Editorials on County Propositions in Los Angeles Ballot
The editorial covers six county propositions for the November ballot. It recommends YES on C D E and F, with C funding a USC Medical Center cancer center, D removing travel expense limits, E authorizing up to 10,000 low income senior housing units in unincorporated areas, and F creating Canyon County for 761 acres. It notes A and B will be discussed later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles County
University of Southern California Medical Center
USC
National Institute of Health
United States
Long Beach Housing Authority
Canyon County
Recommendations for three Los Angeles Superior Court races
The editors repeat their June primary recommendations for three ballot judges. Office 1 favors Emil Gumpert, rated well qualified by the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Office 28 backs Roberta Ralph, also well qualified, against incumbent William P. Kennedy who is not qualified. Office 40 supports David J. Assenson, rated qualified, over the former judge appointed to the U S District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Los Angeles County
Emil Gumpert
Roberta Ralph
David J. Assenson
California State Lands Commission
Los Angeles
William P. Kennedy
Bar Association
U. S. District Court
Aisenson
Soviet scientist Levich warns West of Soviet harassment
A translated letter from Benjamin Levich, a Soviet chemist and émigré seeker, urges uncompromising Western protest against Moscow's persecution of scientists. He links emigration bans and KGB pressure to Soviet control, warning detente could be used to mask human-rights abuses and stressing the need for international science boycotts to stop harassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Moscow
Benjamin Levich
Academic Committee On
New York
Lavieh
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Academy
Leyich
Academy of Sciences
Levitc
U.S.S.R
Wester
U.S. Congress
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Philip Hancier
American Academy of Science
Levich
Kremlin
KGB
Secret Police
West
Israel
Voter turnout and theories on participation decline
A New York editorial notes declining U S voter participation since 1920 and cites 1976 turnout, referencing Kennedy Nixon and Nixon McGovern eras. It outlines three theories for long term decline, including elitist disenfranchisement, alienation due to scandals, and registration barriers, and proposes reforms to boost turnout through easier registration and a national three day voting period with funded get out the vote campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
House
University of California
Vue EU
Tia
Federal Elections‘Commission
Lever Brothers
General Motors
Jon
Arguments against district elections Proposition X
From the Long Beach Municipal Employee the present procedure of nominating council members by district and electing them citywide best ensures responsible and responsive government. The proposed proposition would make a council member responsible to only one district while each member must consider the total city. Adopting this proposition risks ward politics, unjustified expensive projects, and potential corruption. The entire city would lose representation and taxes could rise. Vote NO on District Elections Proposition X.
Postmaster General backs 13 cent wobbly bargain
The Postmaster General calls the 13 cent wobbly a bargain, and admits outcomes depend on contents of the envelope. A superannuated friend defends his patchwork sports jacket, saying it took 70 years to muster the courage to wear it, and he doesn’t care.
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Board of Supervisors
Growl
Europe
Robert
Inside Report
Gallup
Cbs-New York Times
Twentieth Century Fund
Arizona
Georgia
California
Tom
Long Beach
Senator Soaper
Independent Press-Telegram
Pine Avenue
Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
Miles E. Sings
David Levinson
Don Ohl
Bert Resnik
Don Nutter
E. H. Lowdermilk
Milton A. Lomas
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