School Club Overhaul Prompted by Minister’s Critique
California Heights Methodist minister Rev. Paul Woudenberg urged Long Beach officials to reevaluate high school and junior high clubs and fraternities. He warned many operate without adult supervision, risking misconduct and discriminatory selection, and he criticized evasion of the state education code. Community leaders warn reform hinges on what residents want, noting hidden hypocrisy fuels a generation gap.
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Paul Woulenberg
California Heights
Woudenberg
California
Long Beach
Open Forum praises Robeson for courageous column
A reader lauds George Robeson for exposing a sordid past in his column to protect children, calling it courageous and admirable. The editor notes Robeson consulted police, editors, and family, deciding the potential good outweighed the downsides.
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George Robeson
Long Beach
George
Town Meeting Storm Report And political reflections on party stance
Brent Williams cites sensational weather reporting while readers debate media exaggeration. A Lakewood editor notes the piece and discusses Alabama governor George Wallace's potential effect on the 1968 election, criticizing party rhetoric and urging clear Republican positions.
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Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Wa 2
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Goldwater
Johnson
United States
Mr. Wallace
Fleia E
Smith
Carada California Republican Assembly
Republican Central Committee
Union Ranks Showing Power
The rising refusal by rank and file union members to accept negotiated agreements is eroding the gold standard of management union deals. Across four years, rejections have become common, sparking or prolonging strikes in industries from moving services to transit. In New York City, drivers and warehouse workers walked off over a tentative deal, and bus company mechanics and drivers rejected a wage proposal of 42 cents an hour. Late January saw garage workers in 650 public and apartment buildings join the broader grievance.
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New York
New York City
Reds Gain With Moslems in DACCA and Beyond
Moscow is winning psychological gains in Pakistan the Middle East Indonesia and parts of Africa as the U S government underestimates religion in Moslem nations. Despite internal religious persecution, a Mostow-approved Soviet Moslem leads at a pivotal post, signaling influence expansion.
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Dacca
Pakistan
U.S
Moscow
Middle East
Indonesia
Africa
Asia
Moslem unity and US approach shadow Dacca conference
Ray Cromley reports on a conference in Dacca where Islamic representatives from 11 countries called for united action to free Kashmir Palestine and Cyprus under a Soviet backed stance. The piece notes Islam as a political force in Pakistan Indonesia and other nations, US policy challenges, and the need for understanding Muslim sentiments to avoid anti Western backlash.
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Dacca
Kashmir
Palestine
Cyprus
Weve Got to Make English Clearer
The passage laments English word ambiguities and overuse of verbs like break and got, noting many meanings and idioms. It contrasts complex polysemy with Englishs single word to describe multiple actions, and lists examples and phrases that complicate learners understanding.
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Brent Williams
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Reds
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Pierre Mal de Aime
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Mad Anthony) Kelly
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