Study challenges Jensen Shockley view on race IQ gaps
An University of Pennsylvania anthropologist Peggy Sanday reports that IQ differences between blacks and whites arise mainly from environmental factors rather than genetics. Her study of 3,762 ninth graders in Pittsburgh links segregation and exposure to mainstream culture to test score disparities, suggesting early integration supports equality.
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Arthur Jensen
University of California
William Shockley
Stanford University
Jensen
Shockley
University of Pennsylvania
Peggy Sanday
Pittsburgh
Sanday
Readers protest labeling ex Navy man and long hair
Dennis Lapaglia of USS Long Beach criticizes the Press Telegram for using terms like ex-sailor to describe a retired Navy man and for implying Air Force style hair rules. He argues sailors rarely wear hair down to the collar and urges recycling the paper.
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USAF
Navy
U.S
Uss
Long Beach
Air Force
Dennis Lapaglia
Letter writers clash over penalties and federal control
In a torrent of letters from Lakeswood, Noel Gardner argues penalties for theft are weak and proposes returning property as sole punishment. Editorials criticize juvenile court petitions and federal speed limit control, while Kenneth Woolsey and others urge independent thinking amid pervasive editorial analysis.
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Lakeswood
Noel A. Gardner
the Independent
Assembly
Lil
Assemblyman McLennan
United States
Kenneth L. Woolsey Lakewood
How to pick president candidates
Nixon proposes a satirical list of rules and steps for selecting presidential candidates. The piece notes heavy names and current political figures, mocks media influence, and comments on campaigns and party dynamics with a blend of humor and critique.
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Washington
Nixon
United States
George Gallup
Tou Harris
Elliot Richardson
Massachusetts
Bill Ruckelshaus
Indiana
Kingman Brewster
Yale
Father Hosburgh
Notre Dame
Cy Vance
Bill Moyers
New York
Society For the Prevention
Pat Buchanan
Charles Colson
Ted Sorenson
Adlai Stevenson
Justice Stewart
Ohio
Justice White
Colorado
Whizzer
Richardson
White House
Reagan
New England
South Carolina
New York Times
Nelson Rockefeller
Teddy Kennedy
South
Scoop Jackson
Oil Barens
Power for police voiced by Long Beach resident
Effie McCoy writes in support of police authority praising their role and criticizing disruptive youths after detailing near collisions with boys on bikes and seeking stronger policing.
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Effie McCoy
Long Beach
Oil price rise linked to Aramco papers and Saudi ties
Washington report claims secret Aramco documents reveal plans to push prices higher to fund U.S. wells and avoid nationalization. The piece notes Saudi influence, tax write offs, and potential restructuring under King Faisal and Zaki Yamani, with profits rising for Exxon Mobil Texaco and Standard of California in 1973.
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Washington
Plain American Oi Company
Aram- 0
Aramco
Saudi Arabian
U.S
Exxon
Texaco
Mobil
Standard of California
Faisal
Israel
Arameo Partners
United States
Saudi Arabia
Zaki Yamani
Yamani
Aramco Brass
Atamco
Envious remarks warp personality and self image
A harsh quote warns that envy and constant jesting at others can erode a person’s soul and distort behavior, suggesting social pressure fuels negative self perception and character changes.
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Reston
Nem
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Jack Anderson
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