Save the children from rising child abuse in Los Angeles County
An editorial condemns escalating child abuse and neglect across Los Angeles County. It cites 20 to 30 known annual child deaths, suggests actual figures near 200, and notes that in 80 percent of cases the parent is the abuser. The piece urges increased funding from federal revenue sharing and public letters to County Supervisors Baxter Ward and Pete Schabarum ahead of June budget hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles County
Star-News Country
Baxter Ward
Pete Schabarum
Carter era idea to merge DEA with FBI sparks former agent claims
George Gaffney recalls his 1960s Washington years and a 1968 Johnson Hoover clash over FBI and FBN roles. He warns a DEA FBI merger would disrupt overseas narcotics work and jeopardize foreign police trust. He retired in 1971 after 22 years in federal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
Gaffney
Carter Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Baker
Johnson
Senate
Bromley
Hoover
United States
Syria
Egypt
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Treasury Department
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
BNDD
Justice Department
Food and Drug Administration
Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
Bobby Baker
Editorial attacks on death penalty and energy policy
A letter condemns capital punishment and endorses life without parole as a substitute, urging legislators to reflect the people’s will. The writer criticizes energy scare tactics, praises Stanton Evans, and accuses oil interests of corruption. The piece ends with praise for Pasadena Police after a successful Odd Fellows convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star-News
M. Stanton Evans
Medicare costs soar as government programs boost hospital prices
The piece argues that Medicare and Medicaid expanded demand and reimbursements, driving hospital charges up since 1967. It cites data showing hospital prices rose far faster than the CPI, with wages and equipment spending fueling costs, and calls for market-based health care reforms rather than price caps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Congress
Uncle Sam
HEW
Reviving the American Guide Series Under Carter Era
The essay argues for updating the Federal Writers Project guides, praising their humane documentation and enduring value. It notes changes since the 1930s and suggests a modest, non-budgets busting effort by researchers in each state and Washington, linking revival to arts support and future national pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Alistair Cooke
Federal Writers Project
Works Progress Administration
State of Maine
Ing
Washington, D.C
Florida Avenue
Columbia Road
Connecticut Avenue
Writers
Nelson Algren
Saul Bellow
Richard Wright
Lewis Mumford
Bernard de Voto
Carter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Editorial
Save
The
Los Angeles
George Gaffney
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Bob Wiedrich
Chicago Tribune
Brown
Assembly Criminal Justice Committee
C.W. Greene
San Gabriel
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and
Rebekah
California
Pasadena
Bruce Philpott
Fred Bertsche
Police Department
Govern
Evans
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Mr. Carter
Stanton
New Deal
Jon Margolis
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!