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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1969
Page
11
L A Collins argues for a Hoover Commission type study to cut government waste and duplication. He cites Reagan tax proposals, urges consolidation of overlapping departments, and notes savings from a federal commission as a model for state and local reform.
Dr. David E. Smith of the Haight-Ashbury Medical Clinic describes speed as the major youth drug problem in Haight Ashbury San Francisco where methamphetamine use has surged among youths. Users seek a rapid rush with severe physical and psychological harms and most illicit meth comes from black market labs.
In Washington the Senate ABM debate shows California's George Murphy and Alan Cranston undecided as they wait for a concrete proposal on deploying an anti ballistic missile system. Both indicate no position until a detailed plan is presented.
White House officials and California lawmakers weigh a Sentinel nuclear shield as the Senate nears a vote on appropriations for the system. Senator Murphy, seen as hawkish, faces grassroots opposition to placing missiles in 15 metropolitan areas including Los Angeles and San Francisco. Senator Cranston, while not pacifist, opposes urban deployment and questions overall deployment. The administration argues Sentinel could strengthen defense without widening the arms race, and Californians may unify on this pivotal issue next month.
Observers hostile to Nixon praise Senator Soaper for his performance and joke they might have bought a used car from him. The piece notes travel improvements making Orient flights faster and trains to towns 100 miles away impractical.
The Nixon European visit is praised as a public relations success for his restraint and listening stance. Analysts note a shift in U.S.-Europe relations with Europeans asserting strength politically and economically, reducing American dominance except in military matters.
The article notes Walter Ridder argues Nixon’s European voyage created a bank of goodwill by treating Europeans as sovereign allies and seeking continuous consultation. It suggests decisions may be palatable because of the positive climate Nixon fostered despite no urgent actions.
In Long Beach Boulevard, Jac Erickson and Sammy Tracy, both women sign painters, decorate an Oldsmobile dealer window with rollers and cartoon figures. Jac, 44, Azusa, has four children. Sammy, 36, West Covina, has six. They juggle up to three jobs daily and earned about $12,000 last year. Local spectators react, with one elderly observer quipping about gender roles. Also noted is Maggie Selzer of Palm Springs facing a misdemeanor charge for wearing a Disabled American Veterans blue cap, under California law.
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