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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1977
Page
14
The Long Beach editorial argues 107 percent rises in assessed valuation by County Assessor Philip Watson will drive property tax bills higher, while real home values and government services do not justify the jump. It blames speculators, warns fixed-income residents face hardship, and urges state relief and potential taxpayer resistance.
Sunday reports described a Soviet broadcast featuring American folk singers Johnny Cash Joan Baez and Judy Collins used to argue that human rights violations occur in the United States The narrator cited Cashs San Quentin and Collins songs to claim unemployment and unequal justice while praising American justice over Soviet repression and noting President Carters human rights focus has touched Moscows nerves
President Carter warned Brezhnev that Soviet criticism of his human rights push is ill advised while Vice President Mondale echoed a cautious view. Both stressed that real negotiations in SALT and other talks continue despite public hard lines.
The piece argues that Soviet displays of restiveness reflect weakness not strength. It cites dissident movements, Helsinki Agreement criticism, and losses abroad as pressures on Brezhnev era leadership. It notes rising influence of European Communist parties and a U.S. resurgence after Vietnam and Watergate as context for renewed global competition.
President Carter era policy shift cuts nearly all medical care at Kenner Army Hospital Fort Lee Virginia for retired Army personnel and dependents effective June 15 with Medicare delays looming. CHAMPUS limits and doctor shortages threaten ongoing access while lawmakers prepare protests and veterans groups push for reversal.
Washington reports trace the LeBaron family of polygamous Mormon heritage to a violent feud over a claimed divine birthright. Ervil LeBaron proclaims himself true prophet and orders followers and armed women to kill rivals including his brother Joel. The grim saga extends from Salt Lake City to Mexico and Nicaragua, with threats toward President Carter and Vice President Mondale.
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