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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1968
Page
7
Miles B Lines is Executive Editor Sterling Bemis is Managing Editor and L A Collins serves as Sry Editorial Columnist.
George C. Wallace promotion draws support from racists and anti-Semites amid calls for harsher police powers and strong national security. Pamphlets from Brazil Indiana praise mass massacres or forced migrations of Black Americans while others mimic the discredited Protocols of Zion. The piece warns that Wallace’s demagoguery feeds bigotry and fear over reason.
The article warns that President Johnson's austerity drive with a 10 percent surcharge on taxes could force $3 to $4 billion in across the board federal cuts next fiscal year starting July 1. California may absorb up to $1.6 billion, with likely reductions to space contracts, school aid near defense sites, Head Start, anti poverty programs, public works, water and conservation.
A Lakewood reader argues the killing over fifty five dollars highlights the value of life and self defense while questioning local justice. The letter also weighs LBJ’s Great Society and Republican prospects for the presidential nomination, urging public debate.
The fragment hints at an opinion about political prophecy and prediction involving Bobby and McCarthy. It notes that participation in prophecy does not require prophecy status as the days advance. The text suggests a forward-looking political context without a clear event or outcome.
The piece argues Kennedy holds charisma and financial backing while McCarthy lacks such pull. It notes Kennedy may bridge the split, aided by the “Trish Mafia,” as McCarthy’s followers waver. The analysis foresees Kennedy advancing as the contest moves toward the summer convention.
Washington reports a dramatic turn in the 1968 campaign with Michigan’s George Romney dropping out, cited for Vietnam policy and political dexterity gaps. Minnesota’s Gene McCarthy gains momentum using a youthful volunteer army to amplify his campaign.
Washington report details a quiet, decisive win by the real estate lobby as it blocks a civil rights bill previously approved by the Senate after lengthy debate. The outcome stunned supporters and reshaped legislative momentum.
In a clash on open housing, the real estate lobby fought Senate civil rights gains as House action loomed. Amid threats of summer race riots, leaders sought fast passage with GOP help led by Rockefeller and Nixon. Rockefeller warned of draft pressure while Johnson stressed resolve in Vietnam.
A critical take on popular misuses of territorial theory in science. The text reviews Ardrey’s The Territorial Imperative as a shallow, overstretched idea and contrasts it with The Naked Ape, which argues humans share animal heritage with other apes. It warns against simplistic readings of evolution in explaining human behavior.
Sydney Harris argues that human problems arise from our unique differences from other animals rather than our animal origins. He contends killing and cruelty stem from pride, bigotry, and fear, not mere primate ancestry, and stresses that war persecution and despotism are driven by non ape traits.
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