Budget Woes Threaten New Curricula and Extracurriculars in Schools
A Long Beach NAtional Association of Social Workers representative urged adding curricula and programs for drug users before the Board of Education, but funds are scarce. Picketing teachers protested a possible 3.3 million budget cut as Field Elementary faced potential closure, signaling a shift to essentials only.
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Long Beach
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National Association of Social Workers
Hugh Melsane
Board of Education
Messaac
McIsaac
It Just Ain’t Dainty to Go on Smoking
It ain’t dainty to continue smoking and the public is learning its name misocapmists. Their rise is altering life as Pan American World Airways reserves no smoking areas on planes, rail surveys show eight percent of riders seek smoke free cars, and three professional hockey teams ban spectators from smoking at home games.
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Pan American World Airways
Juliet Marias
Marias
Antismoking Ads Target Yellow Teeth and Odor
The piece notes rising antismoking commercials stressing yellow teeth and smelly clothing. Celebrities avoid cigarette sponsors and Chicago pharmacist Martin Sopocy loses 1200 dollars weekly by refusing to sell cigarets. It argues social stigma could end smoking as the National Clearinghouse for Smoking and Health predicts the ash tray will vanish from American life.
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Martin Sopocy
Chicago
National
Clearhouse
Spitioon
Readers sought for Virginia City marriage anniversary
Letters to editor request readers help locate couples married in Virginia City Nevada who still honor their vows. Justice of the Peace Edward Colletti and Father Paul Mienecke seek couples for a large November celebration, asking readers with knowledge to respond for a personal reply and memento.
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Virginia City
Nev
Law takes bitter pill in Chicago
In Judge Julius J. Hoffman's courtroom a pivotal moment shifts the burden of proof, turning the American judicial system as a whole on trial. The piece notes Hoffman's influence on the Chicago Seven proceedings and contends the justice system faces a critical test amid intense scrutiny.
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Chicago
Washington
Julius J. Hoffman
Hoffman
Chicago Seven
Chicago trial and Mitchell wiretap doctrine discussed
In a measured critique, the piece argues that Judge Hoffman’s handling of the Chicago Seven trial echoes 1968 violence dynamics and condemns the federal government’s emerging wiretap doctrine. It warns that unchecked eavesdropping under national security pretexts threatens civil liberties and political dissent.
Old John may be a GOP issue in Washington
Youthful Democrats from California have captured headlines in their bid to change the seniority system while Republicans gear to capitalize on the same issue. In Congress the term youthful has a meaning of its own as Speaker John McCormack is 78 and Rules Chair Lill Colmer is 80, highlighting the mismatch between public perception and congressional ages.
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California
Congress
House
John McCormack
Rules Committee
Lill Colmer
D-Miss
Thomas Rees
Los Angeles
McCormack
Jerome Waldie
Antioch
Rees
McCloskey
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
McCluskey
Rep
J. Allen Swith
Glendale
Smitil
Philip Burton
San Francisco
Burton
Smith
Colmer
Emanuel Celler
Taft
Congressional Committee
GOP
White House
Waldie
Johan McCormack
Seniority reform debate stirs California congressmen
A letter from Paul N. McCloskey to GOP leaders urges a reform of congressional seniority if Republicans win control, arguing age and seniority shape chairmanship. Supporters praise action while critics warn reforms may fade with time and political winds.
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California
Paul N. McCloskey
Portola Valley
McCloskey
GOP
Rogers Morton
House
Gerald Ford
World of Velazquez 1599 1660 book review
Time Life’s lavish art volume studied Velazquez from his self taught beginnings to his role as a master. The work surveys his personality, artistry, and the turbulent era that shaped his paintings.
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Velazquez
Dale Brown
Doc and his cool drugstore in Washington era
A narrator notes that independent downtown Washington drugstores have nearly vanished, finding four or five branches of one chain nearby. Cigar counters are hard to locate, and the cigars are mostly cheap and poor in quality.
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Doc
Washington
National Press
The Dying Charm of the American Drugstore
The author laments the loss of small town drugstores and grocers to chain consolidation and government paperwork. He recalls old counters, soda fountains, cigars, and personal service, mourns declining independents like Wrest Orton, and notes bankruptcies of Doc the Druggist and Jay the Grocer amid retail homogenization.
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Doc
Jae
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