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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1972
Page
5
The Assembly Ways and Means Committee struck a provision to include the new 5 percent gasoline sales tax in pump prices, spurred by oil company lobbyists. The piece argues oil firms seek to keep prices down and notes rural Californians still bear taxes that fund city streets and transit, urging dealers to pass the tax at the pump for public clarity.
Literary critic Leslie A. Fiedler and his wife were arrested in 1967 on a charge of maintaining premises for narcotics. The New York Court of Appeals ruled they did not maintain their home for drug use, overturning six months jail and a $500 fine side’s outcomes. The decision was praised as sensible, though contested by some Buffalo faculty.
A columnist laments chronic Council delays, noting meetings rarely start on time. He cites Tuesday’s 9:20 a.m. start, 10:47 a.m. recess, and 2:33 p.m. reconvening, arguing timely returns would reduce lengthy hearings and avoid lunchtime postponements.
The piece argues George McGovern is a strong political issue in the 1972 contest, with Nixon allies attacking his defense cuts and welfare plans. It notes McGovern’s bold proposals could mobilize new voters, while Connally’s early blast signals Nixon’s strategy to frame McGovern as radical and risky. The outlook is a very close election barring a peace breakthrough in Vietnam.
European investors rush to gold as inflation rises about 6 percent, seeking a currency hedge. John C. Van Eck of International Investors predicts a multi-year bull market in gold mining stocks with potential prices surpassing $100 an ounce as central banks expand money supply.
On a sunlit Sunday at Anaheim Stadium, Nolan Ryan’s one hit, 16 strikeouts, and a record 26 retired batters powered the Angels past the Red Sox while the scene echoed deeper truths. The author recalls returning home to America, feeling time suspend in a magical moment behind home plate as the crowd roars and history unfolds.
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