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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1968
Page
16
Senator George Miller and the Senate Finance Committee push an urban school aid measure of about 60 million dollars as tax relief. Critics urge broader eligibility, warn against hairline metrics excluding districts like Long Beach, and call for timely data and reform before adjournment.
Washington report notes House last spring adopted an ethical code without enforcement. The House Public Works Committee operates behind closed doors and has not published its April highway hearings, yet it pushed through action last week.
Drew Pearson outlines the 1968 highway bill pushed by the highway lobby. He notes added 3 000 miles at a $15 billion cost, with tactics to override courts and weaken park protection while restoring billboards and junk yards.
The Reagan administration faces a spat over federal antipoverty funds. Lt. Gov. Finch designates a statewide action agency and Spencer Williams signals a state plan only if Congress intent is confirmed. Officials differ on congressional intent while federal and state actors weigh options without a final abandonment.
Letters to the editor argue mixed council decisions, urging funding for housing and equality efforts while criticizing allocations for arts groups and tourism. A reader endorses a 1 percent property tax cap, higher sales taxes, and fairness in school and welfare funding amid retirement plans and tax concerns.
The column laments Venice sinking with gondoliers using longer poles and salutes solo sailors crossing oceans while questioning how they explain their pursuit to wives. It contrasts life with baseball noting no warning track before a crash.
The 1968 race centers on how to handle the Communist world. Nixon stresses confrontation with Khrushchev and Hiss as guiding facts, while Humphrey urges a shift from containment to peaceful engagement. He argues for reconciliation and easing tensions as a top foreign policy priority.
National report notes Republicans Nixon and Democrats Humphrey dominate, while outsiders like Rockefeller Lindsay McCarthy Hartke floated possible third or fourth tickets. Analysts warn party splits could shape the 1970s race and influence U S policy amid debates over defense, poverty, and East–West relations.
Capital Chatter notes liberal party intrigue with McCarthy Rockefeller and Rockefeller McCarthy tickets discussed by political soothsayers. Lindsay of New York rumored as McCarthy running mate. Texas, New York, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois paid more in taxes than received in grants in 1967, while Kentucky led recipients. Melvin Laird mocked with a toupee during questions about his image. Humphrey eyed two running mate options including Frank Bogart.
A compact contemplation on truth and liberty citing John 8 32 and Clarence Darrow. The passage also references Psalm 19 12 asking for cleansing from hidden faults.
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