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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1973
Page
6
Editorial notes rising food costs affect school meals. Long Beach Unified will raise elementary lunch to 45 cents, milk to 10 cents per half pint, with some milk and free meals uncertain due to federal subsidy delays. Nationwide, milk program funded at 25 million of 95 million need, Congress urged to fund fully.
In Washington the annual Pageant for Peace sparks a federal stage fight over the Christmas tree. The National Park Service will replace the usual dead 75 foot spruce with a live tree, grown from 40 to 70 90 feet, while critics like John A Nevius warn tourists prefer a grand dead tree. The piece argues for a living tradition to draw visitors and calls for unity over the holiday display.
West Germany under Chancellor Willy Brandt confronts domestic friction as wildcat strikes affect around two thousand workers, stirring worries about stability and policy. Foreign relations show tentative talks with Eastern Europe, including Czechoslovakia and Poland, amid negotiations on broader ties.
Brookings consultants Martin Binkin and John D. Johnston report to the Senate Armed Services Committee that the all-volunteer military is progressing. Enlistments steady, nonwhite participation rising to about 20 percent, and overall quality may exceed expectations despite gaps in electronics, reserves, and medical staffing. Civilianization and greater use of women could reduce military job loads as the 1975 target of 346,000 volunteers remains challenging.
A Long Beach reader laments Long Beach Municipal Airport losses of major carriers and questions city council plans for a convention center sans airline service. The letter cites Air West United Western and Pacific Airlines history, and questions accessibility for conventioneers. A second letter notes rising postal rates threaten newspapers and magazines and urges lower rates or franking privileges to keep public opinion accessible.
A distorted note outlines an intended Social Security increase tied to percentage rises, claiming higher earners or longer term recipients would gain more. It suggests a monthly rise of about $10 to $20, with unclear timings and beneficiaries mentioned as Lilian K Thompson.
Washington based essay critiques a news scarcity driven by Watergate and Vietnam, arguing MEGOs threaten reader interest. It predicts shifts toward deeper interpretation, broader coverage gaps, and choked attention to non scandalous everyday government and local stories.
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