Campaign Overkill It Critiques McGovern Nazi Comparison
Long Beach analysts question George McGovern for calling Nixon indirectly responsible for the Watergate break in and likening him to Hitler. The editorial urges clearer evidence and cautions against early, excessive charges that may worsen political tempers in October.
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New CHP Chief Rules Focus on Shift Impact
Walter Pudinski, the California Highway Patrol commissioner, says officers will be judged by their overall impact during an eight hour shift rather than by the number of citations written. He favors visible deterrence over chasing tickets, aiming to improve safety and professional policing.
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Great flagpole feud in Washington raises costs
In a playful yet costly clash between federal agencies, HUD outsizes Transportation with taller flagpoles. Secretary Romney requisitioned two 80 foot poles, funded at 26,581 dollars, up from an initial 12,000 expected price. Volpe quips about the “flag pole war” while taxpayers face the bill.
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Department of Transportation
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Southern attitudes blamed for tornado deaths prompt study
A psychiatrist and a geographer studied tornado death rates, arguing southerners are more fatalistic. They surveyed Alabama and Illinois residents, noting differing attitudes. In North Carolina, dense snake populations and ditch hopping shape responses, not fatalism. many Tar Heels stay home to face twisters, preferring to wrestle with rattlers.
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Nixon Strategy Keeps McGovern on Defensive in Campaign
Nixon seals the news cycle with foreign policy moves led by Kissinger and conservative messaging. Dispatches to Paris and Moscow, wheat sales to the Soviet Union, and talks with Japan and the UN frame the race, limiting McGovern’s headlines between conventions.
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Pierre Salinger
William Rogers
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Kissinger
Russians lie on building subs says Kissinger in Moscow briefing
The piece reports Kissinger's late night briefing in Moscow on the Moscow arms control pact and Sen. Jackson's charge that Soviet officials inflated submarine strength. It notes a potential discrepancy between 42 and 48 subs and the implications for equality in future talks, with negotiators accepting possible deception to secure a deal.
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Soviet Union
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Letters to the editor raise civic concerns and park use
A Long Beach reader laments city council leaks and costly staff travel, arguing some trips may not be city business. Another writer notes teenage motor noise near El Dorado Park and questions park use policies. A Real Estate Club endorses using Houghton Park facilities for their August picnic, praising cleanliness and turnout.
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Ornithology quip notes error in Wallmeyer cartoon
The Wallmeyer cartoon of John Sehmi is deemed a flinny idea with an incorrect drawing. It contrasts the Orange County Warbler known as Rirchi ana Schmilzii for lacking a jet wing. Long Beach Carol Robinson dwells on the misdrawn bird.
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