Editorials on gun control and New York gangs
The piece contrasts Wodehouse’s calm preface with American crime realities, noting New York gangs and the FBI finding most murders are domestic or romantic in nature. It argues gun control is needed, citing spousal, parental, and lover- quarrel killings and the frequent use of handguns. Congress should push gun control legislation promptly.
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John Stennis
Nixon
Wodehouse
United States
Congress
Helmet Use Cuts Motorcycle Head Injuries Warns Study
A Department of Transportation study finds helmetless motorcyclists triple their risk of fatal head injuries in accidents. Helmeted riders suffer head injuries in a small fraction of cases, with 3.2 percent dying among unhelmeted riders in similar crashes. At speeds above 35 mph, helmets still cut risk by about three to one. Below 35 mph, unhelmeted riders are seven times likelier to die. Motorcycle deaths rose from 4 to 11 per million nationally from 1965 to 1970, and from 8 to 19 per million in California.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
California
Watergate and Prospects for Election Law Reform
A garbled report links past U S political events to Watergate as a catalyst for election law reform. It references the 1963 Garfield assassination and a 1962 drug control bill, suggesting reform momentum in Congress in 1973.
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Washington
Garfield
Civil Service
Congress
Wil Watergate
First Law of Congress and Watergate Reforms Examined
UPI columnist Arnold Sawislak discusses Eleazer’s first law that Congress passes bills only for overwhelming reasons. Watergate adds weight to reform talk, especially in campaign finance, but passage remains uncertain as lawmakers weigh self interest and fears of reform.
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Eleazer
Frank Fleming
Congress
UPI
Senate
Letters to the Editor: Motor homes critique
Cypress James Mobley defends RV owners against Robeson’s criticism in a letter to the Press Telegram. He notes motor homes attract substantial tax payments and argues camping in backwoods would yield more readable material. He counters the view that RVs are traffic hazards and urges firsthand experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press-Telegram
Bui Robeson
Mr. Robeson
Robeson
Cypress James Mobley
Faith in Nixon lost
Readers criticize the Nixon administration over inflation and the Cambodia Laos bombing. They accuse the president of secrecy, delaying tapes, and inept leadership, with one letter suggesting Agnew would be preferable.
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Nixon
Cambodia
Laos
Ervin Committee
Archibald Cox
Harding
Close Long Beach base sparks consternation over Navy plan
Read with dismay the push by Craig Hosmer to keep three nuclear ships at Long Beach as Western Fleet moves to inland ports. The letter warns a San Diego bridge drop could mirror Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and questions Senate committee memory.
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Long Beach Naval Base
Craig Hosmer
Long Beach
Pearl Harbor
San Diego
Senate
Editor laments Nixon era politics and uses harsh language
A Long Beach reader from Florida criticizes Republican attacks on a deceased president and his brother, denouncing Nixon era campaigns, Cambodia bombings, and impeachment fears in a sharp political letter. The writer cites Helen Gahagan Douglas, Jerry Voorhis, and Ed Mund Brown, reflecting wartime and Vietnam-era distrust.
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White House
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Jerry Voorhis
Edmund Brown
Vietnam
Cambodia
Nixon
Spiro
Long Beach
Miller
Food for thought on meat and grain policy
The writer ponders the impact of meat consumption and the high feed costs driving livestock slaughter. They question if releasing animals from burden and eating feed could be a solution, arguing grain purchases largely become flesh. They mention slaughter of pregnant animals and baby chickens as a consequence.
Letter to the editor from Long Beach reader Mrs G Peterson
A Long Beach reader Mrs G Peterson complains that the paper is too liberal and anti Nixon, arguing the public supports Nixon more than ever and citing Goldwater era sentiment.
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Goldwater
Nixon
Long Beach
G. Peterson
Secret Ford report warns on mafia nuclear threat
A 575 page Ford Foundation draft fears stolen nuclear weapons could reach terrorists, mobsters, or black markets. It warns hundreds of thousands could die from dispersed plutonium, and a single corrupt scientist or Mafia unit could assemble a fission device within weeks.
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Washington
Ford Foundation
U.S
Florida
Terorists
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Save Naval Base
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Taylor
Willrich
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