Editorial: Black Justice for Angela Davis
The Long Beach NAACP urges a trial for Angela Davis in a black community before a black judge and jury. The piece argues such preselection risks bias, noting a fair trial requires jurors representative of the community at large while acknowledging concerns about potential white bias.
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Long Beach
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Angela Davis
Miss Davis
NAACP
The Byrd Elevation Means Little for Liberal Minds
Editors weigh Robert Byrd as Senate majority whip, noting his reputation as a persistent compromiser and tactful ally to others. The piece suggests Kennedy may bear responsibility for a stalled agenda, while Byrd’s quiet, diligent handling of chores and votes signals a practical, not ideological, leadership style.
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Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Senate
Senator Byrd
Edward Kennedy
Byrd
District of Columbia
Bobby Byrd
Breck
Bobby Berd
Teddy
Exposé of gossip magazines targets Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Irving Shulman delivers a sharp expose of gossip magazines and their trashy stories about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, criticizing their sensationalism. Michael Arlen’s portrait of Michiel Arlen and the glamorous 1920s aristocratic milieu unfolds with both warmth and sorrow.
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Shulman
Pocket Books
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Irving Shulman
Michael
Arlen
Stiwr
Michiel Arier
Atalanta Mereall
Nixon Clarifies Suburb Open Housing Stance Amid Missouri Row
The Washington Star reports President Nixon clarified that federal power will not force low income housing into affluent suburbs while insisting on open housing laws. HUD cites a Senate study showing federal housing favors higher income families, with limited aid to the poor. Central cities are often red lined and FHA loan eligibility remains restricted.
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Washington
Abed
Nixon
Washington Star
Justice Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Black Jack
Missouri
HUD
Romney
Senate Select Committee On
Census Bureau
Budget Bureau
Sen
Ate
FHA
Federal clash over suburban housing aid and minority access
A Senate committee report notes the federal fight to secure minority access to housing outside suburbs, amid hints of limited government intervention. Attorney General Mitchell and President push for action against discrimination, amid a blocked interracial project at Black Jack and a promised decision within 30 days.
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John Mitchell
Justice Department
Romney
Mitchell
Democrats seek a common goal amid reform drive
Washington notes President Nixon presents a broad reform agenda as evidence of his vow to modernize government. His welfare, revenue sharing, social security and postal reforms, among others, aim to transform domestic law, while Democrats struggle to offer a coherent alternative.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Congress
Capitol Hill
Democratic Party
Democratic disarray amid Nixon welfare reform debate
James Reston notes the Democratic Party lacks a unified program as Hubert Humphrey leads a factional national committee. He cites growth in grant-in-aid programs, welfare rolls rising under Nixon, and internal squabbles over campaign finance, spokesmen, and policy directions with little cohesion.
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National Committee
Democratic Party
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
Nixon
Letters and views on funds use and dirt bike riding
Letters discuss redirecting oil funds to schools, critique the Queen Mary project, and warn of earthquake costs. A Long Beach rider describes conflicts over land access for dirt bikes, proposing designated off road areas to curb enforcement and environmental concerns.
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Sen. Deukmepiun
Assemblyman Hayes
Hile
Als
Wall Street Journal
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Desert
San Bernardino County
Riverside County
Garden Grove
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