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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1968
Page
10
The piece cites J Graham Sullivan urging restoration of a four million nine hundred seventy six thousand dollar cut to a fourteen million nine hundred sixty seven thousand dollar request to aid districts end discrimination. Senator McClellan rebuffs force as a tool, urging education and federal law to guide desegregation efforts.
Rising cost estimates put the Bolsa Island nuclear power and desalting project at risk with price tags growing from 444 million to 765 million dollars. Two of three sponsors, the Metropolitan Water District and Southern California Edison, mull reconsideration, while the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is expected to follow. Supporters urge continuation of the island concept as a model for seawater use and regional nuclear power progress in Southern California.
The piece analyzes Sen. Eugene McCarthy's call for a potential unilateral US withdrawal, contrasted with officials' stance on continuing bombing and negotiations in Paris. It explores North Vietnamese intentions, risks of de escalation, and the difficulty of ending the war before a new president is inaugurated.
Washington hearings on steel tariff quotas draw attention as big steel faces the House Ways and Means Committee amid broader world events. The hearings follow a period of low mood and limited press coverage.
The column argues for import quotas to help U S steel after decades of misinvestment and rising profits while Europe and Japan modernize. It notes Rep Byrnes defends quotas and reports President Johnson’s July 5 Texas barbecue for Pan American ambassadors tied to the San Antonio Hemisfair and Bolivian president Ortuno visit.
A letter writer laments public funding for controversial art and protests student demonstrations. Another piece recalls World War II sacrifices and defends the draft and higher education as Kennedy urged civic duty. A final note mentions a New York law barring butchers from juries in capital cases and echoes "Live and Let Live."
A compilation of brief religious sayings and verses. Includes Job 9 25 and I Timothy 1 19 passages plus a note on conscience and moral life attributed to F Marion Crawford. The text reflects on swiftness of days and the burden of living within one’s world.
A collection of humorous vignettes about dieting, bird watching, retirement plans, congressional excuses, a local band lacking a funny name, a window posted menu to deter strangers, citizens writing about the fiscal crisis, a mock letter asking for a tax hike, a mother noting overpriced popcorn, and a quip that middle age brings political indifference.
Fortune editors adapt a Fortune special on the urban crisis into a paperback. It analyzes the Negro economic plight and how American entrepreneurs can help, noting corporate training and employment efforts and applying systems theory to city problems.
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