Connecticut letter editing bill unlikely to pass
In Connecticut a state lawmaker proposes a 500 dollar fine for editors who alter letters to the editor without author approval. The editorial stance argues edits are normally minor and justified to fix spelling and punctuation, and mandatory approval would deter people from writing letters, not improve them.
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Richard B. Edwards
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IRS chief apologizes over mythical tax return misprint
The head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized to Senators Hubert H. Humphrey and George McGovern after a class publication used the fictitious name Hubert H. McGovern on an imaginary tax return. The erroneous entry cited a non existent address and was printed before being removed.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
IRS
Hubert H. McGovern
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
White House Street
Lafayette Park
Johnnie M. Walker
African nations and Israel ties shift amid oil influence
Report notes rising African anti-Israel sentiment linked to Arab oil while Israel expands aid and expert programs across the continent and beyond. Mobutu Sese Seko earned paratroop wings in Israel as Golda Meir tours Europe and meets world leaders amid cautious diplomacy with Ivory Coast and other states.
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Mobutu Sese Seko
Zaire
Israel
Aiit
Mall Wonder
Golda Meir
Paris
Paul VI
Vatican
Switzerland
Ivory Coast
Felis Houphouet- Boigny
Houpho
Israel's Meir Meets Ivory Coast Leader Amid Africa Alignments
Report notes Moshe Mayer's Ivory Coast complex as luxury symbol. It highlights Africa's split with Israel across regions, naming Chad Mali Niger and Uganda among nations breaking ties. Analysis points to Arab oil influence and Saudi King Faisal's pan-African aid missions shaping choices.
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Africa
Chad
Mali
Niger
Uganda
Congol
Peking
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Mauritania
Senegal
Israel
Libya
Maammar Qaddafi
Yrancais Tombalhaye
Lakwa Tate
Letters to the editor on organ review and paramedics praise
Readers criticize Virgil Fox review by Dan Cariaga and David Levinson accusing bias and misquotes. They defend Fox as a showman pianist, dispute passacaglia origins, and praise paramedics for skill and compassion in disasters, calling for deserved recognition and less media hype.
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Long Beach City College
Virgil Fox
Dan Cariaga
David Levinson
Mr. Fox
Levinson
Fox
Ling Beath
Bruce Lassen
Spain
Woman's Viewpoint by Mary Ellis Carlton Elevates Local Paper
Mary Ellis Carlton presents a female perspective on Long Beach issues, emphasizing readers’ interest in women centered content. She notes enjoyment of certain male voices but champions more sections reflecting women's viewpoints while acknowledging the necessity of police coverage as well.
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Mary Ellis Carlton
Long Beach
Return to Islam Editor Letter on Prison Reform
George E. B. Blue argues for immediate release of black inmates who have converted to Islam at Leavenworth. He praises Nation of Islam programs for rehabilitation and education, condemns federal methods as dehumanizing, and urges the President to allow return under Elijah Muhammad guidance.
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United Nations
Gle Leavenworth
Elijah Muhammad
America
Lanvenworth Prison
George EB. Blue
Cleaning up welfare a Herculean task for Congress
A three week old Joint Economic Committee staff study portrays the U S welfare system as deeply mired in complex rules and shifting eligibility. It argues that due process and property rules complicate terminations, discouraging work and enabling fraud, with no clear solution in sight beyond a grand but unlikely reform.
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