Editorial on Long Beach police gun rules
The piece argues police firearm rules should balance officer safety with public protection. It defends Long Beach policy allowing shots in defendable defense or felonies, stresses officers must think before firing, and calls for California adopting similar standards. It notes state preemption as a legal question and urges legislative action.
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Long Beach Police Officers Association
the Association
Urglars
Long Beach
California
An ignoble tradition in American politics
An aide to former presidential counselor Charles Colson called Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke an idiot in a memo about a 1970 governor race. The memo also referenced Robert Finch and Caspar Weinberger, prompting Finch to seek legal help and Colson to apologize. The piece argues that disparagement and gutter tactics have declined but should not be tolerated, applauding Finch for resisting it and urging modern democracy to reject such attacks.
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Charles Colson
California
Ed Reinecke
Robert Finch
Finch
Colson
Weinberger
Bob Finch
White House
America
Hot Line keeps nuclear peace link alive since 1962
Ten years after its official proposal the U S Soviet hot line remains a secure two way cable and teleprinter link via London Helsinki to Moscow with standby radio and eventual satellite use. Washington end reaches the Pentagon while Brezhnev’s Moscow office houses the Russian terminal.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Russia
Moscow
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
London
Helsinki
U.S
National Military Command Center
Pentagon
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Kennedy
Johnson
Alexei Kosygin
President's policies only prolong Watergate
The piece argues Nixon doubles back on principles to manage Watergate, appealing to courts one day and defying them the next. It describes his pragmatism as volatile, shifting with crises, undermining public trust while courts, prosecutors, and the Senate press for accountability.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Watergate
United Na
League of Nations
League of Minds
Middle East
de Gaulle
United Nations
America
John Sirica
John Siriea
Archibald Cox
Elliot Richardson
Oval Office
Nixon urged to take long vacation amid Watergate toll
A close adviser’s view circulating in Washington suggests President Nixon should take a month off to escape Watergate strain. The piece notes his heavy travel has interrupted White House work, with August schedules spanning Camp David and the White House, and warns the ongoing pace harms focus and legislative planning.
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White House
Camp David
Key Biscayne
San Clemente
Washington
Nixon
Alexander M. Haig, Jr
Mr. Nixon
Richard Nixon
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Inside Report
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