Ethnic power in cities faces white fear and black shift
The piece outlines white working class discontent amid inflation and recession, rising taxes, and resentment of college funding. It notes fear of black mayors in Newark, Cleveland, and Gary, and highlights a Catholic Conference push for an ethnic coalition to counter polarization. Church leaders urge positive mobilization against right wing fear and urban strife.
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Cleveland
Gary
Ind
Newark
N.J
Hugh Addonizio
Monsignor Baroni
Short Pencil and Chicago Style Ballots in Los Angeles County
A historical note recalls a Chicago precinct official nicknamed Short Pencil who pressed votes by concealing a tiny pencil. In Los Angeles County the punchcard system raised concerns as clerks reportedly punched through ballots, risking spoiled votes. Training for voters and clerks is urged to prevent a Chicagolike outcome.
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Chicago
Short Pencil
Los Angeles County
Indians of All Tribes on Alcatraz urge self determination
Editor letters urge the takeover of Alcatraz for a Native American Center for Studies, spiritual center, ecology center, training school, and museum, arguing treaty rights and urging citizen action with letters to Nixon, Interior, congress, and newspapers.
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Alcatraz
United States
Nixon
Secretary of Interior
Britain Votes to Replace Labour with Heath Led Government
The piece argues Britons favored a change after years under Labour, even if led by Edward Heath, reflecting a shift toward stronger ties with the United States and easing tensions with President Nixon as the election outcome solidifies.
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Washington
Britain
Edward Heath
United States
Nixon
Heath Nixon link darkens path to European unity
The article argues Heath and Nixon share internationalist views and common Anglo-Saxon heritage shaping Asia and Europe policy. It notes Powell and Wallace mirror racial appeals in Britain and Alabama, respectively, risking Britain’s stance on immigration and the Common Market while Heath faces domestic racial tensions influencing his prime ministership.
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Churchill
America
France
Charles de Gaulle
Heath
Britain
Nixon
George Wallace
Enoch Powell
Powell
Wallace
Cambridge
Gallup
Alabama
Tan Nixon
Happy with weeds and thanks to staff photographer
Reader Mrs. Mabel N. Myers of Long Beach thanks the Independent Press-Telegram for the weed photograph by Curt Johnson and for the feature Even a Weed Knows the Smile of God. She notes her own display of dried weeds and compliments the editor's staff.
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Curt Johnson
Independent Press-Telegram
Montery clerk ruling on unemployment and long hair sparks debate
The Monterey town clerk ruled that refusal to shave and cut hair could show a lack of desire to work, prompting a larger discussion on the right to work. The piece argues that automation and changing work norms may redefine work as a privilege rather than a duty and questions societal expectations.
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San Francisco
Monterey
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