United Nations urges halt to chemical and biological weapons arsenal
Secretary General U Thant backs a panel of 14 scientists urging a halt to stockpiling and a move to eliminate chemical and biological agents from warfare. The call follows U.N. recommendations, U.S. testing of lethal nerve gas, and Britain’s push for a Geneva treaty prohibiting production of bacteriological agents.
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U Thant
Thant
General Assembly
Britain
U.N
Why save private colleges
A column argues that rising campus unrest and state budget constraints threaten private colleges. It warns that tuition at the University of California and selective public admissions could erode barriers between private and public higher education, undercutting public interest.
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California State
Reagan
University of California
Sacramento
Space program costs spark letters to editor debate
Readers criticize spending on a monkey spaceflight and urge funds toward social needs. A Santa Ana letter-writer questions car dependence and bus options, while others discuss ABM policy, private colleges funding, tuition trends, and tax credits to support independent higher education.
Congress pushes tighter control over military to curb nerve gas risk
Congress moves to curb Pentagon power after disclosures of nerve gas weapons at Okinawa and Utah, and plans to scrutinize Safeguard missile funding. The drift shows civilian leaders challenging military dominance while noting uncertainties about success and budget battles.
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Nixon
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Kennedy
Johnson
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Rogers
Grandfather laments national teamwork and urban decay factors
The speaker cites Potomac river cleanup and Lake Erie, warns of stagnant federal cooperation, and cites traffic gridlock in Washington. He condemns lobbying ties with highway interests and trucking bills, noting campaign contributions to lawmakers and the risk of cities, rivers, and air deteriorating before a moon mission.
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United States
Lake Erie
Washington
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Congress
George Fallon
Baltimore
Sam Friedel
John Kluczynski
Chicago
Police ethics spark call to ease arrest limits
A reader laments police underappreciation and argues for looser arrest powers as of July 23 when a new search and seizure rule limits officers to only search the suspect and immediate reach. The letter urges writing lawmakers in Washington and Sacramento to remove handcuff constraints on police.
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Ditor
Washington
Sacramento
Alea
Beach
Sidewalk Senate in Space Talk Sparks Imagined Frontier
Brad Willis an artist and Craig Wagner an ichthyology student discuss space exploration as a pioneering experience. They imagine walking on a foreign body, breathing clean air, and enjoying a smog free environment as a buzzworthy vision.
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Brad Willis
Craig Wagner
Would you trade places with the astronauts
In Bixby Knolls residents react with humor and caution about space travel. Don Kirkland asks if they would swap lives with astronauts while locals like Bill Neeley Bob Chapman Jenny Garibaldi voice caution and a wish for comfort and terrestrial security.
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Bixby Knolls
Senator Soaper By BILL VAUGHAN
The American Society of Oral Surgeons reports more facial injuries from personal confrontations, a sport that could influence oral surgery like skiing does orthopedics. Cousin Fuseloyle watched a rerun of an old TV show and noted it was more exciting due to severe weather alerts. The immigrant dream of rising to the middle class is met with widespread hatred, while the return of a Prince of Wales brings relief after a dearth of suitable dancing partners.
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Fuseloyle
Prince of Wales
Farmers face city ghetto issues say lobbyist
Vack Lynn, chief Washington lobbyist for the American Farm Bureau Federation, warns that farmers lacking resources risk failing, tying rural woes to urban and ghetto problems.
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Vack Lynn
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
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