City That Cares: Call for 24 Hour Emergency Aid
An 80 year old woman aged two days on a porch after eviction highlights Long Beach's weak off hour relief system. Neighbors failed to get agencies to respond as bureaucracy and funding gaps hinder help. A coordinated 24 hour emergency service could connect needs with resources and prove Long Beach is truly the city that cares.
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County Department of Public Social Services
Long Beach
Department of Social Services
Public indignation and war policy blend in national mood
The piece argues that public anger over war, crime, and social ills is widespread yet ineffectual, noting low Viet Nam casualties, stalled Paris peace talks, and ongoing Middle East tensions. It states a silent majority supports authorities while a protesting minority remains determined, with budget priorities and public sentiment shaping policy.
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Washington
Time Magazine
Middle East
State Department
Rogers
Readers debate satire and free speech in Hoppe letter
Letters discuss Carl Labont and Arthur Hoppe satire, praising satire’s purpose and free expression. Concerns about delays in Queen Mary project and traffic disruptions surface, with a request for a map showing liner anchorage and bridge ramps near Harbor Administration. A Nixon Pueblo remark and POW wives contact with North Vietnam noted.
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Pier 1
Congressmen Learn to Spell Environmental Policy Act
Nixon signs the National Environmental Policy Act in a landmark move to promote conservation. The piece notes Henry M. Jackson’s influence, the new Council of Environmental Quality Advisers, and a push for coordination as preservation becomes a dominant Capitol Hill issue.
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Nixon
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
Council of Environmental Quality Advisers
Capitol Hill
Appalachia
National Park Service
Forest Service
Soil Conservation Service
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Environmental Quality Council and new Office debated in Congress
Congress eyes a Council of Environmental Quality Advisers and a new Office of Environmental Quality under a Muskie sponsored bill. A broad federal environmental agency array is described, with many commissions and programs potentially reorganized before a promised ecological reform faces resistance. The piece warns of a decade of policy contention and hints at political infighting.
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Office of Environmental Quality
Muskie
Maine
Congress
Racial Thought in America by Louis Rudames
A University of Massachusetts Press title examines race in American history. The work surveys prejudices and attitudes toward Black Americans and critiques dominant theories, noting how long standing contempt shapes policy and social perception.
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America
Louis Rudames
University of Massachusetts Press
Alexander Hamilton
Tuna boats head for danger amid 1980s maritime seizures
The 1980s saw Peruvian and Ecuadorian gunboats seize American fishing vessels within a 200 mile zone. The episode inflamed a broader dispute linked to oil properties and sugar interests tied to W R Grace Co. The period also marked army seizures and shifting ties with the Soviet bloc as 1988 closed with slight improvement.
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Secon Terre Mne
Ameren Ous International Serveiants Co
W. R. Grace & Co
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