Editorial endorsement notes Hosmer retirement in 1972 race
The editorial praises Rep. Craig Hosmer for seniority legal and parliamentary skill and service to California and nation. It highlights his congressional focus on wildlife refuges, the Colorado River bill, a Long Beach naval hospital, and energy policy including year round daylight saving time and nuclear energy advocacy. It notes his heart issues and predicts continued public service.
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Craig Hosmer
Hosmer
Congress
Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station
California
Long Beach
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Signal Hill
Lakewood
Los Alamitos
Seal Beach
Huntington Beach
Fountain Valley
Tokyo
Big shoes to fill as Hosmer retires from Congress
The district faces a challenge finding a successor who understands defense needs and Washington, given Navy ties and local reliance on defense contracts. Hosmer’s seniority and knowledge made him effective, and the community hopes for a capable, articulate successor from either party.
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Navy
Naval Shipyard
Washington
Hosmer
Congress
Letters to the Editor rail service critique from Long Beach
The writer rebuts John Tabor's Rail road Blues claiming Union Station snapshots mislead readers. They argue trains like Super Chief and Coast Daylight affect true ridership, defend current passenger service, and fault railroads for equipment shortages while condemning erasures and urging focus on Ford era plans in Long Beach.
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John Tabor
Southland
Railroad Blues
Union Station
San Diego
Dodger Stadium
Coliseum
Amtrak
The
Santa Fe
California
Payronsee
Farm losses and the agribusiness complex debate
Jerome Waldie uses his walk to launch anti administration and anti big business remarks about corporate farming. A California conglomerate reportedly sold its agribusiness holdings after losses, suggesting farming loss benefits may not be understood by the firm.
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Jerome Waldie
Waldie
California
Long Beach
Nuclear targeting shifts raise risk of limited war option
Washington reports Secretary Schlesinger announced a new U S targeting doctrine allowing a credible threat of limited nuclear attacks on Soviet military facilities as an alternative to city strikes. Analysts warn such changes could edge both nations toward more flexible but dangerous responses amid debates on symmetry and counter-force capabilities.
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Washington
James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
U.S
Soviet Union
United
Ayer
Nixon
Congress
Allience
Mediterranean
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Aris
Defense
Wey
Moscow
United States
Nless
Air bag debate grows as GM and Allstate weigh safety
Allstate has sponsored a 30 percent discount on medical coverage tied to air bag equipped cars while GM offers air bag options on Cadillacs Buicks and Oldsmobiles. GM safety chief David F Martin reports mixed real world results from 19 million driven miles across 1 000 cars with nine crashes activating the bags including one infant fatality. He cautions the data are not yet conclusive and further study is needed.
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Washington
Allstate Insurance
General Motors
Allstate
David F. Martin
American Society of Mchanical Engineers
Martin
Caugedmany
U.S. shifts to first strike strategy outlined
The piece argues the USSR's arms industry and military strength have grown, noting Soviet arms sales to Arab clients and Vietnam tested weapons. It cites strategic shifts after 1973 and 1980s tensions, claiming the United States moved toward targeting Soviet military sites with ICBMs while preserving some deterrence against city strikes.
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New York Times
Foster Dulles
Heine
Lonlay
Ussr
Moscow
Syria
Feypt
U.S
Lockheed Organization
Vietnam
United States
Israel
Middle East
Nixon
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
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