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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1975
Page
15
General Manager Jerry Allison and Managing Editor Don Ohl oversee Resnik Assi Execut ive Editor. Editorial Page Editor and Advertising Director are listed along with Circulation Director and Production Manager. Date shown is Tuesday September 30, 1975.
The Indianapolis 500 is unfriendly to Indianapolis yet Long Beach hosts a successful Grand Prix. The event pleases drivers and spectators and signals broader benefits for Long Beach including tourism conventions and business growth. City officials and planners earn community thanks.
The Long Beach Symphony plans six concerts moving to Long Beach City College with works by Beethoven Dvorak Debussy Shostakovich Barber Guridi and a Mark Wilson piece. John Browning to open and ticket prices range 21 27 33 with student discounts and a special six concert children’s series priced at 5. Bargain buyers should mail checks to the Long Beach Symphony Association.
Letters argue the downtown library should be moved only if access remains easy for residents. A contributor questions the Boling Buffums area plan and favors keeping services near schools and neighborhoods. A reader also thanks Long Beach police for aiding a stalled driver on Lakewood Boulevard.
At the Sept 23 Lakewood meeting the Concerned Citizens submitted a letter asking the council to study six problems. The letter was refused despite following the proper procedure, prompting criticism of local government overreach and governance style.
The piece warns liberals face a severe cultural and political test as nihilism, violence, and shifting values threaten the nation. It contrasts a weakened liberal center with compromised conservatism and urges liberals to restore institutions, patriotism, education, and social policies to meet majority needs.
Virginia Sims voices fear that long-time Communist agents among Vietnamese refugees hired by the U.S. government could threaten U.S. security. She questions screening adequacy and argues for prioritizing American workers, criticizing bills to fast track refugee settlement and permanent residency.
Ruth V. Aker argues gun registration fails to stop shooters and advocates immediate punishment modeled after harsh Arab precedents. She urges rapid trials and public executions to deter violence and claims Mr. Ford lacks political protectors.
Public reaction critiques SWAT actions after the police death and questions the handling of the killer by judges and lawyers, blaming societal factors rather than police tactics. Community voices express frustration with legal outcomes and demand accountability.
President Ford sends a personal note to Oliver Sipple the 32 year old former Marine who thwarted an assassination attempt. The note commends his quick calm actions that averted danger to the president and others in the crowd.
The piece discusses William Safire’s take on Sipple amid public scrutiny over his alleged homosexuality and Vietnam era disability award. It compares Sipple’s privacy invasion to the Matlovich case, arguing that homosexuality remains a stigma and should not guide legal policy, while acknowledging future civil rights progress and the ongoing pull between public heroism and private life.
The speaker muses on leaving spare parts to science if recalls were certain. A hypothetical author with a 50 foot gorilla as hero would invite criticism labeling it autobiographical.
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