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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1975
Page
18
Editorials note New York Mayor Abe Beame wins limited state aid but NY still faces service cuts. Southern California cities eye tax hikes as recession dims revenues. Long Beach plans slight property tax relief while budgets rise 5.4 million with wage deals sealed and a balanced council plan.
The Rockefeller commission criticizes the CIA legal shield allowing agents to avoid prosecution. It finds no abuse but says the Justice Department abdicated its duty by ceding prosecution authority. Future attorneys general should not let the CIA decide prosecutions in national security cases. President Ford weighing outlawing assassinations by Americans abroad.
The writer complains about a Parade correspondent at Camp Pendleton using a press pass to obtain sensational VIP access and sexualized anecdotes. The letter urges readers away from laetrile, recounting a relative’s death after choosing the Tijuana clinic and stressing the nurse’s view that laetrile is not proper cancer treatment.
In a sharp critique of Democratic woes, the piece argues Speaker Carl Albert lacks strength amid a series of energy and tax defeats in Congress. It contrasts Ford's decisive energy plan with Congress unable to pass or fund robust initiatives, blaming leadership and cautious majorities for stagnation.
The essay argues hiring illegal aliens is questionable and anonymous tips trigger deportations, but publicity may lure others to return to the same workplace for new employment. Carl Backstrom III Paramount.
A presidential yacht exchange contrasts Nixon era tactics with Ford era restraint. Nixon used strategy sessions to target rivals and leverage party power, while Ford seeks fair dealing with opponents, funds trips through party channels, and stresses party unity over a personal faction.
The piece pokes at modern youth and schooling as Today's Child resists traditional lessons like tying shoes and telling time. It jokes about fashion and sports pauses for missing contact lenses and rhinestone accessories, and suggests training a son to earn money by lawn mowing to avoid high costs.
The author argues doctors freely use contingency fee collection with attorneys against patients while denying patients similar rights against negligent doctors. They note doctors with high income can contract with lawyers, but poor patients cannot finance complex suits, highlighting unequal constitutional access to contractual remedies.
A reader and mother moving to the Midwest express heartfelt appreciation for the Independent Press Telegram and its staff. They praise editors Malcolm Epley and George Robeson and say they will miss the paper and doubt they will find another to replace it.
A reader complains the article teaches amateur thieves the steps for committing major thefts. The letter argues brides deserve warning, suggests the piece could have been condensed to a single paragraph.
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