Editorial: The wrong solution to campaign finance reform
The piece criticizes California's campaign finance reform bill by Assemblyman Jim Keyser, arguing it infringes the First Amendment and restricts free speech, political spending, and contributions. It questions public funding, notes risks of bureaucratic rules, and urges citizen participation and transparency instead. The editorial defends free expression and warns against using state funds or broad limits to curb political discourse.
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Common Cause
Good
California
Jim Key Sor
Keyser
William Matson Roth
Roth
Headlines Fit Forecast In High Tech Shop
In a shop full of machines that predict if a headline will fit the type, programmers debated a Hendrix manual for video display terminals. They noted odd phrases about Edit Mode and ungrabging drum space before testing two sample headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendrix Company
Long Beach
Ford European Trip Fails to Impress Europeans
The president’s Europe tour drew yawns as critics say the trip offered repetitious reassurances about NATO commitments. Kissinger had framed Vietnam as a test of resolve, but European leaders showed little concern for a Soviet war scenario.
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Ford
Europe
United States
NATO
Soviet Union
Henry Kissinger
U.S
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Class of 75 and the malaise at Brandeis and beyond
The 1975 graduation season reflects widespread unease as graduates face scarce jobs and a shift from idealism to pragmatism. Michael Sandel warned graduates of a missing moral debate while colleges grapple with looming closures, and at Brown the mood was sober as ceremonies proceeded in quiet normalcy.
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New York
Michael J. Sandel
Brandeis University
Waltham
Mass
Sandel
New England
Midwest
Dianne Bazell
Bowdoin College
Maine
Oxford
Rhodes
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement
Brown
Brandeis
College Green
Letters on police, citizens, and hospital staff solidarity
The letter discusses Ms. Catherine E. Jackson's editorial attack on policemen and urges factual discussion. It also praises Bauer Hospital St. Mary Medical Center staff for a $50,000 two week savings during a malpractice insurance crisis through voluntary time and money gifts, aiding patient care and reinforcing hospital unity.
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Catherine E. Jackson
Ms. Jackson
Antipolice
Bauer Hospital
Bauer-St. Mary's
Child fears crossing street to store due to traffic
A fifth grader reports danger crossing the street to reach the store as vehicles fail to stop for pedestrians. The message highlights unsafe conditions for children and calls for safer crossing practices.
Sheriff Peters Burns Marijuana Front Page Image
A provocative photo captions depicts Sheriff Peter Pitchess amid a marijuana burn as the front page features a Nixon reference beneath. J. W. Starr of Long Beach comments on the dramatic display and its newsworthiness.
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Peter Pitchess
Nixon
J.W. Starr
Long Beach
Jobless teachers questioned on job prospects after Murray piece
Clarence M. Spencer of La Habra questions front page references by Walt Murray to teaching jobs in Arizona and the Rocky Mountains. He asks whether those potential openings were real or a ploy to sustain hope for prospective teachers and unemployed former education students.
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Walt Murray
I, PT
Murray
Arizona
Rocky Mountains
Clarence M. Spencer
la Habra
Doctors Strike Over Malpractice Insurance Costs
Elliott McCullough notes doctors protest rising malpractice premiums and strikes nationwide while seniors bear higher costs as physicians question the impact on patient care after two decades of increases.
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Elliott McCullough
Long Beach
Confidence in Institutions Drops as Press Gets Mocked
Washington reports show public faith in educators, military, politicians, and the press sinking over a decade. A Minnesota column mocks national coverage, cites a Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific bridge incident, and jokes about reporters shaping public perception while noting politicians and executives remain real people behind the scenes.
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Washington
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Larry Allison
Nick Hendrix
Daily Planet
Clark Kent
Wheeling, W. Va
News Register
By Robert Reinhold
New York Times Service
AL Roma
Koochiching County
Minn
Rainy Lake Chronicle
Chronicle
Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway
Ranier
Canada
Rainy River
Motorola
Treasury
Simon
Gino
Eugene J. McCarthy
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur
William Broom
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