Editorial on FBI harassing Socialist Workers Party
New York Times journalist Nicholas Horrock reports that the FBI wasted agents chasing a Trotskyist group with at most 2,000 members while ignoring Soviet espionage threats. FBI documents reveal operations against Socialist Worker leaders, anonymous letters to media, and a failed effort to manipulate public perception. Under William Saxbe the program began to be dismantled, with hopes it continues under Edward Levi.
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California Supreme Court rewrites auto negligence rules
The court adopts a comparative fault approach allowing a driver who is slightly at fault to recover most of damages. It lets juries assign 1 to 2 percent blame to minor infractions and up to 98 or 99 percent to the at least largely blameless party, aligning with other states and practical justice. The dissent argues such changes should come from legislation. We applaud the decision as fair.
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Ford Holds To Wrong Course In Vietnam Policy
President Ford defended decades of Indochina policy at a San Diego news conference. He asserted the domino theory remains credible and called for 3300 million more military aid to South Vietnam, arguing Americans supported the South Vietnamese will. Critics warn such stance risks electoral and national unity consequences ahead of 1976.
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Editor argues conspiracy theory on Kennedy death and media
A reader criticizes film and Warren Commission reviews, accuses press of hiding facts, notes Kennedy assassination reporting gaps, and warns about California retirement homes with life care guarantees and nonprofit sponsorships.
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Less crime news editor letter to the editor criticizes sensational coverage
In a letter from Miss Sandy Smith of Seal Beach, the writer argues crime reporting sensationalism fuels crime and publicity should be toned down. She cites murders, media emphasis on attackers, and alleged copying from television crime shows as factors shaping a violent society.
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Sandy Smith
Seal Beach
Life care a bet on longevity claim praised
Reader letters discuss the Life care article in the Life/Style section, explaining life care contracts are annuity based wagers tied to California insurance tables. The letter notes inflation risks in food, labor, medical costs and their impact on fixed incomes, arguing the wager concept reflects common retirement finance.
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California
California State Department of Insurance
Why Park Lighting Is On Early Sparks Public Debate
A reader questions why municipal authorities leave parking lot lights on three hours before sunset and argues citizens shoulder the burden of energy waste while officials fail to cooperate in easing the energy crunch. The letter cites nine years of dining at Lakewood Center and expresses confusion over bright daytime lighting.
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Lakewood Center
Why the Vietnamese collapsed
Washington analysis traces Saigon’s collapse to Thieu’s authoritarian style and impulsive decisions amid harsher military conditions. It assigns blame for reduced U.S. aid and equipment, notes the January 1973 ceasefire's enforcement gap, Phuoc Binh’s fall testing ARVN resilience, and the ensuing refugee-driven retreat that sealed South Vietnam’s fate.
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