State Department briefing voices cautious global diplomacy
Quotes from a San Francisco briefing outline U.S. stance on Vietnam Cambodia and Laos U.S. self interest in Africa Asia and the Middle East. Rogers Green Sisco and others stress self determination limited aims support for peaceful settlements and flexible diplomacy amid Cold War tensions.
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State Department
San Francisco
West Coast
Cambodia
Vietnam
William P. Rogers
Africa
Ussr
Red China
New View of Society and Other Works Featured
Book notices highlight A New View of Society by Robert Owen, a Pelican edition with Report to the County of Lanark, plus Hermann Hesse translations and Readings on Race edited by Stanley M. Garn. Also quoted is a letter arguing on Cambodia policy crediting prior presidents, signed Johl Rogers of Los Angeles.
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Robert Owen
Pelican
Stanley M. Garn
Charles C. Thomas
Nixon
Cambodia
Kennedy
Johnson
Angeles Johl Rogers
No Fines for Library Late Returns in Schools
A Long Beach reader argues against collecting small library fines citing that timely returns are learned habits like reading and arithmetic. He recalls retired librarian Clara Josseilyn and questions the Long Beach Department of Building and Safety and its inspectors.
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Long Beach
Massachusetts
Clara B. Josselyn
Department of Building and Safety
George Robeson
Benjamin Spock
Robeson
Tabor
Roy E. Babcock
Imagination in Schools Defeated by Tax Opposition
A University economist argues that US education spending remains high relative to world totals and has grown faster than other sectors. He cites Nixon era data showing defense cuts amid rising HEW and social funding, with education as a major beneficiary and defense budget trimmed since 1953.
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Roger Freeman
Nixon
Hoover Institution
Stanford
Freeman
Seattle
Mr. Freeman
District of Columbia
Bell Vocational High School
Washington
Board of Education
Bell
Squeezing More Money From Citizens Over Education
A critical column argues that increasing school budgets without improving quality is wasteful. It cites federal education programs as largely ineffective, notes failing urban districts like Washington and Los Angeles, and recalls a rural pool bond rejection as voters demand demonstrable results before funding.
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Los Angeles
Time for Change in English Language Conjugations
An essay argues the substandard conjugation of the verb to be is more efficient and urges a federal commission to rationalize English spelling and grammar. It cites Roosevelt Taft reforms, Tribune usage, and widespread protests as context for reform. The piece extols simplifying rules, reducing forms, and standardizing spelling for practical efficiency.
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Mideast
Ussr
Mediterranean
Europe
NATO
Western
Chil
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
New York Sun
Roosevelt
THE
Chicago Tribune
R. McCormick
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Indonesia
Japan
South Korea
Marshall Green
U.S
Mid-East
United States
Western Europe
Joseph J. Sisco
Jess
China
Indochina
South Vietnam
Laos
South Africa
Lisbon
Porms
Hermann Hesse
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
James Wright
America
Hesse
Garn
Sihanoukville
Gulf of Siam
Pnam Pheh
White House
Johnny
Russell ‘Kirk
New York
Dren
S. I. Hayakawa
Lent
San Francisco State College
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