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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1969
Page
12
New York Times critic Walter Kerr questions why modern plays treat sex and nudity as dirty and bleak. He notes four letter words act as reverse euphemisms. Kerr wonders if playwrights will later offer a lighter, more human depiction with clothes on.
Mrs Shirley Chisholm newly elected congresswoman from Brooklyn refuses assignment to the House Agriculture Committee citing relevance to urban constituents. Democratic leadership vows to revisit her request amid debates on pay raises and congressional reform. The episode raises questions about Congress organization and seriousness in representing the people.
A column laments the FCC decision banning cigarette advertising on radio and television with critique of the one negative vote. It questions societal double standards and notes President Nixon’s planned response while contrasting other advertising norms and media content.
A series of wry quotes contrasts work life and leisure. The boss remains unconcerned with job duties during golf while humor about safety greetings and shared kitchen opinions reflect workplace and domestic banter.
Washington notes Nixon’s TV centric rise with 65 million viewers and cabinet swearing in on screen. Wyckoff’s The Image Candidates explains how campaign TV, regional hookups, image films, and careful staging shifted public perception from 1960s rough edges to a neighborhoods friendly president and the administration’s planned widespread use of TV.
A local engineer argues the 25 January flood stemmed from four factors including two bridges and a seawater barrier. He blames debris dams and a blocked river channel, questions the Cachuma dam, and favors a new Lom poc dam marrying flood control with water conservation and recreation. He urges readers to inspect Ocean Park’s roads and housing for prevention lessons.
February 1 1922 city council begins street paving work by hiring an engineer to draft plans and cost estimates at Stillman building readied for March 1 occupation. Civic Club wins permission to erect a flag pole at E Ocean and H Street. February 3 1957 looks at a revised business license to curb itinerant peddlers and tax returns.
The poem fragment shows an aging reader perusing headlines aloud to match his views. Eugene McAllister is referenced as part of the verse, implying a personal stance expressed through a grunt or audible greeting.
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