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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1977

Page

16

Quality of voting in a democracy editorial

The editorial urges voters be informed and casts doubt on President Carter’s plan to loosen registration to allow 43 million more Americans to vote. It warns of potential fraud, argues for minimal barriers with safeguards, and urges Congress to tread cautiously while prioritizing vote quality over quantity.

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Poly High Redevelopment Nears Completion in Long Beach

Long Beach moves toward finishing the Poly High Redevelopment Project after receiving 27 million dollars in federal revenue sharing as part of a 35 million block grant. The 87 acre area between Allanite and California avenues bounded by Pacific Coast Highway and Anaheim Street sees demolitions, rehab, and new homes south of the high school with first priority offered to residents.

Long Beach Poly High Poly Allan Lie California Avenues Anaheia James Wilson Poly Project

Carter stands firm on human rights amid Brezhnev bluster

President Carter maintains a hard line on global human rights while pursuing SALT talks, despite Brezhnev’s harsh rhetoric in Moscow. He argues detente must include U S insistence on freedoms, citing Helsinki and UN commitments as limits on Soviet behavior. Brezhnev’s loud protests are seen as bluster, not a change in policy.

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Did Castro arrange JFK hit in mob underworld plot

The piece describes House investigators probing possible links between Fidel Castro, Santos Trafficante, and mob figures in a JFK assassination theory. It cites Rosselli’s tales about Havana’s underworld, CIA involvement, and potential plots to eliminate Castro and later silence Rosselli and Oswald, framed as speculation.

Washington Florida Santos Trafficante Miami Havana CLA Rosselli Castro Ates CIA Howard Hughes Honcho Las Vegas Robert Mahon Mahon Chicago Debonair Reprative U.S Selli Chena Her Sam Gianeana Ante Gianeana Wilh “Prastivante Blessing Russelli Underworld Haid Trafficante Kennedy Lee Harvey Oswald Assassim Oswald Rossetti Fuck Ruby John Rosselli

Harriet Quimby: From Pioneer Pilot to Obscurity

Kilian argues Harriet Quimby, once a noted writer and the first licensed woman pilot in the United States, faded from memory while icons like Marilyn and Farrah Fawcett endure. He recalls her bold 1912 attempt to fly the English Channel and her fatal 1912 crash, contrasting her historical significance with modern celebrity fixation.

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