Editorial on unions and government workers rights and limits
The AFL-CIO leader George Meany argues for ignoring laws against strikes in civil service while a contrasting view from Arthur Goldberg warns federal government workers. The piece cautions lawmakers to resist expanding civil service union powers and stresses government must avoid threats to health safety and the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Labor Federation
Public Employes Department
Civil Service
Arthur Goldberg
Labor
Goldberg
American Federation of Government
Congress
No easy path in Southeast Asia as policy shifts loom
A Washington look at possible U S policy change in the Far East within the year. The piece argues the Vietnam and Cambodian crises may force new negotiations led by Kissinger, with Ford seeking to buy time and Javits proposing more aid to ease a transition in Cambodia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Far East
South Vietnam
Cambodia
State Kissinger
China
Cuba
Southeast Asia
Kissinger
Congress
Lon Nol
Middle East
Ford
Viena Ae
America
Jacob Javits
Israel
Senate
Javits
Subversive American Writing Shelters Bad Tidings
The New York Review of Books headlines Robert Penn Warren’s essay on writers and the American dream with Subversive American Writing. The piece argues poets will face harsher truths from impersonal forces, and questions how technotronic power will shape new messengers bearing bad tidings of great joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York Review of Books
Review
Robert Heilbroner
Robert Craft
Robert Vesco
Alexander Cockburn
Robert Penn Warren
Jefferson
Nixon
Walt Whitman
Herman Melville
Mark Twain
Theodore Dreiser
F. Scott Fitzgerald
William Faulkner
Ernest Hemingway
Warren
New York Review
Safer bumpers and guarding against crashes
The passage notes safer car bumpers as a good idea and argues avoiding collisions is better than all else. It critiques reliance on federal money without control and recalls accepting a parental allowance without demands on bedtime. A Southern university worries about a nonathlete on an athletic scholarship and impersonation charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern University
Milk price controls cited as inflating costs in California
Letters to the editor argue the minimum milk price increases have raised consumer costs by as much as 55 million dollars since last year. Proposals in the legislature seek to end price supports to restore free competition. A second letter supports SB 275 for teacher input on working conditions and curriculum. A reader, Roberta Gregory of Long Beach, criticizes the Ed and Flo comic strip as offensive to women and couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
State
Flo
Paul Sellers
Gabby
Blondie
Jiggs
Maggie
Roberta Gregory
Long Beach
Decline in U S Mail Reliability Warned By Pritchard
Carl J. Pritchard laments a shift from a dependable postal system to a slower, unreliable service claiming it reflects a broader decline in prioritizing the common good over individual interests. He notes Ecuador as an example of nations challenging the United States and cites safety concerns in public places after dark.
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U.S
United States
Ecuador
Carl J. Pritchard
Long Beach
Rain-Soaked Traffic Director Praised at Busy Intersection
Thank you for guiding motorists at Long Beach Boulevard and Wardlow Road between 5 and 6 pm when signals failed. The prayers and gratitude of drivers and Mrs Dorothy Vernon accompany this notice for the diligent young man who directed traffic through the hazard.
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Long Beach Boulevard
Wardlow Road
Dorothy Vernon
Long Beach
Tuna boats face risk near Ecuador offshore limit
The letter questions Ecuador's 200 mile fishing zone and why U S tuna vessels fish there despite frequent seizures and injuries. It asks whether tuna is abundant only in this Pacific area and worries about repeated U S intervention and rescues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuador
Pacific
Milt Nalibow
Long Beach
Thanks for courageous police interview in March 2 piece
Reader praises Mary Neiswender and LAPD Lt. Ted Cook for a revealing Independent Press Telegram article. He shares intent to forward the piece to the governor and urges law changes to address the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Neiswender
Ted Cook
Los Angeles Police Department
Independent, Press-Telegram
Harold Wissler
Long Beach
Letter on IPT police beat column prompts crime awareness
Bernice W. Thompson defends IPT police beat column as vital for city readers. She argues the column highlights crime severity and keeps subscribers alert to prevent similar incidents.
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IPT
Bernice W. Thompson
Long Beach
Auction proposal for Munici pal Auditorium mosaic removal
A writer urges City Council to cut the front mosaic into sections and auction them rather than paying 84 000 to remove and store the piece. He argues some residents would buy sections for home display while others would avoid viewing it in public spaces.
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Richard
Wilson
Senator Soaper
Daddy
Deukmejian
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