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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1971
Page
5
The piece argues sickle cell anemia affects 10 percent of black Americans and that carriers risk affected children. It cites high mortality, urges parent education and intensified research, and notes John Tunney and 30 senators backing a bill for treatment, screening, counseling, and $75 million in three years. President Nixon calls for reversing historical neglect.
In the San Francisco mayoral contest Joseph Alioto tops the field with John Brent as the likely runner up. Brent wins best slogan honors with Anything you want while Brent’s campaign headquarters were unreachable per an information operator.
A fragmentary column debates why Pittsburgh fans sparked riots and looting, contrasting with other cities. It notes onlookers cheering crime, laments uncivil behavior, and cites Southern California teams as protecting local fans from similar violence. The piece includes scattered opinions on morality and personal success.
A reflective piece argues the baby boom ends and population growth slows the economy. It notes radical reforms in land use and government controls, rising racial and generational tensions, and calls for a new ethic of shared land and resources to prevent self-destruction. It frames the postwar United States as needing conservation over exploitation and self restraint.
Tokyo residents celebrate yen gains and Japan's rise to No. 3 industrial power while fearing consequences of affluence. They worry about quotas, taxes, and a possible global trade war sparked by Nixon era shifts, seeking new markets and wary of China relations.
A chaotic account shows Senator George McGovern refusing to board a plane until two GIs bumped for him at La Guardia are allowed aboard. The GIs were later sent to Kennedy for another flight, with Eastern paying taxi fares to cover the difference. McGovern plans personal apologies to the soldiers and to contact the men.
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