Editorial proposes national cultural park for architecture
The piece argues for a federal program to protect historic buildings by creating a national cultural park in Chicago as a model for preserving significant American architecture. It compares this to saving redwoods and volcanoes and notes Interior Secretary Morton’s radical plan aims to shield treasured structures from pressures like rising land values.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
Louis Sullivan
Rogers C. B. Morton
Chicago
Morton
Yosemite, Sequoia
America
Federal planners weigh city jail site and Chicago air rights plan
Federal officials pressed Philadelphia to relocate a 300 prisoner jail to avoid sightlines to money trucks at the Federal Reserve Bank. Chicago proposals envision selling air rights over historic buildings to fund high rise zoning while preserving landmarks and boosting tax revenue, under a Morton plan awaiting Congress.
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Philadelphia
Federal Reserve Bank
Feds
Chicago
Morton
Congress
Department of the Interior
Ex-aide details Haldeman approve Segretti hire as saboteur
Ex White House aide Gordon Strachan testifies that H.R. Haldeman approved hiring Donald Segretti to sabotage the 1972 campaign. Strachan and Dwight Chapin also claim it was their idea, with Strachan saying he connected Segretti to Liddy and noting Segretti contacted the White House about twelve times in January 72.
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Segretti
Washington
White House
H.R. Haldeman
Donald Segretti
Gordon Strachan
Dwight Chapin
U.S
Seyvieur Granger
Strachan
Glinzer
G. Gordon Liddy
Watergate
Liddy
Ality
Don Segretti
Don
Chapin
Soyreti
Donald Campbell
Campbell
Haldeman
Letters to the Editor on Wheat Surpluses and Policy
A reader questions the basis for recent wheat sales to Russia and China, suggesting misinformation may have influenced the President and agriculture secretary. The letter links surpluses used to back overseas sales to domestic program risks, and asks whether false data or toppling surpluses were involved. It also mentions Bangladesh shipments and calls for public scrutiny of government information.
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Russia
China
Bangladesh
Secretary of Agriculture
Lakewood
Reagan opposition to meat boycott cited by Independent
In Long Beach, the Independent front page notes Governor Reagan’s stance against a meat boycott while hinting at his financial involvement in the cattle industry. The piece suggests restraint in not detailing his large cattle holdings and tax write-offs during lean years and profits from constituents.
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The
Independent
Reagan
Long Beach
Hull story untold in ancient voices and currents
The piece hints at deep wounds from Wounded Knee and Indian history in South Dakota. It mentions hull canoes built in California and a race to Catalina Island where crews struggle without fresh manpower and a supporting power cruiser.
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South Dakotas
Long Beach
Indigas
Akimilos Jay
Myer Gren
What Amnesty Means In History And Hope For Peace
The piece defines amnesty as a general pardon and traces its Greek roots and misuse. It argues against oppressing minorities and coercive dominance, urging conscience over obedience. It cites Nuremberg as a turning point where following orders no longer excuses wrongdoing and calls for peace starting with individuals.
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Nuernberg
Fuehrer
Corona del Mar
Spencer
Crump
Court OKs murder theme in April letter from Carver
A reader letter by Patrick Carver argues abortion is murder and cites Supreme Court and Nixon leadership. The writer equates abortion with murder and condemns radicals who supported Vietnam war protests turning to abortion on demand.
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Lake
Patrick Carver
Sydney
Supreme Court
Nixon
Vietnam
C. Joseph Allen Long Beath
Smog rules push California car prices lower demand
Tf smog experiments trigger price shifts while advocates urge a shift to bus and rail transit. Soul Beach resident MRS. LESTER ANDERSEN says no plans to buy a new or used car for a long time after one CTE model ran properly.
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California
Soul Beach
Lester Andersen
Pollution war turns on motorist
Washington column argues that consumer lobbies shape energy and pollution policy amid a rising energy crisis. It notes autos as major polluters and fuel users, discusses diesel and stratified-charge engines, and urges smaller cars and conservation, warning of costly balance of payments and a powerful but divided policy landscape.
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Washington
America
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Army
EPA
United States
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