Editorial sees big US China trade growth if moderates win
UCLA professor Barry Richman predicts Sino American trade could rise from about $1 billion to as much as $3 to 6 billion in 10 to 15 years if U S policy shifts. Long Beach port officials note current third flag cargo and growing trade with Asia while awaiting eased restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
UCLA
Richman
McJunkin
Hong Kong
Japan
Long Beach
Korea
Taiwan
Malayasia
Henry Clay Bicentennial and the Electoral College Debate
Two centuries after his birth Henry Clay remains central to debates on presidential selection. The article recalls his role in the 1824 election deadlock, his support for John Quincy Adams, and the charge of a backroom deal. It notes his broader career, including the Compromise of 1850 and multiple runs for the presidency. The piece frames current reform discussions as echoing Clay era concerns about the popular vote versus the Electoral College.
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Clay
John Quine Adams
Adams
Andrew Jackson
Harrison Salisbury’s Travels Around America reviewed
Sacramento critic emphasizes Salisbury's sharp reporting in Travels Around America. The book surveys American mood, greed, violence, and hope, drawing on New England roots and journeys to Minnesota, the South, and beyond. It argues Americans can reform themselves, despite omissions on profits culture and racial strife.
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Sacramento
Harrison Salisbury
Ingo
New York Times
America
Perle
Salisbury
Walker and Co
New England
Midwest
Minnesota
South
Birmingham
Boston
Bostons
Letters to the editor praise layout of Grand Prix coverage
Readers commend the newspaper for the May 1 1977 Grand Prix April 3 layout. They applaud after race interviews and photos while readers from Long Beach critique city police parking enforcement, CETA program effects on hiring, and support for Chie Mooney and local law enforcement coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Jerryl BR
WELTY
Santa Ana
LBPD
David W. Loveless
Lakewood
Civil Service
CETA
Jacobs
Chie
Mooney
Dever
Chref Mooney
Mary Slater
Citizens First: Call to Prioritize Natural Born Americans
A letter argues against granting citizenship by birth to children of illegal aliens and criticizes non English ballots. The writer questions language requirements for voters and contends officials may be elected by foreigners, urging government to put natural born citizens first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Richard Durant
California
Editorial policy for letters to the editor
The publication requires writers to sign letters with their real name and provide a street address, though the address itself will not be published. Pen names or initials may be used at the editor’s discretion. The editor reserves the right to condense letters and edit for clarity, grammar, and spelling.
Let them eat cake ad mocks food stamps in Seal Beach
A harsh note from Seal Beach mocks the hungry at the checkout, contrasting a market ad boasting eastern scallops and lobster tails with the slogan FOOD AMPS WELCOME written in block letters, evoking Marie Antoinette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Antoinette
Seal Beach
Foretelling the future through world politics and a Cuban game
Gordon Price critiques U S policy as it unfolds from Moscow to Paris, mocking the idea of a level playing field. He notes Secretary Vance's trip, Castro's reception in Moscow, and hints at relaxed visa talks for European Communists while lampooning U S foreign policy.
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Dodgers
Vance
Moscow
Castro
Kremlin
South
Nakola
Havana
Paris
Orange County
Warnes
U.S
Rome
Toach
White House
United States
Gordon P. Price
Long Beach
Quote on Lenin and 1917 October Saint Petersburg
Anne Fickes quotes Lenin noting that with a thousand determined men in October 1917 Saint Petersburg the Reds would have faced little resistance. The statement reframes the success of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution.
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Lenin
Russia
Saint Petersburg
Anne Fickes
Long Beach
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David Harris
South Carolina
Alabama
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