Editorial on confidential sources and presidential privilege
The piece argues that journalists should retain sources in confidence while noting the president’s claim that White House staff must not be compelled to testify. It laments permanent gag orders for aides like Ziegler and Klein and urges a reciprocal trust toward the press, urging shared discretion in safeguarding confidences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Klein
Klein
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Butz Says Food Price Rise Talk Is Misplaced
Secretary Earl Butz addresses rising food prices tying wage negotiations to prices as unlikely and potentially producing out of line settlements. He notes most 1973 price increases are behind us and hopes Meany won’t trigger further debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Butz
Dr. Butz
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Buzz
Butz
Residents urge park land condemnation for oceanfront view
Editor letters protest high rise on Ocean Boulevard near Belmont Pier and urge condemnation of privately owned park-adjacent land to expand city park space. They warn loss of ocean views harms tourism and city character while proposing transit and emissions measures to improve air and mobility. Community voices contrast with criticism aimed at local school propaganda.
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Ocean
Ocean Boulevard
Esplanade
Park Esplanade
Art Museum
Belmont Pier
Tidelands Oi
Long Beach
Disastrous smog solution editorial criticized
The editorial argues smog is a growing health hazard and cannot be solved by auto and industrial emissions alone. It calls for stronger changes in daily life and warns against believing an easy path to clean air. The piece cites multiple studies showing current measures are insufficient and health risks persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Jack Graham
Angela Davis Returns From Havana Sparks Trouble Claims
Long Beach MRS. 8. GONZALES notes Angela Davis has returned from Havana and predicts upcoming disturbances. The writer questions why the paper conceals sources and instructions guiding her actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angela Davis
Havana
Long Beach
Gonzales
Edwards Bears Two Hot Potatoes For House Panel
Washington notes show House leadership tossing abortion and busing to Rep Don Edwards subcommittee in hopes he buries the measures. Edwards, allied with women’s rights groups, faces a long hearing path with no immediate action likely as Congress contends with equal rights amendment timelines.
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Washington
House
Judiciary
Don Edwards
San Jose
Edwards
Supreme Court
Bruce Named Chief of U.S. Liaison Office in Peking
President Nixon selected David K. E. Bruce a veteran diplomat to head the U.S. liaison office in Peking the first American representative in China since 1943. Bruce who has held Paris Bonn and London posts and served in World War I and II will lead Washington's approach to Beijing amid Cold War tensions.
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United States
David Kirkpatrick
Este Bruce
France
West Germany
Britain
Bruce
Nixon
Paris
Vietnam
U.S
Peking
China
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bonn
Court of St. James's
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Europe
London
David K. E. Bruce
Baltimore
William Cabell Bruce
Louise Este Fisher Bruce
Virginia House of Delegates
American Red Cross
Office of Strategic Services
Fallacy of pacifism letter defends war over slavery
A Orlando reader argues pacifism misreads history, contending war has protected freedom and opposed slavery. The piece cites Moses, Jesus, Independence, and the fight against tyranny, while acknowledging pacifists like Gandhi and King and warning slavery corrupts both slave and slaveholder. War is seen as inevitable until universal freedom exists.
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Jesus
Gandhi
Martin Luther King Jr
Moses
King
Hitler
Jehovah's Witnesses
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Save Ocean View
L. A. Collins Sr
LAC
Bob Parish
Lynden B. Johnson
Gil Bailey
New York Times News Service
Princeton
Virginia
Maryland
His
Erangeline Bell
Alexandra, David and
Nicholas
Dorothy S. Johnson
Orlando, Fla
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