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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1968
Page
13
Opinion piece compares Prop 1 A and Prop 9 tax relief plans. It notes Prop 1 A offers homeowner rebates and inventory tax cuts while Prop 9 halves property taxes but requires higher state taxes. It argues Prop 1 A preserves local control and urges voters to study both sides before voting.
Three doctors from Tulane University report that patients resuscitated after cardiac arrest describe a calm, pleasant transition to unconsciousness. They found no recalled fear or pain, comparing dying to a deep sleep that would be eternal if resuscitation failed.
Michael Johnson of Wilson High School, president of the Junior Statesmen of America at Woodrow Wilson High, faces a calendar problem as February and March pass with dwindling student interest. He seeks ideas for engaging activities to sustain the program.
Michael proposes a telephone poll of Long Beach citizens conducted by local club members with faculty sponsor support. The Junior Statesmen will provide expertise through Ray Di Piazza to assist in opinion sampling and educate youth as voters and citizens.
In a summer reflection a husband debates a station wagon with his wife. The term carries middle class and suburban connotations shaping their quarrel about practicality and social meaning beyond the car itself.
The piece mocks how terminology shapes taste and opinions from a shooting brake to pizza cheese. It recalls a Long Beach school controversy over a student poll project and the bureaucratic caution of officials who fear political influence from student research. The author argues for practical experience despite formal resistance.
An essay argues Long Beach should scrap an old residency rule that forces officers to live inside city limits. It notes many move to nearby counties for better housing and cites mobility as a Southland truth, urging voters to change the policy to improve hiring while preserving service.
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