California guidelines on racial balance face renewed push and reform
A Sacramento Superior Court judge reinstated the State Board of Education guidelines on racial imbalance in schools after their repeal. Lawmakers consider codifying the rules while the board plans to oppose compulsory busing and seek an explicit, district wide formula. The proposal includes student transfers within districts with transportation support to reduce busing while boosting equal educational opportunities.
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State Board OF Education
Los Angeles
Sacramento
California
Public Utilities Watchdog Fights Higher Phone Rates
The California Public Utilities Commission likely seeks fair profits for utilities while rejecting a Long Beach plan by General Telephone to raise rates by about 50 percent. The Bureau of Franchises opposes hikes that would add 60 million dollars annually, with Louis Possner suggesting carriers seek larger asks to impress regulators.
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California Public Utilities Commission
Commission
General Telephone Company
Long Beach
Bureau of Franchises
Louis Possner
Bureau
Utilities
Senator lampoons sports and society in playful riffs
The piece mixes satirical quips about baseball bubble gum chewers and a polluted Grand Canyon with reflections on guilt for a gum wrapper decades past. It riffs on public figures, safety rules, hotel blade slots, and a tongue in cheek note on the King of Tonga.
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Grand Canyon
Readers defend police helicopters aiding Long Beach safety
A Long Beach reader supports police helicopters aiding rescue and fire response after a winter incident near the jetty, while others criticize appliance repair ethics and Hollywood content. Letters discuss safety, ethics in business, film morals, and elder care oversight.
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I'sitrian
Long Beach
Wright D. Jackson
Jackson
Downey
Capitalism in American Economic Life
Editor's Notebook argues capitalism sustains the nation as it faces Vietnam pollution racial unrest campus protests and heat. The piece defines capitalism as the economic system where the means of production are privately owned and driven by market forces.
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Vietnam
Capitalism Versus Socialism and Global Roles Observed
A columnist contrasts private enterprise with socialism, arguing pure socialism fails and moderation only in utilities works. It critiques British and Soviet models, lauds U S capitalism for supporting wartime allies, notes Johnson era welfare gains, and challenges student views while mocking a university professor and activist Ellen Willis.
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Britain
U.S
United States
Lyndon Johnson
West Germany
Japan
Clarity Over Style in Bureaucratic Prose and English Teaching
An essay argues for trimming bureaucratic prose to improve clarity and urges teachers to focus on content over form. It compares government writing examples with student language, advocating questions of meaning and source before grammar.
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Wall Street Journal
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