Editorials Re-elect Cullen Chel in Local Assembly Races
The editorial board urges voters in Long Beach area districts to reelect Mike Cullen in the 57th and Fred W. Chel in the 58th. They praise both incumbents for bipartisan cooperation and record of service since 1966 and 1974, noting Chel emphasizes tax reform, spending cuts, and job creation while Cullen highlights coastal conservation compromises and local-government collaboration.
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Long Beach
State Assembly
Mike Cullen
Fred W. Chel
Cullen
Chel
Dale Dykema
Dykema
Edd Tuttle
Sacramento
Press Telegram Opinion On District Council Elections
The Independent’s Poll in last Sunday’s Press Telegram shows Long Beach voters favor Proposition X by about six to one. The paper opposes Prop X, fearing reduced council accountability and only one vote per four years, while noting voters may choose their system on November 2.
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The
Independent
Press-Telegram
Long Beach
Seal Beach
Whittier
Venice
Readers vent on crime laws and press bias
Letters argue lawmakers in Sacramento shape crime policy with Republicans seen as pro crime and Democrats as soft. The protest extends to press coverage accusations amid calls to deluge Leo McCarthy and back anti crime legislators like Bob Burke and John Briggs. Readers also demand more safety reporting on local arrests and a Venice air crash remembrance.
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Sacramento
Law & Ofter
Sacranto
Bob Burke
Huntington Beach
John Briggs
Fullerton
Orange County
Burke
Briggs
Gov. Brown
Dymally
Assembly
McCarthy
Burke and Briggs
Criminal Justice Committee
Senate
Leo McCarthy
Carter struggles in California as Chavez drives push
Carter faces a tight California contest as Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers rally minority and liberal voters to back Proposition 14. Despite endorsements and new operatives from Gov. Jerry Brown, California Democrats fear a loss could doom the presidency.
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Los Angeles
Ford
California
Jimmy Carter
Cesar Chavez
Carter
Chavez
United Farm Workers
Edmund G
Jerry) Brown
Atlanta
Ralph Nader
Warren Beatty
Gov. Brown
Central Valley
State Assembly
Howard Berman
Public Opinion and Campaign Rhetoric in 1976 US Politics
A critique of Ford and Carter campaigns highlighting propaganda, distortions, and personal attacks. It argues both leaders drifted from civility, with accusations over Israel, defense spending, and Medicaid, reflecting broader cynicism toward politicians. The piece condemns maneuvering that skews public perception.
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Washington
Republic of China
Mao-Tse-tung
U.S
Mao
Jerry Forde
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
Eastern
Europe
George Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Brown
Israel
Defense Department
Charles Colson
Health services in city hospitals contrasted in supplement
Reader notes that Memorial Hospital Medical Center and Long Beach Community Hospital offer similar 24 hour anesthesiology coverage and maternity services as Women's Hospital. Describes delivery-room classes, maternity teas, private labor rooms, ultrasound, amniocentesis, oxytocin testing, fetal monitoring, and neonatal ICU with on call neonatologist. Letter signed by M Dondero RN. Supplement paid by Memorial Hospital Medical Center.
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Independent
Press- Telegram
Women's Hospital
Bower-St. Mary, Medical Center
Long Beach Community Hospital
M. Dondero
R.N. Long Beach
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Tom Quinn
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Guia
Inside Report
Rowland Evans
Memorial Hospital Medical Center
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Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
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Miles E. Lines
David Levinson
Don Ohl
Bert Resnik
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