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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1976

Page

8

Editorial on California tax cuts and leadership

The governor proposes tax relief for individuals earning five thousand dollars or less and married couples ten thousand or less, aiming to ease inflation pressures. Critics doubt feasibility, urging careful budgeting. the paper urges legislative leadership to provide direction and hints at veto potential if the governor withholds it.

Brown California

Postal Service Should Allow Copying Machines Where Needed

The Postal Service decision to remove photocopying machines from post offices was broadly reasonable but could harm rural access. Postmasters should have discretion to maintain a copying machine where convenient, preserving service for copying insurance papers tax forms and Medicare claims, while continuing to limit non mail related uses.

Postal Service

Letters to the editor spar over fire service and traffic court

The Long Beach fire department defends its role and ambulance service while blasting an IPT editorial as inaccurate. A reader laments the traffic court system, proposing Saturday sessions to reduce burdens on working motorists and praising law officers despite criticizing the court process.

Long Beach

Historian denounces errors in Today in History column

A reader blasts the January 8 Today in History feature for omitting Elvis Presley’s birthday while listing Sherman Adams and Thomas Watson Jr. The miss marks a cultural oversight, prompting calls for accuracy and recognition of Presley’s widely known birthday.

Sherman Adams Thomas Watson Jr Elvis Presley

Secrets die fast in Congress

A political debate on congressional duty over secret foreign policy material. Lawmakers differ on whether facts must stay secret for national good or should be disclosed when wrongdoing is evident. Some urge action within procedures, others advocate going public if information is dangerous or improper.

Washington U.S Congress Ford Administration Rep F. Edward Hebert D-La Wayne Hays Ohio Oversight Subcommittee On Foreign Affairs Hays

Hartford Revives Downtown With Civic Center Complex

Hartford moves from a long downtrodden image to a revived core led by a $70 million Civic Center complex. The center binds convention halls, a 12,000 seat coliseum, a Hartford-Sheraton Hotel, and a sizable mall amid renewed building activity. Prominent insurers and local businesses back the Downtown Council to reshape Union Station and Union Place, attracting tenants and shoppers. Shoppers, tenants, and planners describe the momentum as a turning point for Hartford's center city.

Hartford, Conn New York Boston Honore Kaplan al Franklin ABC Wide World Franklin William Luettgen Luettgens Limited Civic Center G Yox & Co Hartford Laettgen Schultz Aetna Lite and Casualty International New England Whalers Boston Celtics National Basketball Association Union Station Union Place

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