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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1969
Page
10
The Assembly advances a measure to remove adversarial tone from coroner inquests, limiting verdicts to cause of death and allowing next of kin to submit witness lists. Supporters say reform could reduce tensions while opponents warn of hidden cover up risks. bill awaits Senate review.
Council probes city attorney opinion on a stricter enforcement program gaining pace since 1966. Raymond C Kealer hints at a fix allowing substandard dwellings to stay usable while limiting liability if an quake injures residents. The 1933 Long Beach quake killed many and damaged 1391 unreinforced masonry buildings. advocates urge low interest loans for owners to reduce risk.
White House lobbyists Bryce Harlow and Ken BeLieu assure Nixon he can count on 59 hard votes in a Senate showdown over the anti-ballistic missile system. If correct, Agnew would break a 50 50 tie. Harlow and BeLieu seek to sway fence sitters including Sen Tom McIntyre in New Hampshire who is noted as hawk yet hesitant.
Article outlines ABM positions of senators Nash Nixon allies and skeptics including Magnuson Gravel Anderson Moss and Mansfield. It notes lobbying pressure on Portsmouth base and SST plans, plus Navajo concerns over irrigation dam funding and moon project rhetoric.
New York reports describe the Arab Israeli mini war escalating while U S Soviet talks on a Middle Eastern settlement make little progress. Diplomats say no force is enough to ensure peace and both sides remain far from settlement.
The piece argues a settlement is unlikely while Israelis and Palestinians seek separate states. It critiques U.S. Soviet roles, warns against hands-off policy favoring one side, and questions a UN force that mimics rival powers. It cites Eugen Loebl on imperialist solutions.
Albert H. Bowker of City University of New York warns a faculty vote on union affiliation may not change respect for college teachers. Alan S. Boyd of Transportation stresses congestion will persist on highways and that rush hour solutions are insufficient.
Long Beach reader urges simpler solutions after recalling his 1943 sterilization and arguing against widespread birth-control doubts. The letter references Senator Alan Cranston and farm subsidy funding linked to land companies, questioning political contributions and policy incentives.
Ms Polousky argues residents faced expected noise from flight paths but council plans to triple noise by more flights and larger jets over private homes. She calls central airport placement the worst planning and condemns current conditions in Long Beach.
Don Anderson invites the editor of the article to visit his house in Long Beach to view a new development described as a model community with 245 years of history and a claim that the right people should be allowed in. The reader hints at fair housing issues and community placement.
Janine Young, a registered nurse, recalls living in a grand Atlanta mansion with a winding staircase and refined taste. She describes being kidnapped as a child and her eventual escape, and notes neighborhood scuffles among five siblings, contrasted with a generally happy upbringing shared with printer John Odum.
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