Reagan budget shows windfalls and campus strain in California
Governor Reagan unveiled a 6.2 billion state budget highlighting inflation growth and a rich yield from 1967 tax increases. The plan keeps large surpluses from 1968-69, funds education differently, and offers a one hundred million dollar income tax cut. Critics warn of distorted estimates and insufficient school aid while urging broader tax reform and scrutiny of windfalls.
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California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Day in life of London shows there will always be an England
The New York Times reports a single day in London with ten thousand post office workers marching to Hyde Park for a rally while five thousand bank employees paraded to Parliament. The Beatles played atop Savile Row, prompting a police warning. Banks closed though not a holiday and 1,000 students protested at the London School of Economics.
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England
London
New York Times
Hyde Park
London School of Economics
Saville Row
Open Forum on Long Beach Airport Expansion Debate
George E Wise argues the city must weigh residents homes and quality of life against jet traffic. He notes past runway upgrades were tied to Douglas, not expanding commercial traffic, and urges council to reflect community impact over economic desire.
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Long Beach
Douglas
PSA
Western Airlines
FAA
Public Utilities Commission
George E. Wise
Great Vitamin Hearings Drag On Into 1969
Washington observers recall the long running vitamin hearings that began in 1968 and stretched into 1969. Optimists hope the hearings may end by year end, while most observers remain doubtful.
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Washington
Battle over vitamins and supplements drags through FDA hearings
Dozens of men and women pursue a Great Vitamin Case as hearings stretch since last spring in FDA Room 5137. Examiners predict an FDA order on labeling while industry and government spar over scientific bases for routine supplement use and the abundance of vitamins in common foods.
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FDA
Sidney Weissenberg
Herbert Pollack
Washington
Nixon policy delays on southern desegregation aid
The new HEW secretary Finch delays 60 days before cutting federal funds to five southern districts failing to desegregate. The reprieve may ease pressure on desegregation, giving districts time to adjust plans and possibly secure aid, signaling a broader Nixon administration tilt toward the South and a potential slowdown in desegregation.
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Washington
Robert Finch
HEW
Finch
Johnson
Ministration
South
Nixon
Nixon, Dixie Politics and Finch Decision Shape 1972 Outlook
The piece argues Southern voting patterns shift away from Democratic grip, suggesting Nixon could sweep the region in 1972 if he avoids provoking Wallace-Lype. It notes Finch’s reprieve of five districts tied to desegregation politics and Nixon’s broader cabinet nomination withdrawals, including Cecil Poole, facing Republican opposition from Sen. George Murphy of California.
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Potomac
Humphrey
Franklin Roosevelt
John S. Kennedy
Dixie
Nixon
Finch
Johnson
Cecil F. Pople
California
Poole
Sen
George Murphy
Little People From Space and the Mythic Past
The writer speculates that extraterrestrial visitors may underlie legends of elves and little beings, suggesting contact could date back thousands of years. They argue real power lies in human sensibility, not computer speed, to avoid mass inferiority complexes.
Paranoia and power in Harris view on war and mercy
The piece discusses Sydney Harris's critique of violence and power noting that war reveals fragility, mercy overruns vengeance, and leadership's harm potential. It cites Buckminster Fuller on energy networks and starvation and contrasts European to U S school class dynamics with European children shown as quicker learners.
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Buckminster Fuller
America
Russia
Europe
U.S
Sidewalk Senate What Wilmington Needs Most
In the Wilmington business district Frances Santos says more greens and parks for empty lots and street repairs are needed. Jay Work advocates a better business section with a larger shopping area to support local needs instead of traveling to Long Beach or Del Amo.
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Frances Santos
Wilmington
Jay Work
Long Beach
del Amo
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