Downtown Long Beach to form parking and business district
Editorial lauds city action to establish AB103 district guiding 1,900 businesses with a seven member board. Budget projected above 500 dollars annually from fees and meter revenue to fund offstreets parking, promotion, landscaping and anti crime work while seeking broader development of housing, industrial westside, and new retail in the downtown core.
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Long Beach
Don Phillips
Westside
Seal of disapproval over campaign use of seal by Ed Reinecke
A California issue questions Ed Reinecke's use of the governor's seal on campaign stationery. The Reinecke seal shows XXXIV, implying desire to be Governor 34, while the incumbent Reagan is Governor 33. Officials say no law is broken but urge replacing the symbol after stationery runs out.
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Ed Reinecke
Reinecke
Ronald Reagan
California
Next step for court
Letters to the Editor discuss police searches without warrants and Fourth Amendment implications. Readers from Long Beach Lakewood and Long Reach critique court decisions, political finances, tax board captions, and public scrutiny of officials, urging broader accountability.
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Supreme Court
Long Beach
Nixon
U.S
Press conference on the road with Kissinger aboard
A vivid portrait of Henry Kissinger traveling with Nixon’s team, where press crews function as audience and chorus aboard the presidential 707. The piece traces his staged appearances, the three act news conference rhythm, and reporters’ reactions as Kissinger navigates candor, jargon, and sharp questioning.
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Madrid
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Kissinger
George 8
West
NATO
Harvard
Punch
Supreme Court trends toward states rights and search rulings
The Supreme Court adjourned for Christmas delivering 16 opinions, with notable moves toward states rights in civil and criminal law. In U S v Robinson and Gustafson v Florida, a 6 3 majority upheld that custodial arrests permit full searches under the 4th Amendment, easing enforcement while tightening restraints on criminals. The court also upheld California and North Dakota statutes on interstate commerce and licensed pharmacists, signaling cautious federalism under the Burger Court.
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Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Nixon Court
U.S. v. Robinson
Gustafson
Florida
William Rehnquist
Richard Jenks
Willie Robinson Jr
Robinson
Jenks
Melbourne
Fla
Voice
Paul R. Smith
James E. Gustafson
Smith
Earl Warren
Douglas
Marshall
Brennan
Rehnquist
California
North Dakota
San Francisco
Merrill Lynch
Secon
Burger Court
National health plan raises out of pocket costs claim
WASHINGTON state the administration touts no tax rise but the plan shifts costs to employers employees self employed and the Treasury. It would require firms to insure workers with two thirds of the cost initially and 75 percent later, with government covering some low income and elderly costs. A tax on employee health plan contributions is possible.
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William Bennett
Franchise Tax Board
Nixon
Bennett
Lakewood
Roxanne Oliver
Washington
UPI
United States Treasury
FLAN
United States
U.S. Treasury
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Reuther Commission
Congress
Kennedy and Reuther Commission
U.S
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