Editorials Outstanding program Long Beach State 25th anniversary edition
Long Beach State University marks its 25th anniversary by inviting six scholars and political observers to hold a two week symposium on The State of American Society 1974. The lineup includes Eugene McCarthy Arthur Schlesinger Jr Sean Keyserling Raoul Berger Richard Scammon and Henry Commager with public lectures and student discussions from September through December.
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Long Beach State University
Eugene McCarthy
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Sean Keyserling
Raoul Berger
Richard Scammon
Henry Steel Commager
McCarthy
Long Beach State
Commager
Schlesinger
Two for the Seesaw credits mock theater pressroom
The piece lampoons theater credits and newspaper lore, noting the Los Angeles production lists props and sponsor brands from Apfel restaurant to Vantage watches while joking about a new hat and a lifetime supply of peanuts. The mock scene echoes The Front Page style of newsroom shorthand and sensational detail.
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Charles Apfel
Apfel
Los Angeles
Herbert Levine
Samsonite
Lady Pepperell
Countess, York, Ltd
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
Federal Glass Company
Rom Vantage Dry
Hamilton Watch Company
Cresta Blanca Beaujolais
Kool
Planters Peanuts
Trac
Ronson
Upholding world free trade as Ford sees it
The Sacramento Bee outlines President Ford's decision against export controls on corn and grains. It argues short-term price relief would harm long-term world trade, risk a loss of trust with trading partners, and worsen famine in vulnerable regions while highlighting humane concerns and the detrimental inflationary risk.
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Gerald R. Ford
Ameri
U.S
Beas
Ambulance service owner objects to Paramedic article
A Bowers Ambulance Service employee writes that the Sept 1 article on paramedics was generally factual but overdramatized. He argues private ambulances charge fees to cover costs, not the public, citing a $25 000 vehicle versus a $12 000 paramedic unit and city contract limits.
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Stan Leppard
Bowers Ambulance Service
Bowers
Bowers Trust
Fire Department
Medicare
Long Beach
Bureau of Franchises and Public Utilities
Los Angeles County
Independent Press-Telegram
Howers
City of
Let the people decide amnesty by nationwide vote
The writer calls for a nationwide election on amnesty to settle the issue, arguing the press misrepresents public opinion. They urge giving Americans a chance to be heard after recent political upheaval and stress the importance of a direct vote on this single question.
Reader letter questions Nixon era taxes and media image
A seventh grade reader critiques editorials about Richard Nixon and the presidency. The letter cites personal finances including 1973 taxes and home mortgage totals, condemns Nixon’s actions, and calls for lawful justice. It also critiques press coverage and references Chappaquiddick and Tonkin Gulf resolutions as cautionary contexts.
Ford Pardoned Nixon Sparks Debate on Law and Justice
The piece argues Ford's Nixon pardon undermines the rule of law. It condemns the move as erasing accountability, widening distrust in government, and threatening equal justice by shielding powerful figures from prosecution. It cites The Times and Supreme Court views on juror impartiality and legal standards. The piece warns of lasting damage to public faith in criminal justice.
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Richard Nixon
New York Times
Spiro Agnew
Patton
Ford
America
Nixon
Times of London
Watergate
Times
Poral
Supreme Court
John Adams
United States
William Saxbe
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