Editorial endorses broad SCAG linked airport study in SoCal
The piece applauds Mike Cullen for dropping a narrow three-county offshore site proposal and directing state planners to cooperate with SCAG and federal, local officials. It argues the broadened approach for a master air transportation plan over 30 years enables orderly problem solving and public debate.
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Mike Cullen
Dlong Beach
San Pedro Bay
Southern California Association of Governments
SCAG
Southern
California
Cullen
State Planning Office
Long Beach Municipal Airport
Ocean
Russians Spy Target Air Line Reservations
Washington Star claims Soviet spies show keen interest in air line reservation systems. The piece mocks CIA worries and jokes about smuggling out secret details, noting American systems work well but warning of potential intelligence gaps.
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England
Washington Star
the Star
America
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
CIA
Prison reform as a necessary counter to prison brutality
The piece argues that despite attacks on law enforcement, reform is the only way to blunt them. It cites Attica and calls for reforms urged by Mervyn Dymally, Nixon, and Burger. It notes Associated Press reporting on prison rehabilitation failures and abuses, urging action to aid inmates and society.
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Attica
California
Mervyn
Nixon
Burger
Associated Press
Gun control push from Indiana senator Bayh faces up to handgun flood
Senator Bayh urges strict gun control with hearings and new legislation to bar federally licensed dealers from selling handguns to civilians unless designated for sport by the Treasury. He warns of a rising domestic gun production, imports of cheap pistols, and escalating crime. Detroit mayor calls for statewide handgun ban amid 550 yearly murders. Policymakers stress stronger penalties and removal of pistols from general circulation to curb violence.
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Bayh
Indiana
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
U.S
Detroit
Unruh eyes Los Angeles mayoralty in comeback bid
Former California Assembly leader Jess Unruh travels to Washington signaling a bid for the Los Angeles mayoralty. He faces Sam Yorty in a potential race with Thomas Bradley as a possible rival, while Unruh touts an urban coalition and his political persistence.
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Washington
Dess Unruh
California
Unruh
California Assembly
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Sam
Saigon
New Hampshire
Yorty
Bradley
Unrui
America
Irving Kristol
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Citizens Conference of State Legislatures
Assembly
General Motors
Quality Central
Nader
Uarith
Uaruh
Jess Unsuh
Nixon the centrist Republican realigns conservative critique
The piece argues conservatives misread Nixon as a conservative. Nixon is a centrist attracting moderate voters from Roosevelt to Johnson, with Buckley conservatives deeming him too liberal on China, deficit spending, and social policy. It notes no strong national conservative movement exists and predicts conservatives struggle to unseat Nixon, who appeals to moderates and law and order in a bid for broader support.
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Washington, D.C
Nixon
Johnson
George Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Buckley Brothers
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Buckley
China
Russia
Teo
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Republican
The
New York Times
South
Agnew
Eiesenhower
Ike
Chita
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagam
Nxlon
Another side of Dr. Baker letter to the editor
A former patient thanks Dr. Charles Baker for saving her husband after a car crash on Paramount Boulevard in December 1965. She recounts his rapid first aid, jugular vein clamping, and transport to his office, noting his willingness to help and the impact on her survival. Mrs. Rachel Olavas of Lakewood writes.
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Dr. Baker
Charles Baker
Paramount Boulevard
Lakewood
Rachel Olavas
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Southwest
Ralph Nader
Lou Cannon
Jack Frost
Walle
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Wilson
Japan
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