Best qualified candidates for Long Beach offices
Editorial praises three incumbents Leonard Putnam James Starr and Murray Courson as the best qualified for City Attorney City Prosecutor and City Auditor roles. It highlights Putnam’s expertise in municipal law and tidelands, Starr’s long service and fair record, and Courson’s CPA background and port experience, urging re-election.
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Leonard Putnam
Long Beach
Putnam
Tidelands
James T. Starr
Starr
Murray T. Courson
Putnam, Starr and Courson
Proposition 5 Would Let Nonresidents Serve on Long Beach Boards
In Long Beach housing costs push workers to live nearby, limiting local board eligibility. Proposition 5 on the next election would amend the city charter to allow appointment of residents or those mainly employed in the city, without altering elective offices. The council would still appoint, and voters would oversee restraint. passage is urged.
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Long Beach
No Vote For Proposition 7 On Long Beach School Board
A Long Beach editorial warns against Proposition 7 requiring special elections to replace midterm school board members. It argues the current charter, which fills vacancies by remaining members and later voter approval, has ensured stable leadership and strong schools. The piece urges a NO vote to preserve continuity and avoid costly, periodic elections that would “not be available for the education of our children.”
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Long Beach
Board of Education
Peace on the subcontinent highlights new chance for Bangladesh
After the 1971 war and Bangladesh's emergence, leaders from India Pakistan and Bangladesh face a renewed effort for peace. Bhutto demands release of 33,090 prisoners as a precondition, while India seeks consent for trials of war crimes. About 400,000 Bengalis in West Pakistan complicate diplomacy.
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Indian Subcontinent
Bangladesh
East Pakistan
Britain
Subcontinent
Kashmir
United Nations
Tashkent
Soviet Union
Bhutto
Bangladeh
India
Rafigtedish
Pakistan
Standing in the shadow of Kissinger in Rome
The piece examines Nixon’s personalized foreign policy, Kissinger’s rising influence over Rogers, and the shift away from State Department authority. It notes resentment in Congress, the evolving White House apparatus, and risks to diplomat morale as Kissinger becomes central to negotiations with Moscow and Peking.
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Rome
Nixon
Pompidou
France
Heath
Britain
Henry Kissinger
State Department
Rogers
Peking
Kissinger
Mao Tsetung
Moscow
White House
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Foster Dulles
Harvard
Rockefeller
Truman
United States
Washington
U.S
Martin Hillenbrand
West Germany
Charles Bohlen
Liewel-lyn Thompson
Sevelt
Hopkins
Butudy
Johnson
Rostow
AEC push to store nuclear waste in South Carolina sparks alarm
The Atomic Energy Commission seeks a $15 million shaft project at Savannah River to test leak proof storage of highly radioactive wastes amid warnings from scientists. Allied Gulf Nuclear Services builds an $80 million reprocessing plant nearby. Critics warn a leak could contaminate major cities within 24 hours. An earthquake scare in the region renews safety doubts while South Carolina lawmakers review the plan.
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Eastern Seaboard
Atomic Energy Commission
South Carolina
Commission
Savannah River
Washington
AEC
Allied-Gun Nuclear Services
Kansas
Hiroshima
National Academy of Sciences
Carolina
Barnwell
5.C
John W. Gofman
University of California
Gofman
Allied-Gulf
Philadelphia
New York
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Ual
Shah
Ok Sulzberger
NEW York Times News Service
AIR Power
Hiéu
Townsend M. Belser, JR
Louis
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