Editorials on the ill fated Look time capsules
The December 1958 Des Moines launch of two Look magazine time capsules foretold a 1987 world of pocket phones and disposable fabrics. Look ceased with the Oct 19 issue, joining other unprofitable high quality magazines, leaving staff lamenting a loss few will mourn.
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Gardner Cowles
Cowles Magazines, Inc
Des Moines
Iowa
Look Magazine
Look
Liberty
Collier's
Saturday Evening Post
Have
Bicycles Rise in Long Beach Amid Echoes of Change
A growing bicycle presence in Long Beach streets reflects concerns over ecology, gas prices, and traffic. The piece cites Nicholas Johnson of the FCC who argues cycling renews perception and feeling, as air, rain, and movement sharpen awareness and lift mood, turning transit into a personal liberation.
Rockefeller’s Controversial Choices at Attica Crisis
Newsday notes Governor Rockefeller faced questions over his decision not to go to Attica and to permit a police assault. Nine hostages and at least 30 inmates died as violence peaked, prompting debate whether quieter negotiation or delayed action could have saved lives.
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Newsday
Attica
Rockefeller
Africa
Vincent Mancusi
Press believability gap widens between TV and papers
The Roper poll shows most see TV as more credible than newspapers by over two to one, fueling self examination of press ethics. Commentary critiques Buckley and National Review for fabrications about Vietnam, cites AP and Pentagon papers coverage, and discusses calls for a British style Official Secrets Act and self governing press body to restore believability.
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Washington, D.C
National Review
William F. Buckley
Vietnam
Buckley
AP Lop
Associated Press
Pentagon
Roper
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Joss
Britain
I'V
Thousands back crosstown freeway plan says reader
A letter to the editor argues the crosstown freeway will not blight Long Beach, comparing it favorably to other freeways and praising a green belt. It claims widespread daily use by visitors and workers, promises compensation for property and tenant losses, and cites support from local business groups.
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Crosstown
San Diego
Signal Hill
Los Altos
Fountain Valley
Orange County
Chamber of Commerce
Long Beach
Palos Verdes
Redonda Beach
Newport
Teal
Douglas
Inner city school funding blamed for Long Beach gap
A Long Beach educator criticizes unequal funding between inner city and white schools. He cites past teacher surveys and notes minimal action by administration aside from a transfer policy. He urges priority for inner city science programs and physics materials spending.
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Inner City
Attica debate and prison reform letters criticizing coverage
Readers contest Tom Wicker's Attica piece and criticize media bias. Letters reference prison conditions, race in California prisons, and calls to end harsh prison brutality, arguing for reform and reduced reliance on incarceration.
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Attica
California
George Jackson
Long
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Wilson
Queen Mery
Ralph Himman
Jerry King
Jerald Jacobs
Washington Junior High
Millikan High
Wicker
Tom Wicker
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Nixon
Red China
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