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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1971

Page

6

Lockheed loan rule would force directors to resign

Senator Cranston proposes that all 14 Lockheed directors resign to qualify the company for a $250 million government guaranteed loan. Critics warn such a purge is punitive and could empower current management. The better approach is keeping existing directors while adding protections and preferred creditor status for the loan.

Alan Cranston Lockheed Aircraft Corp Tunney Lockheed Cranston Nixon

Hoover and Hosmer clash over FBI surveillance stance

In a scathing critique, the piece notes President Nixon and Attorney General Mitchell trust J Edgar Hoover to stay as long as healthy, while Rep. Craig Hosmer defends FBI spying on Congress. The editors reject Hosmer’s call and praise Hoover for steering a top law enforcement agency without such intrusions.

J. Edgar Hoover John Mitchell FBI Mitchell Nixon Hoover Rep Craig Hosmer Long Beach Hosmer

Artists Assert Independence From State Censorship

Editors note that artists largely see themselves as free-spirited and self driven, rejecting government dictates. Pyotr Shelest warns against ideological fuzziness in literature and art, urging Soviet creators to defend socialist interests at the 24th Party Congress in Moscow.

Wien Pyotr Y. Shelest Ukraiian Communist Organization Communist Party Moscow Shelest

Passions and Ancient Days by Cavaly translated

The volume presents 80 years after Cavaly’s death new poems with facist Greek text, translated with introduction by Keeley and Savidis. It notes Cavaly as a major Alexandrian poet and marks the work as a literary event. The piece contrasts Soviet art propaganda with Willa Cather’s view on art’s freedom.

Cc. P. Cavaly Edmund Keeley George Savidis Dial Cavaly

Humphrey Sees Vietnam War on Verge of Losing Interest

In a view echoed by insiders, Hubert Humphrey argues Nixon will defuse the Vietnam issue by 1972, potentially erasing the war as a campaign weapon. He notes the economy and credibility as key Democratic strengths while he pursues a broad speaking schedule and muses on a peacemaker role for the 1972 convention.

Washington Nixon Sen Hubert Humphrey Minnesota Humphrey Democratic Party White House Edmund Muskie America

Soaper Wi HUMANS and Fires War of Words

A quirky editorial voice riffs on blame and blame shifting with lines about humans, termites, and forest fires. It then notes higher federal debt than a year ago and jokes about men’s wigs and college football players returning to artificial turf after vacation.

Rennie Davis From Clarke County High to Chicago Seven Leader

Rennie Davis, Clark County High School star and salutatorian, became famous as a Chicago Seven leader after a disruptive May Day protest in Washington. Residents recall a talented youth who diverged from a quiet Clarke County upbringing in Berryville near Snickers Gap.

Snickers Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Virginia Washington Bennard Cordon Davis America Goldwater Country Clarke County Rennie Davis Harry Byrd Richard Byrd Byrd Davis Clark County High School Rosemont Berryville Liberty National President’s Council of Economic Advisers Shenandoah River Rennard Rennie Kalb Washington Star Clarke County High School

Rennie Davis and the Bend of American Youth

The passage portrays Rennie Davis as a controversial figure from Berryville Ohio context. It traces his academic standing at Oberlin College with Tom Hayden and his later role in antiwar activism including trips to Hanoi in 1967. It argues that Davis reflects broader Middle American disaffection and the rise of bomb throwing youth aided by media.

Rennie Berryville Oberlin College Ohio Tom Hayden Chicago Hanoi Hayden Davis People’s Republic of North Vietnam Washington NLF Clarke County Rennie Davis Middle America

Letters to the editor praise censorship and police praise

Readers praise the Supreme Court stand against mailing pornography and support privacy protection. Others commend police courtesy and the quality of Gilbert Bailey's signed articles in Engineering courses, noting Bailey's topics and lucid writing enrich public understanding.

Supreme Court Long Beach Allen Steele Gilbert Bailey CSLB Engingar Y Bailey Los Alamitos William de McIlvainee

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