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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1970
Page
5
The article argues that Nixon era plans promised 15 million new jobs but inflation-led austerity shrank employment. It notes rising minority demands, campus militants gaining sympathy from administrators, and warns of possible turmoil as workers react to protests with demonstrations. It urges militants to adopt new tactics to advance equality in trades.
Friends tire of terms pollution and ecology yet action lags. The editor argues ecology will endure beyond fads, as it embodies life’s chain and will stay in public conscience even after air and water problems are solved. A call to keep the topic alive in society.
Readers praise hospital volunteers for fundraising yet criticize cigarette vending and shops on campuses and in hospitals. Messages urge signs banning cigarette sales, warn teens about drugs, commend supporters, and thank the community for sending morale-boosting letters and cards to soldiers.
A New York courtroom hosts 13 Black Panthers in a trial portrayed as theater more than law. The piece notes the high bail, armed guards, and dramatic declarations while arguing the case may redefine the Panthers as defendants seeking a fair trial, not revolutionary leaders, influencing public perception and strategy on both sides.
A reflection on trials of Black Panthers in New York and Los Angeles and related Chicago case disputes. The article questions moral sanctity versus the law across varied defendants, noting a pattern of legal travesty.
Richard Wilson discusses the Democratic Convention disruptions and the Daw Chemical Company case in Washington. He questions how lawyers who align with defendants and how courts can maintain order, noting potential Supreme Court review of 1964 conspiracy laws amid chaotic courtroom scenes and protests linked to Vietnam and civil rights.
A Natural History Press edition presents John James Audubon born 1785 in Haiti. The work compiles his journals and travel writings to approach his own life story though he never wrote a formal autobiography. Edited by Alice Tord at $8.95.
President Nixon fights Congress over the Health, Education, and Welfare appropriation with a veto and a proposed compromise for 44 million dollars aimed at heavily funded education subsidies. The Education lobby and related manufacturers push to reinstate most of the rejected 1.2 billion in federal school subsidies.
Russell Kirk condemns federal subsidies to schools as a rushed, mismanaged boon that mainly benefits wealthy districts. He argues the education lobby pressures Congress, risking vast but ineffective spending. He accuses many lawmakers of fear of reelection and serving special interests over national priorities.
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