Leave news to newsmen on govern or press conferences
James Mills asks Reagan to allow legislators to attend news conferences after two lawmakers were refused entry. The editorial argues that silent spectators are pointless and that inviting critics or a fuller audience risks biased questioning and propaganda. It praises Sacramento reporters and urges the governor to keep conferences to newsmen only.
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James R. Mills
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Reagan
Mills
Assembly
Bob Moretti
Sacramento
Capital
Write Hanoi campaign urges letters for POWs in Vietnam
The Red Cross launches a write Hanoi appeal as DoD lists 1558 missing or POWs in Vietnam. 459 held captive, 323 have communicated with families. Most mail since October 1969 supports Geneva Conventions. letters to the President of North Vietnam cost 25 cents air mail and stress humanitarian treatment.
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Department of Defense
Vietnam
Red Cross
National League of Families
The
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Right to Get to School in California Ruling Upsets Law
The California Supreme Court voids a bill banning school buses for racial integration, saying it allows parents to choose how their children reach assigned schools. Assemblyman Floyd Wakefield criticizes the decision as a useless clause, while writers like Gwendolyn Brooks and Langston Hughes contribute to a broader discussion of Black America. The Thousand Mile War by Brian Garfield is reviewed, detailing the Aleutian campaign with veterans’ diaries and official documents.
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Floyd Wakefield
Lanes Baldwin
Gwendolyn Brooks
Medger Evers
Richard Wright
Chester Himes
John Howard Griffin
Langston Hughes
America
Letters on tax override and education in Long Beach
Readers urge the public to vote yes on the February 9 school tax override while criticizing coverage of local school burning and arguing for alternative funding. They cite inflation, cuts in aid, and the region’s high property values as reasons to support stronger local schooling and recycling initiatives.
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PTA
Long Beach Unified
Long Beach Community College
Long Beach
ROTC
Millikan High School
Eubank
Best
Barbara Fiddler
Nixon’s budget clash tests public response in capital
Washington analysis frames the Nixon restructuring proposal as a Capitol Hill battle over revenue sharing and decentralization. Mills leads opposition, while Republicans back grants with reservations. Lobbyists warn pressures may derail the program as the White House senses favorable public mood.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Nixon
Richard Nixon
White House
President pushes revenue sharing amid tax money debate
National Association of Counties reports 200 lawmakers pledged support for revenue sharing. President Nixon urges bipartisanship and a wide debate on government reform. Mills defense of spending rights is challenged by critics arguing for taxpayer control over funds. The White House sees rising enthusiasm on Capitol Hill and among the public for moving beyond the status quo.
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National Association of Counties
NACO
Party of Change
Party of Innovation
Wilbur Mills
Congress
Mills
Feds
Nixon
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