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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1977
Page
14
Editorial warns Long Beach property taxes will jump dramatically as County Assessor Philip Watson reports up to 107 percent increases in assessed valuations. The piece argues taxes rise from higher spending, not valuations, and urges state action to protect owner residents and fixed incomes from speculative land gains.
A Soviet broadcast last Sunday presented 45 minutes of American folk songs by Jonny Cash Joan Baez and Judy Collins to argue that human rights are routinely violated in the United States. A Russian narrator claimed poor Americans lack freedom and cited Cash’s San Quentin song and Collins’ tune to illustrate alleged injustices. The piece notes US dissenters and compares US justice to Soviet repression, highlighting Carter’s human rights emphasis.
President Carter warned the Kremlin that its attacks on human rights and on him are misguided while Mondale noted Soviet public dissension masks private negotiations. The article argues Soviet leadership faces internal and external troubles, with dissidents, Helsinki protections, and European Communist parties gaining strength as the U.S. reasserts its global stance. Brezhnev’s temper is portrayed as a reaction to weakness, not strength.
Washington reports that on June 15 the Army reduced medical services at Kenner Army Hospital Fort Lee to retirees and their dependents due to doctor shortages. Obstetric gynecologic and psychiatry services will be unavailable. CHAMPUS and Medicare access are uncertain, prompting congressional protest and plans for a broader review of veteran health care.
The LeBaron clan roots a deadly saga of polygamy clashes, prophetic feuds, and killings. Ervil LeBaron wages a violent campaign against rivals Joel, Rulon Allred, and others, as brothers vie for their father Alma Dayer LeBaron’s birthright. Territorial feuds spread from Utah to Mexico and Nicaragua, with threats extending to political figures and religious leaders alike.
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