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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1971
Page
16
A reflection on public opinion polls about Indochina and the Nixon strategy. The piece notes two polls showing mixed signals on war aims and prisoner exchanges, and argues that question wording shapes responses while the nation’s mood remains cautiously confident in presidential policy yet anxious for a just end to the war.
Los Angeles County supervisors push a 19 mile coastal bicycle route from Palos Verdes to Santa Monica avoiding busy streets with detours near piers. Santa Monica, LA, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and Torrance must approve before federal funds, matching and a $1.4 million price tag can move forward.
United Nations bulletin outlines long term population projections, noting China would rise from 740 million in 1969 to 1.165 billion by 2000 and India from 537 million to 1.084 billion, driven by high birth rates and rising life expectancy. The piece critiques U.S. containment policy toward China and calls for broader planning.
A reader suggests school districts adopt employee style suggestion programs that share financial benefits to boost efficiency and gain votes before a June 15 Huntington Beach district election. A second letter argues Catholic and church schools should rely on tuition, not tax funds, and laments state support. A third writer, a grandmother, proposes a cart lane on Pine Avenue to ease downtown shopping and parking, requesting free autette parking for seniors.
Washington reports a growing North American dynamic as Canada and the Soviet Union sign a friendship treaty, highlighting the paradoxical relationship with the United States. A Canadian move to establish diplomatic ties adds complexity to cross border independence concerns and mutual suspicion.
In Canada rising nationalism mirrors anxiety over U.S. economic, educational, and cultural influence. Pierre Trudeau emphasizes an independent foreign policy while inflation and unemployment threaten public support ahead of elections. The White Paper warned sovereignty could be eroded by U.S. proximity and penetra tion. Ontario offered a million dollar loan to a Canadian publisher wary of American sale.
A fragmentary column notes a senator and an Advice lady debating pipe smoking as insecurity. It recalls The Silent record’s reinventions and jokes about a welcome aboard Flight 999 with unnamed staff. It warns that population trends push people from suburbs to central cities to escape crowds.
The Nixon Administration negotiates a restart in nuclear arms talks with Russia, but the plan risks giving public and congressional belief that an agreement is near while Russia gains strategic superiority. Russia outpaces the U.S. in submarines and missiles, threatening a dangerous balance as debate on ABM limits continues.
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