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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1971
Page
6
An editorial urges readers to respond with empathy to welfare stories about the elderly in Long Beach. It notes letters praising help and offering acts of kindness, from shopping to companionship, illustrating a humane response despite harsh public sentiment.
Fifteen small colleges in Southern California form the Independent Colleges of Southern California Inc. to raise a modest fund of 1.17 million dollars. Members include Chapman, Claremont Colleges, Occidental, Pepperdine, Pomona, Scripps, Whittier, Loyola, Mount Saint Marys, Redlands, and others. Contributions should be sent to the association at Crocker Bank Plaza in Los Angeles.
A reflective piece from Gennebont, France, contrasting American liberty with European scrutiny. It cites Attica prison riot coverage in the International Herald Tribune, The Telegraph, and debates on freedom, responsibility, and the limits of civil liberties amidst modern decay and ancient monuments.
Washington activists accuse the Nixon administration of reneging on a pledge to end hunger in classrooms as new Agriculture Department rules would block school districts from accessing a $100 million fund. ASFSA executive director John Perryman says the measure shelves the money. The administration says the goal remains intact.
Readers debate the new Torrance to San Diego freeway plans and impacts on beachlands. Others attack welfare funds and birth control measures, while a podiatry official defends Long Beach ethics amid controversy over medical fraud. A nutrition expert argues proposed lunch regulations threaten school meal programs nationwide.
A satirical piece critiques Senator Soaper and notes Vaughan’s columns. It jokes about a virus in the family and cites Army and Berlin references. The text riffs on music, recording silences, food profits, and an imagined special show in Washington featuring Rube Goldberg inventions.
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