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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1970
Page
6
A 1842 letter by Charles Dickens, exhibited in New York, warned of a paralyzed government, savage party passions, and unrest echoing today. Yet the author notes pleasant freedoms remain and future forebodings may prove false as lovers of freedom persist.
The Nixon administration asks all federal agencies to count their public relations staff and expenses. AP finds 6,858 officials with vague titles costing taxpayers about 425 million dollars. The goal is to identify waste and potentially cut staff to improve public relations and taxpayer relations.
The Tokyo based 9 million circulation newspaper grapples with traffic bottlenecks and tests a low cost reader printer at Expo 70 that could print and deliver papers at homes though reproduction quality lags behind the regular product. Some readers may welcome a button to skip the financial page.
Beacon Press releases The Navajo of the Painted Desert by Walter J. Bateman with Til. by Richard C. Bartlett. A concise look at Navajo life and history in northwestern Arizona over a millennium through tribal storytelling and careful research.
A long commentary argues the presidency suffers increasing isolation due to vast postwar duties. It cites Hickel’s appeal to Nixon to meet cabinet members and engage with youth, noting presidents rely on staff and experts, risking disconnect from public sentiment, especially on Vietnam and campus unrest. It notes Harris polls and university presidents’ meeting. It concludes Nixon appeared surprised by campus views.
A wartime opinion questions if regional hostility between Israel and Arab states could escalate through guerrilla raids and air incidents toward an Armageddon scenario, warning readers of the grim possibility.
A recent American Friends Service Committee document argues for a UN led buffer zone and international administration of contentious territories in Palestine. It calls for disengagement, a political framework, and a world police force to ease violence and rebuild hope for Israelis and Arabs.
Letters criticize a 12th Step house for men seeking alcohol help while praising reformers and decrying teachers strikes. The writers reference professions like ministers, doctors, lawyers, and teachers, urge personal accountability, and call for painting school buildings amid student unrest. Additional fragments touch on modest moral judgments and church attire.
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