City That Cares: Call for 24 Hour Emergency Help in Long Beach
An 80 year old woman spent two days on her eviction back porch while agencies failed to respond. The piece urges a coordinated 24 hour emergency service in Long Beach to link those in need with available aid and prevent needless suffering.
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County Department of Public Social Services
Long Beach
Department of Social Services
Pier 1
Anchorage
the Mary
Ocean Boulevard
Harbor Administration
Readers defend satire and praise Hoppe letters
A cluster of readers, including Mrs Monica Wallick and Mrs Elizabeth Jones, defend Arthur Hoppe’s satire on Nixon and Agnew, praising his wit and noting the piece spurred thought about freedom of speech, while others applaud satirical targets and long-form commentaries. Downey and Long Beach editors also weigh in on local issues and discourse.
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Carle la
Arthur Hoppe
Jonathan Swift
Mark Twain
John Marquand
Carle Labont
Nixons
Agnew
Mr. Hoppe
Johnsons
Humphrey
Mr. Labont
Public indignation vs. power in wartime society
The piece argues that widespread protests endure yet fail to alter policy as U S. actions in Vietnam and the Middle East continue. It notes low casualties amid a long war, calls for a fair settlement, and suggests the silent majority supports government choices while protesters grow as the moral issues persist.
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Wallington
Yote
Time Magazine
Middle East
State Department
Rogers
U.S
My Lai
Vietnam
Congressmen Learn to Spell Ecology in Nixon Policy Act
President Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act urging conservation and a national push to clean up the country. Editorial voices rise in support across the nation while some remain skeptical of the scope and impact of the act.
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Washington
Nixon
Nixon era eco politics shaping a new oversight council
The piece reviews landmark environmental legislation led by Henry M. Jackson and the rise of a three member Council of Environmental Quality Advisers. It notes Congress’s broad reforms, growing eco awareness, and warns that entrenched interests may resist coordination, predicting a decade of bureaucratic struggle.
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Nixon
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Capitol
Appalachia
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
National Air Pollution Control Administration
Consumer Protection and Environmental Health Service
Environmental Control Administration
Water Resources Council
Council of
Environmental Quality Advisers
Office of Environmental Quality
Muskie
Maine
Congress
Tuna boats head for danger in Peru US dispute
The article describes renewed tensions over fishing and resource rights near Peru, Chile, and Ecuador following the 1952 Santiago Declaration. It notes Peru and Ecuador gunboat seizures of US vessels, the seizure of American properties by Peru, and a shifting economy under Velasco Alvarado with mixed growth, inflation, and capital flight. It highlights ongoing talks on fishing rights and broader patronage clashes with American firms amid Peru's nationalizations.
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California
United States
Peru
Chile
Ecuador
Santiago
International Ferroteum Co
W. R. Graca & Co
International Petroleum Co
Juan Velasco Alvarado
International Telephone
Tell- Staph
Lima
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Jones Lott Beach
Arethur
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Downey
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Wik
Mary Jo Kopechne
James Reston
South Vietnnam
Cambodia
Laos
Sentative
Paris
Ares
Mallmeel
Independent
Press Telegram
James Kilpatrick
America
Louis Rudames
University of Massachusetts Press
Alexander Hamilton
Teddy Roosevelt
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
National Park Service
Forest Service
Soil Conservation Service
Soviet Union
Phil Newsom
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