Nixon administration faces desegregation pressure
The piece notes only eight percent of Mississippi black pupils are in integrated schools and criticizes the Nixon administration for vague enforcement of desegregation. It discusses Panetta’s denial of renegotiation, possible interim steps, and use of federal aid cuts and anti discrimination suits, arguing time is wasting on enforcing civil rights laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Deep South
Nixon
National Education Association
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
HEW Office of Civil Rights
Leon Panetta
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Modern sea secrets and the red tide mystery
A United Nations view links changing transport and population to ocean needs. Red tides, blooms of phytoplankton, devastate fisheries with up to 200 million pounds lost off the East Coast. Soviet scientists warn a single ocean catastrophe could rival global yearly catches, while Rockefeller findings show the cause remains unknown and theories abound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S East Coast
Soviet Union
Forman’s Revolt Sparks Debate At National Black Meet
Indications grow that James Forman’s Black Economic Development Conference is losing support. A Gallup poll shows only 21 percent of Black respondents favor reparations, NAACP speakers denounce his stance, and major denominations distance themselves from Forman and IFCO. The April manifesto calls for revolutionary actions including armed confrontation and seizure of church agencies to force payment to the black movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Forman
Black Economic Development Conference
Gallup
NAACP
Jackson
Forman
Interreligious Foundation For Community Organization
IFCO
National Council of Churches
New York
Detroit
National Black Economic Development Conference
United States
U.S
Pentagon’s costly weapons face scrapping debate
A fragment notes billions earmarked for armaments from the Pentagon’s Research and Development Section. The piece questions why these weapons were built and why production costs rise, citing officials and defense spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
Defense
Washington
Defense contracts shape policy more than patriotism
The piece argues Pentagon researchers and ex-industry executives steer weapons programs for profits as much as security. It highlights the manned orbiting laboratory and ABM projects, noting cost overruns, political interest, and revolving-door ties with General Electric and Lockheed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manned Laboratory
Russia
Nixon
Pentagon
Melvin Laird
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Senate Appropriations Committee
Daniel Fink
Stra Space Systems
ABM
Fink
General Electric
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Defense
Electric
MOL
Arthur Robinson
Lockheed
Cheyenne
Robert Gibeon
Long Beach Legislator Addresses Listed for Reader Service
Federal and state lawmakers for Long Beach area provided with addresses in Washington and Sacramento. Includes U S Senators George Mur phy Alan Cranston and several Congressmen Assembly members and state senators with district numbers and office bidg locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
U.S
George L. Murphy
Senate
Alan Cranston
Washington
D.C
Craig Hosmer
Rayburn
Glenn M. Anderson
Hawthorne
Longworth
Charles E. Wiggins
Monte
James B. Utt
Santa Ana
Alphonzo E. Bell Jr
Los Angeles
Cannon
Delwin M. Clawson
Compton
Washington, D.C
Joseph M. Ken
Rick
D-Long Beach
George Deukmejian
Ralph C. Dills
D-Gardena
James E. Whetmore
Fullerton
John G. Schmitz
Tustin
State Capitol
Sacramento
Calif
James A. Hayes
Mike Cullen
Newport Beach
Long Beach debates Queen Mary funding and airline support
City of Long Beach spent millions to acquire and renovate the Queen Mary and to improve surroundings while critics urge backing a single airline to boost tourism. The letter writer argues the city should support air service to attract visitors and revenue, noting transport costs and outdated attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Western Airlines
San Fancisco
Los Angeles
Sidewalk Senate Insights on Facial Expressions
Irene Baylor and Bill Montmouth discuss how eyes reveal character and mood. They argue that genuine happiness shows in eyes and a smiling face, suggesting individual assessments over mass production impressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Baylor
Eye catching qualities in a campus couplets
Betty Watson, a college student, describes the kind of person who catches her eye. She mentions a mustache and a boyfriend among many passing interests, noting that such characteristics are rare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Watson
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United Nations
Long Beach Strand
Rockefeller Foundation
and Tribune Syndeate
James Skilpatrick
Pearson
Town Meeting
Walter Butcher
Mitchell
Otto Otepka
Mary J. Wilson
Otepka
Congress
Bill Montmouth
Marianne French
Ocean Boulevard
Pine Avenue
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