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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1967
Page
9
The GOP in the 40th Congress proposes automatic Social Security increases tied to the cost of living, with quarterly updates if prices rise. Proponents argue self financing from higher wages, easing elderly reliance on volatile politics, while Johnson contemplates a separate approach.
SCIENTISTS report progress toward reducing birth defects though prevention remains complex. The Biennal Foundation-March of Dimes highlights 69 hospital connections and 40 staffed centers offering chromosomal photo-analysis counseling as volunteers in Long Beach-Lakewood rally for funds through a month-long crusade supporting prenatal clinics and national aims.
The early Reagan administration is forging ahead with a flurry of activity amid ceremonies and appointments. Lawmakers join the drive with a flood of bills across numerous subjects, signaling a rapid shift in the political landscape.
Bill Vaughan notes doctors in China and a Mao quote as he quips on hospital books. He jokes about rat control and a pygmy opossum in Australia, then comments on Reagan era politics. He warns reforms move slowly, but asserts real change has occurred via reapportionment and amendments, urging patience to assess impact.
In Washington, the Liberty Lobby plans a weekend convention led by speaker Rep. Albert Watson of South Carolina. The event underscores rising extremist activity as world press warns about Neo-Nazism in Germany.
Drew Pearson accuses Liberty Lobby of using its name to promote propaganda with Congressman-elect John Rarick among its circle and cites a long list of Congress members and associates on Capitol Hill linked to the group. The piece details founder Willis Carto and board members tied to extremist figures and reports on legal actions and alleged subsidies to lawmakers.
A colleague noted that people use words without hearing the music behind them. He cites receiving a reader letter that is insulting and scurrilous, so nasty that he won’t dignify it with a reply, illustrating blurred communication and misinterpretation.
The author discusses how people demand courtesy from others while denying it in return. Tone often shapes responses more than words, especially between parents and children, with adults failing to hear their own rudeness and its impact on others. Reflecting on self perception could improve how people are treated.
A Long Beach letter writer thanks police for calm during Saturday vigils on Pine Avenue while exercising free speech. Readers comment on Vietnam policy, urging victory, questioning U S involvement, and debating the proper role of the United States in Vietnam.
A reader laments the pace of technological change and envisions a robotized future with appliances and a computer-run home. Mrs Tracy Snider argues sympathy cards should not require thanks, while Anaheim’s Sharon Hendricks defends protesting students and urges inquiry into their causes.
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