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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1971
Page
6
In challenging times the city should give its fair share to the United Crusade benefiting 250 United Way agencies and 120 Red Cross chapters. One gift aids many health child care and guidance centers, fighting disasters and neglect. give till it helps per this year’s theme Thank God you're on the giving end.
The Stan Freberg created commercial for Bless the Beasts and Children sparks protest from gun advocates and network censors. It features buffalo slaughter footage and a talk show denouncement by a man representing the American Gun Cult Association. Networks call it violent while defending free broadcast limits.
Army Secretary Robert F Froehicke bans slot machines at all Army service clubs citing unhealthy pressure. Air Force will remove them from bases by end of June. Navy has not acted. Froehicke aims to stop machines from tapping soldiers pockets and sailors pockets.
A reader argues Agnew shortened Anagnostopoulos from Greek roots meaning man of knowledge and mocks the change as ignorance. The letter links name origins to historical oppression and ends with a quip about parking lots and Beverly Hills.
Rolling Hills High School faces prom disruption after double booking with The Queen Mary Specialty Restaurant Corp. The booking agent is released and prom plans may collapse, prompting student distrust in adults and business. Douglas G. Noble, Director of Activities at Rolling Hills High, comments on the setback.
Washington reports the House approved a sweeping Child Development Act attached to the Economic Opportunity Act. The 11,000 word Brademas bill envisions federal funding and national standards for child development services, aiming to cover health, education, and welfare through a new Office of Child Development and related councils. Critics call it a dangerous shift toward state wards, risking Middle American values if enacted.
Column assesses Lyndon Johnson’s wartime policy and Richard Nixon’s altered approach to global affairs. It argues Nixon’s doctrine signals a lowered U S profile and Vietnam withdrawal while preserving anti communism, noting a historic shift from postwar consensus and Johnson era principles.
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