Defense of crime coverage by newspapers remains sound
Editorial notes that reportage must be complete, factual, and mercilessly accurate to serve readers. It critiques crime statistics for lacking context, cites Don ald Lunde on murder dynamics, and discusses gun control as a factor in rising murder rates, urging restrained policy changes.
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Walker
FBI
Associated Press
Stanford University
Donald Lunde
Lunde
Dr. Lunde
Oil price decontrol sparks projected economic shock
A confidential House study warns Ford’s end of month oil price decontrol will slow recovery and raise consumer prices. It forecasts 1-2 percent higher prices, 10 percent drop in auto sales, 100 000 to 150 000 fewer housing starts, and 490 000 to 800 000 more unemployed, totaling about 16 billion dollars per year in added costs.
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Washington
Ford
House Energy and Power
John Dingell
D.-Mich
Tal
U.S
House
Dingell
Humphrey signals possible bid as Ford campaign lingers
In Minneapolis at the Sofitel lobby Cafe Colette Humphrey, awake and candid, weighs a fourth presidential run. He argues Democrats must offer homes, education, and jobs while criticizing inflation, crime, and gas prices. He sees Kennedy or Muskie as likely 1976 convention picks if no clear runner emerges.
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Humphrey
Ford
Damorratic Party
Tle
Lyndon Johnson
B. S
Barry Goldwater
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Letters discuss qualified mortgage lending and FBI collaboration
A Long Beach reader questions a plan to make the city a qualified mortgage lender and accuses banks of redlining while urging investment in underserved communities. A second letter praises the FBI Los Angeles office for its crime resistance efforts and calls for stronger cooperation among all law enforcement.
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Don Brackenbury
John R. Mansell
Long Beach
Redevelopment Authority
J. J. Segelhorst
FBI
Los Angeles
Mir
Clarence) Kelley
Nobert E. Gebhardt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Congressman Hannaford Impresses At Hughes Junior High
A reader recalls Mark Hannaford’s Hughes Junior High talk noting integrity and forthrightness. The writer commends personal replies from Hannaford and other figures over the past year and values continued personal engagement with constituents.
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Mark Hannaford
Hughes Junior High
Mike Cullen
George Deukmejian
Cranston
Lowell Weicker
Lakewood High Gets Praise for Pushing Bright Students
In Lakewood, praise for Lakewood High and Poly High School for guiding bright students into diverse subjects including AP history and AP English. The writer notes sports as a relaxer and mentions Nancy Gray, while urging stronger emphasis on athletic programs to strengthen youths in fall directions at Lakewood High.
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Poly High School
Lakewood High School
Nancy Gray
Approach
Lakewood High
Long Beach Parade Highlights Courageous Bus Driver
A Long Beach parade draw sees both joy and danger as an elderly woman drops her cane boarding a bus. A kind, helpful driver steadies her, praises his passengers, and contrasts a peaceful transit moment with a violent world. Mrs Jeannete H Prochniak provides a reflective letter applauding community kindness.
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Long Beach
Min
Cerritos
Jeannete H. Prochniak
Loja Beach
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Richard Nixon
Nixon
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