Editorial urges approval of El Paso and Northwest gas merger
The piece argues the 1957 merger should continue despite supply shifts since 1962 court actions. It warns that undoing the deal would raise costs for consumers and hurt Long Beach city finances, urging Congress to pass legislation to sanction the merger. Senators Magnuson and Adams back bills in Senate and House.
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U.S. Supreme Court
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Pacific Northwest Pipeline Co
California
Long Beach
Congress
el Paso
Northwest
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
House of Representatives
Washington
West
Pacific Northwest
Richard E. Smith
Muskie invites cautious pick aiming for votes
The piece argues Edmund Muskie would avoid a black running mate to win white votes, noting this risks alienating black citizens and recalling Kennedy’s religiously charged vote losses. It questions whether black voters will accept untried but true answers or prefer familiar positions.
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Edmund Muskie
Muskie
John Kennedy
Delaware protects its coast sets precedent for values over growth
The New York Times notes Delaware's conservation milestone as Gov. Russell W. Peterson and a responsive legislature restrict heavy industry on coastlands to protect air, water, and wetlands. They favor selective growth over indiscriminate expansion, arguing for balance with nature and regional welfare.
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Russell W. Peterson
Ught
Delaware Bay
Wilmington
Delaware
New York
Peterson
Exotic and Retrospectives by Lafcadio Hearn and Extraordinary Tales
A glance at two books: Exotic and Retrospectives by Lafcadio Hearn in paperbound from Tuttle, $2. Includes Hearn’s Japan essays on Fuji, its summit, insects, musicians, graveyard literature, and more. Extraordinary Tales by Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares, Herder and Herder, $3.50. Borges and Bioy Casares in translated collection with Kerrigan foreword, hailed as leading Latin American and world fiction.
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Lafcadio Hearn
Ionian Islands
Japan
Fuji
Jorge Luis Borges
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Anthony Kerrigan
Herder and
Herder
Latin America
Economic needs push reform aside
Washington analysis notes a shift from social to economic emphasis in national policy, likening it to an early 1930s mood. Welfare reform and revenue sharing are delayed, risking loss of momentum and political trouble for Nixon. Public interest focuses on welfare, taxes, and urban disorder, while defense costs and emergency action loom.
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Washington, D.C
Nixon
Senate
White House
Congress
Freeway controversy roils Long Beach letters to editor
A series of letters from Long Beach residents oppose a proposed Pacific Coast Freeway route. Dr Bernard Teitel argues it harms health and community cohesion near schools and recreation areas. Mike Johnson and F C Smith call for opposition to prevent blight and preserve aesthetics, while William Kersting warns it would hurt the economy and create safety hazards.
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Long Beach
San Francisco
Beverly Hills
Newport Beach
Long Heath
Bernard Teitel
DITOR
Mike Johnson
Long Beach F.C. Smith
San Diego
William Kersting
Long, Beach
Mississippi cat roundup sparks outrage on hospital grounds
Reader letters criticize a three day roundup of 700 stray cats on Mississippi State Hospital grounds and the use of shotgun and rifle fire. The missive questions humane treatment and cites editorials on DUI laws and environmental policy while urging better animal welfare and coastal planning.
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Mississippi State Hospital
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Wilson
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Pred K. Brown
SPCA
P. F. Palmer
John C. Kenner
Lakewood
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Nader
Raiders
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Carol Rawe
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