NSC to decide if mathematicians and engineers receive exemptions, potentially triggering a political and educational crisis.
The article analyzes Congress and administration responses to a draft law affecting graduate students. It cites Pentagon concerns about increased dissent and universities fearing reduced graduate enrollment, with Harvard President Pusey advocating a lottery replacing oldest-first. Critics in Congress oppose altering the law.
Journalist Jack Anderson reports North Korea is training a death by own action squad in the Korean mountains for a commando assault on the U.S. embassy in Seoul. The plan aims to mirror Saigon events and increase U.S. humiliation, per South Korean sources.
Drew Pearson reports a intensified guerrilla campaign by North Korea with over 22,000 agents in training and a 31 member unit that targeted South Korea’s president and the Blue House. He notes U.S. demarcation line vulnerabilities and North Korean mine incursions despite a strict armistice.
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