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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1967
Page
5
In Puerto Rico a landslide upheld the commonwealth with the United States over statehood or independence. Only 4,205 voted to sever ties, while 425,080 chose commonwealth and 273,081 backed statehood, amid boycott efforts and poverty concerns.
California lawmakers have abandoned plans to draw new boundaries for its 38 congressional districts this year, arguing the 1960 census data makes reapportionment meaningless. Washington factions differ on who would gain what area, cooling support for early realignment and opening the door to potential court intervention for one person one vote.
A reader voices anguish over Vietnam casualties and criticizes peace demonstrators while honoring service. Correspondents critique postal rate hikes, bulk mail equity, and democratic access, plus a dog control stance advocating fenced yards to curb stray dogs in Wilmington.
President Johnson shows irritation over oil and gas ties with two old allies. Lee White backs El Paso Natural Gas in a major pipeline bid, while Clark Clifford, LBJ adviser, travels to the Far East amid the lobbying intrigue.
Washington attorney for El Paso Natural Gas, White, now head of the Federal Power Commission, backs a private bill to grant the FPC sole merger jurisdiction. The plan would allow El Paso to merge with Pacific Northwest Gas, shaping coast gas prices and distribution from the California line to the Mexican border, amid court and public opposition.
Washington reports that the white middle class must confront harsh truths about the conditions it imposes on minorities. Rioting and looting are condemned as illegal and counterproductive, yet tensions threaten broader social order. The piece frames the unrest as dangerous to American society.
Tom Wicker argues that anger and riots in Newark and Plainfield reflect deeper social failings. He criticizes a misguided anti riot bill and notes the National Guard cannot quell violence alone. He urges addressing underlying conditions rather than mere enforcement. He compares domestic upheaval to broader wartime violence and condemns dehumanizing rhetoric.
Washington DC survey notes the Johnson administration has exhausted remedies for urban racial violence. Antipoverty, housing, employment, and education programs have failed to quiet turmoil or set clear prevention. Rioting often follows police action against Negroes in overt behavior, with little consensus on causes or cures.
Richard Wilson argues progress toward better housing education and jobs for Negro Americans must be slow and sustained. He warns against crash programs and calls for continued anti-poverty efforts, training, and anti-discrimination measures to improve urban slums and future black political influence.
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