Downtown Long Beach Redevelopment Plans Aim to Shape Suburbs
An industrialist notes that impressions of a city start in downtown yet suburbs attract plant sites. Gruen Associates outline a plan to revitalize downtown Long Beach, building on eight years of master planning. The goal is quicker redevelopment, new jobs, better housing, and a stronger tax base to improve the entire city.
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Detroit
San Francisco
Houston
Long Beach
Gruen Associates
Afso
Belmont Plaza
Pier 1
Queen Mary
Museum of the Sea
Oceangate
West Beach
Letters to Editor on pollution and local concerns
Undine Costa Mesa Long Beach readers criticize politicians for inaction on air water and food pollution and the need for real action rather than studies. A reader questions Long Beach council purity and rights and urges attention to personal freedoms. ANN TRUMBORE laments potential closure of the Long Beach Free Clinic due to funding and praises its care and urgency.
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eAfter
Costa Mesa
Undine
Long Beach
Long Beach Ann Trumbore
Long Beach Free Clinic
Pine
Budget crisis shadows Nixon Camp David plans
The piece argues the Nixon budget prioritizes overseas commitments and a high military outlay over domestic needs. It notes inflation, internal threats, and disputes over whether the military budget should fall to $58–83 billion or stay above $70 billion. It flags Allied reactions and questions the president's logic without full answers from Congress or the administration.
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Vietnam
Europe
Asia
U.S
Willy Brandt
Bent
Golda Meir
Israel
Nixon
Camp David
Congress
Doe
Torkc
Robert Mec-Namara
Pentagon
Ros Gilpatrick
When a Politician Retires Joy Is Not Universal
In Long Beach, Emmet Sullivan’s retirement from the council drew mixed reactions. Some constituents hailed it, but the bureau remarks that justice might have been better served by his departure, suggesting unresolved concerns about his tenure. The piece notes a festivallike celebration in some quarters contrasts with lingering questions.
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Emmet Sullivan
Long Beachity Council
Questionable double offices cloud recall bid in Long Beach
In Long Beach a recall committee questions if councilman Sullivan can hold city council seat and a county civil service post. City and county lawyers disagree on the meaning of the city charter gray areas persist, with Attorney General approval uncertain and no court action begun.
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Sullivan
County Civil Service Commission
Kenneth Hahn
Ian
Hahn
Burton Crack
Harry Albert
Commission
John Maharg
Long Beach
Suivon
Thomas Lynch
Ruth Benell
Lynch
Sidewalk Senate Casey Van Orden Public Opinion Query
Electrical worker Casey Van Orden asks the public how to end the Vietnam War, noting the many ideas circulating and expressing interest in hearing several proposals. He speaks on the sidewalk, inviting discussion and concrete plans from citizens.
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Casey van Orden
Vietnam
Columnists on the Opinion Pages
A collage of reader opinions and brief exchanges on movies, hair trends, and media fairness. Contributors include DON KIRKLAND ARTHUR KUIIN VERNON POMEROY JR and HARMON, discussing personal tastes, appearance, and the role of news in society.
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Pat
Vernon Pomeroy JR
Language Made Plain and Centennial Life Books Review
Anthony Burgess outlines language change and mutual intelligibility in LANGUAGE MADE PLAIN. American Life in 867 by William Pierce Randall revisits 1876 centennial era with contemporary views, frontier toughness, and industrial growth shaping the national mood.
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Anthony Burgess
Apollo Books
William Pierca Randel
Chilton
Herve
Rundel
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