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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1971
Page
4
Walker denounces Communist progress as costly to human life and culture. He likens top Chinese leaders to Hitler and Stalin, calling for accountability. Fastland notes reporters to China often portrayed the regime positively despite evident oppression and aggression.
A bipartisan 100 point package tightens welfare rules in California including limiting excluded expenses to 50 dollars, deducting other income from grants, and moving to a need standard. It imposes one year residency tests in high unemployment counties, reduces out of state benefit duration, requires college grades for child eligibility, and expands job programs with 2 million for Work Incentives, 7 million for public works, and 3 million for day care. It also funds birth control programs and pilot work experience participation to retain benefits.
The California welfare reform package, approved by the Assembly 62 to 9 and the Senate 31 to 8, shifts payment schedules, tightens eligibility, and imposes new work requirements. It includes a 6.8 billion state budget framework, uses a open-end appropriation, and hinges on federal reform plans. The plan, backed by Governor Reagan and Assembly Speaker Bob Morell, faces constitutional questions on certain provisions and timing with a planned three week recess.
Millions of butterflies swarm Mt Shasta region clashing with traffic in Mt Shasta Densmuir and McCloud. Parole Chief Jack Gillespie says visibility is poor with fronts blocked by insects. Drivers report slow speeds along U S 99 as rangers describe sightings up to the 5 000 foot level.
Ninth clue in the $1,000 Treasure Hunt runs through Saturday midnight, co sponsored by the Independent Press Telegram and the California International Sea Festival in Long Beach. Seekers should contact the Sea Festival office at 437-4101 immediately for instructions and clues.
Belfast unrest leaves 24 killed in a week as British troops restore order. Walls burned, hundreds injured, and tens of thousands flee homes. In Londonderry Catholics and Protestants clash amid internment protests. Army reports supply strain in IRA, with refugee camps swelling under siege conditions.
Action Line reports Palmer, a 28 year old pop musician and former teacher of mentally retarded children, offers to perform at schools. He has 14 records of musical games for children. His albums, in rock folk and country styles, are sold via Children’s Music Center Inc. and Mafundi Institute of Watts has a plays album.
A Long Beach reader rebutts claims Hendrix needed gadgets, praising him as multi instrumentalist who could play electric and acoustic guitar bass piano and drums. The writer argues Hendrix surpassed all and dismisses younger critics as misguided and wrong.
Former astronauts urged restoring Apollo 18 and 19 moon landings and building a moon base with a six person rover. They recalled viewing diverse lunar features and the rover exceeding expectations while noting deaths of 14 spacefaring personnel across the US and USSR.
Advertising copy promotes Arnold Palmer matched and registered golf sets designed by the Westchester Winner. Three woods and irons with Dynslite steel shafts, labeled as precision weighted. The sale highlights a price drop from 205 dollars to 129 dollars and includes strong emphasis on savings and brand appeal.
One of three Long Beach men charged with piracy and kidnapping after stealing the luxury yacht Kamalil and abandoning three crewmen at sea discussed a utopian community. The men, aged 24 to 29, faced bail and possible murder charges, while friends and families described wild schemes and a wish for a crime-free society.
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