A middle way for guns proposed by national commission
The National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence notes about 0 million firearms in the United States and that half of 60 million homes have a gun. It argues for a competency based approach requiring training and safety certification for gun ownership to cut accidents and toll while acknowledging the need for possible armed defense and historical wartime resistance.
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National Commission On the Causes and Prevention of Violence
United States
Maltese bid for study on slowing aging eyed by U.N.
The Maltese Ambassador Arvid Prado urged the U N General Assembly to commission research on medical advances to retard aging. He echoed aging researcher Henry Sobel of Sepulveda Veterans Hospital who reports a four month drop in American male life expectancy, the first since records began. He links pollution and stress to early aging, arguing geriatrics must address broader life-condition links to survival and not just diseases.
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U.N. General Assembly
Arvid Prado
Henry Sobel
Sepilveda Veterans Hospital
Sobel
U.N
USN
Letters to Editor on Loneliness and Gun Confiscation Debate
A reader laments few wholesome outlets for servicemen in Long Beach and suggests a U S O style hub at Arena venues with clean, well-dressed workers, while another letter condemns handgun confiscation as listed by a national commission, arguing it dangers first and freedom and predicts future limits on rifles and shotguns.
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Lonely Nights
Anna Mae Smith
Long Beach
Arena
Vourby Street
National Commission On
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Nixon Returns to Face Pressing Global and Domestic Issues
New York report notes President Nixon, fresh from vacation, must tackle inflation running around 6 percent, a costly Vietnam war, and a vast arms race. Libya’s coup and Sino-Soviet tensions threaten Western power, while Nixon pursues a cautious, moderated approach.
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New York
Nixon
Vietnam
Mediterranean
Libya
Wheelus
Washington
Africa
Catalina air link proposal stirs population hopes
From Our L.A. Bureau officials say a new airport could lift Catalina’s population from 1,700 to 20,000, though the logic remains unclear. The idea intrigues yet faces questions about feasibility and impact on the island.
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Catalina
Pebbly Beach STOLport plan eyed for Catalina Island
Controversy over using 1000000 county funds to leverage 34 million for a Pebbly Beach STOLport. Santa Catalina Island Company would donate land valued at about 1.4 million while ERA forecasts tourist growth to 740000. Debates focus on who would live there and the project’s true benefits.
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Pebbly Beach
Avalon
Santa Catalina
Catalina
Economic Research Associates
ERA
John Lambie
Raven Il
Nations must buy short takeoff planes overseas
A Washington briefing notes the U S lag in vertical and short takeoff and landing aircraft as House subcommittee hearings reveal the United States relies on foreign buys for Harrier style planes. Critics call it inconceivable given U S manufacturing strength while officials warn of dependency.
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UPI
Vwuring House
Defense
United States
Glenard P. Lipscomb
Great Britain
Adm
VI. Connolly
Naval Operations
Air
Connolly
Waiting for a strategy for peace in Nixon era politics
James Reston analyzes President Nixon’s early White House months, noting his strength on appearances but growing criticism over policy substance. He argues the split between war supporters and opponents, inflation battles, and calls for wage and price controls press Nixon to confront realities beyond compromise rhetoric.
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White House
Congress
Nixon
San Clemente
Vietnam
George Meany
Afi-Cio
Carl M. Halvorson
Associated General Contractors of America
States Awakening Under Nixon Federalism Themes
The piece argues that Nixon’s New Federalism pushes states to take more control over urban programs, with governors mainly seeking more federal funds. Delaware urban affairs director Arva Jackson criticizes underinvolvement by governors and notes the lack of minority representation at the conference, urging concern for urban problems nationwide.
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Nixon
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Rockies
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Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Arva Jackson
Delaware
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