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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1975
Page
6
In a Long Beach Unified School District election readers urged candidate support, but the paper halted letters a week before voting so no side gains unfair weight. The policy aims to prevent new arguments from shaping the outcome and to maintain fairness in the final days of the race.
The New York Times Magazine cites Waverly Root arguing that America’s quest for cheap mass production has degraded flavor. He traces declines from turkey to beef, bread spoilage, and local fruits, warning future generations may never recall true tastes.
The United States Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus issues a press release noting the group’s historic milestones as the first U.S. Army band to perform in Yugoslavia Norway Denmark Portugal Monaco and to receive a standing ovation in Yokohama. The release highlights a record Milwaukee crowd of 325000 for Old Milwaukee Days and invites a free concert at Pepperdine University on April 17 with a potential immortality in print.
A historical survey discusses expanding regional conflict in Southeast Asia with China wary of Soviet influence in North Vietnam and Moscow wary of being outflanked by Beijing across India. It notes U S influence at a two-decade low and recalls a 18 month old interview with Prince Norodom Sihanouk about his government in exile.
A reader denounces new measured local rates as a major cost rise and warns of uniform charges, urging residents to switch phone setups and lobby the governor. The piece cites distrust of utility oversight, praises a cost-cutting switch to two lines, and argues public utilities commission inaction.
Senator Cranston says Senate declined to block SSI deductions while the House has yet to act. The writer urges constituents to pressure representatives, protests Vietnam and Cambodia aid, opposes more military aid, and criticizes President Ford for seeking more aid to foreign dictatorships, calling it wasteful for Americans.
Readers question if Los Angeles County Assessor Philip Watson will push a large tax break for the Queen Mary while small taxpayers miss funds. The column warns that local residents may be asked to aid the faltering project.
Congress faces a fierce debate over the Highway Trust Fund and its $8.2 billion end-1974 balance, with backers praising it as essential and critics calling it a Treasury drain. Projections warn of funding gaps for non interstates, risking a slower, incomplete nationwide system and a century delaying Penn Central scale.
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