Editorial endorsement urges Bill Bond for Congress
The 34th District race to replace Craig Hosmer pits Democrat Mark Hannaford against Republican Bill Bond. Bond’s record as a county analyst and director, plus reform ideas on reapportionment and legislative salaries, positions him as the stronger choice for broader district interests. Hosmer’s endorsement reinforces Bond, urging voters to back Bond on November 5.
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Craig Hosmer
Congress
Mark Hannaford
Ill Bond
Hannaford
Long Beach City College
Lakewood
Long Beach
Stanford University
Bond
Los Angeles County
State Assembly
Warping language argues against Proposition 11
A columnist decries Proposition 11 on the November ballot as a clumsy rewrite of California’s constitution to neuter gendered language. It criticizes replacing chairmen with presiding officers and removing the chief justice as chairman of the Judicial Council, urging voters to reject the measure.
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California Commission On the Status of Women
CCSW
Court of Record
Congress
Assembly
State Judicial Council
No. 2 Oakland Youth Symphony gains tribute
The Oakland Tribune under Joseph W. Knowland largely omits editorials but ran a rare piece praising the Oakland Youth Symphony Orchestra for placing second in a world youth orchestra festival. It contrasted with the Soviet and Japanese groups and urged a standing ovation.
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Joseph W. Knowland
Oakland Tribune
Tribune
Knowland
The
United States
California
Oakland
Soviet Union
the Tribune
Ford's presidential transition amid economic crisis and political pressure
The piece compares Presidents Ford and past leaders Truman Johnson and Kennedy, noting Ford's struggle to balance party politics with presidential duty during inflation and recession fears. It argues his inexperience shows as he negotiates between partisan rhetoric and effective policy, urging a cabinet-led, nonpartisan approach post election to stabilize the nation.
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Lyndon Johnson
Jack Kenedy
Texas
Austin
Jol Connally
Connally
Washington
Teaman
Ford
Bny
Capitol Mil
White House
Taman
Johnson
NE 18
Republican Party
Nixon
IRS
Capitol Hill
Truman
Henry Stimson
Robert Patterson
James Forrestal
Defenge
James Byrnes
Dean Acheson
State
Harry Truman
Long Beach Harbor
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Residents clash with Lakewood curb on trucks
A Lakeswood letters page cites enforcement of a 6,000 pound plus vehicle ban on residential streets as biased against truck drivers and locals who depend on trucking for supplies. Readers argue for full application or repeal and call for domestic policy focus over foreign issues, noting taxes, inflation, farm distress, and oil shortages.
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Edtor
Lakewood
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