Death penalty issue grows tougher for governors
In the Christmas season former Gov. Edmund G. Brown urged his successor to commute the 85 inmates at San Quentin. Reagan, troubled by death row growth, keeps an open mind on mercy versus gas chamber. Nationally, anti death penalty groups push moratoriums. courts and governors weigh clemency amid ongoing trials and potential new hearings.
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Edmund G. Brown
San Quentin
Brown
Ronald Reagan
Death Row
Reagan
U.S. Supreme Court
Food stamp program ruling tests local authority
A California federal judge ordered extending food stamp distribution to all 58 counties amid worries it usurps local home rule. The unusual decree targets counties with no current distribution and faces potential pushback from state welfare officials and communities. The piece notes broader concerns about federal overreach and calls the program improvable, suggesting reversals could be a sign of merit if error occurs.
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Earl Warren
Nixon
U.S
Stanley Weigel
San Francisco
U.S. Department of Agriculture
State Welfare
Weigel
Spe
California
Agriculture Department
Open Forum Letter Refrains From Welfare Debate
A reader protests pro American brainwashing while praising the Schultz article. Others question race relations and wage levels, suggesting welfare as a route to comfort, with Long Beach signatories debating annual family needs and living wages in a local Open Forum submission.
Vietnam WarPolicy Split Echoes In Washington
Washington faces a clash of views as Rostow and Rusk push for another year or more of fighting in Vietnam while Defense Secretary Clifford argues to end the war immediately. The dispute centers on whether U S strategy should continue or wind down now.
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Washington, D.C
Walt W. Rostow
Dean Rusk
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Nixon
White House
Westmoreland
Nixon era Vietnam withdrawal debate outlined in opinion piece
The column argues for starting a real American withdrawal from Vietnam, suggesting 25 000 to 50 000 troops could depart without crippling the war effort. It posits South Vietnamese burden and Hanoi pressure as incentives while noting Thieu's government and Paris talks. The piece frames Nixon as inheriting Johnson's challenge to shift responsibility to Saigon.
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Vietnam
South Vietnam
United States
U.S
Hanoi
Thieu
Clifford
North Vietnam
Paris
Land
Laos
Cambodia
Johnson
Nixon
A Litany on a Blue Monday
A compact verse lists burdens and ironies of life on a blue Monday. It contrasts poverty and prosperity, failure and success, and the cruel odds of life with a restless lament about parents, men, and children.
Inevitable Frustrations Echoed Across Society
Sydney Harris surveys social strain and political discontent, condemning wasted leisure, rising costs, and the hollow promises of institutions. He laments prejudice among groups, the erosion of standards, and the disconnect between consumerism and true civic virtue, urging a return to meaningful democracy.
Stirrup cup for Lady Bird Johnson followers legacy travels
Washington report lauds Lady Bird Johnson as she completes a fortieth Discover America trip covering 6000 miles in eight hours and travels over 200000 miles in five years. The piece compares her energy and public visits with Eleanor Roosevelt and other first ladies, noting her grit and broad reach.
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Washington
Capital Hall
Congress
Avenas
Claudia Alia Taylor Johnson
Rio Grande
Utah Mountains
West
Eleanor Roosevelt
West Virginia
Ohio
Oklahoma
California
Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson remembered for grace and civic push
James Kilpatrick admires Lady Bird Johnson for her refined public poise and steady push for better streets and parks. The piece notes a White House luncheon, a tense moment with Eartha Kitt, and Johnson’s quiet resolve to pursue a kinder, more beautiful America. It predicts a 1969 postage stamp featuring her as a farewell tribute.
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Lady Bird
White House
Sidewalk Senators Discussing 1969 Nixon Vietnam Peace Hopes
Residents at Pierpoint Landing share mixed views on the 1969 political year. Alhambra homemaker Rebaw Wilson, Torrance machinist Frank Rivera, Long Beach recreation director Marc Scruggs, retired Navy man Gunnar Eek, and Marine designer Leq Mainini weigh in on Nixon, Humphrey, and foreign policy prospects.
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Marc Scruggs
Long Beach
Gunnar Eek
Nixon
Humphrey
Leq Mainini
Rockland
Mass
The Concise History of the Theatre review note
Phyllis Hartnoll’s The Concise History of the Theatre from Abrams 73.95 surveys acting stagecraft and design along with dramatic literature evolution. Gerald M. Best’s Mexican Narrow Gauge from Howell-North 7.50 highlights surviving three-seat lines and railroads as a railroad aficionado’s photo treasury.
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Theatre
Phyllis Hartnoll
Abrams
Gerald M. Best
Howell-North
Mexico
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Open Forum
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Aaron Schultz
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Jolson
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Buster
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Mamie Eisenhower
Jackie Kennedy
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Packer
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