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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1970
Page
8
Reporters note George Wallace's campaign is losing steam as he seeks the Alabama governorship. Gov. Albert Brewer margins grow, and many voters doubt Wallace aims at local office, suspecting his presidential ambitions edge his state bid. Alabama appears to need Wallace less than he needs Alabama.
Con Ed warned customers it may blackout select residential districts this summer to prevent outages in the city core. In Washington, Senator Muskie urged Americans to slow new power plant construction to aid environmental goals.
Readers weigh in on using terms like communist or pig and Racist. They urge rational argument, condemn name calling, and call for a broader view of democracy, youth influence, and reform. They discuss voting age, maturity, and the role of college students in shaping opinions.
A commentator allies with Dr. Robert Paul Wolff of Columbia to condemn the PhD system. They cite protracted dissertations, claim original contribution is rare, and propose a three year professional degree to prepare for college teaching. The debate touches Harvard, Chicago, and universities abroad on doctoral culture.
Richard Cardinal Cushing of Boston criticizes labeling Jacqueline Kennedy as excommunicated for marrying a divorced man. He argues only God can judge sin and denounces the public shaming as nonsense.
Washington reports President Nixon has prepared an 8000 word brief to the high court outlining a wide civil rights policy. The document signals an effort to unify positions on school desegregation and related civil rights issues across the administration.
Richard Wilson outlines a broad free and open society stance on race in America. He contrasts Moynihan’s vague approach with a principle of mobility and choice in a multiracial community, noting President Nixon’s Supreme Court brief and the constitutional balance guiding school integration.
Sunset Books releases a paperback travel guide covering Arizona New Mexico southern Utah and Colorado. It notes close to 50 Indian reservations and pueblos with camping fishing shopping for crafts and ceremonial sites. The volume includes photographs and accompanying maps.
Reports circulate that Postmaster General Winton Blount could shift to the Commerce Department to replace Maurice Stans, with Stans as a potential ambassador to France and R. Sargent Shriver set to return from France. Possible successor names include Led Klassen amid plans to overhaul the strained Post Office.
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