Fresh look at schools undercuts New York plan in editorial
The piece notes Governor Nelson Rockefeller appoints Daniel Klepak to oversee education performance with a study that includes California. It suggests California could benefit from similar reforms, examining business practices, insurance approaches, and bus programs, and comparing urban schools to uncover reasons for score differences. It calls for a narrower California study modeled after New York's $450000 annual effort.
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Daniel Klepak
California
Klepak
New York
California State Department of Education
State Department of Education
Juno and the Paycock staged by Long Beach State students
A Long Beach State University production of Sean O Caseys Juno and the Paycock highlighted enduring themes of war poverty and struggle. The International Theatre Company delivered a warmly performed adaptation with strong ensemble work and clear connections to modern America and Ireland.
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Sean O'Casey
Juno
International Theatre Company
Ireland
O’casey
Our Town
Cheryl Ann Noonan
Maisie Madigan
Michael Kilpatrick
Billy Quinn
Mary Boyle
Jeanne Gallo
Pat. McCarthy
Steve Kozlowski
Teri Costigan
Tamas Benitez
Carolyn Shapiro
America
O'Casey
England
Long Beach State
Readers respond to hitchhiking and politics letters
A Long Beach reader questions hitchhiking safety amid robbery fears, offering car space but wary of risk. Another writer argues for public campaign financing to curb expensive elections, urging media to inform voters. A third letter defends the President while criticizing Democratic tactics in Watergate coverage.
Watergate metaphor from Kay C. Hammett in Long Beach
EDITOR compares Watergate to nails driven into a post, noting that initial blows may be pulled out but once driven to the head they require wood destruction to remove. The piece reflects a sharp, destructive view of the scandal and corporate complicity from Kay C. Hammett in Long Beach.
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Watergate
Long Beach Kay C
Hammett
Solar Energy Promises Clean Abundant Power, Says NSF Expert
The Intellectual Digest interviews Dr Loyd G Herwig of the NSF Solar Energy Panel, noting solar heating already used in homes and heaters built worldwide. He says with more R D solar could heat and cool buildings, generate electricity via photovoltaic cells, and become cost competitive within 15 years.
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Intellectual Digest
Loyd G. Herwig
National Science Foundation
NSF
National Aeronautics Space Administration
Japan
Israel
Soviet Union
United States
Herwig
HiGke
Presidents as high priests clash with political reality
The piece argues Americans overestimate the president as a moral, religious exemplar. Since Washington, leaders have been treated as sacred figures, though most presidents are merely seasoned politicians. Watergate exposes the gap between myth and reality, urging vigilant scrutiny of power and aides.
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George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
White House
United States
Church aid sought for Chavez
Washington liberals push religious groups to back Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers in their farm labor conflict with growers and the Teamsters. Churches study how to turn resolutions into action on picket lines and boycotts amid violence and strikes in Coachella Valley and broader farm labor battles.
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Washington
UPD
Vietnam
America
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers Union
URW
Teamsters Union
National Council of Churches
UFW
W. Sterling Cary
NCC
United Churen of Christ
California
Coachella Valley
Chavez
Western Conference of Teamsters
Msgr
George G. Higgins
The
Teamsters
UCC
National Association of Ecumenical Staff
Councils of Churches
Reflections on Character and Ambition in Business
A short provincial think piece notes that self restraint builds trust and success. It argues love grows with time for those who reject selfishness, while truth remains elusive to many. It cautions budding entrepreneurs not to demand the top spot immediately in the business world.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Dublin
Long Beach State University
C. B. Case
Redondo Avenue
Mr. Case
Mr. Cage
Long Beach
Milt Nalibow
Walter Relis
Congress
Nixon
James J
U.S
Jefferson
Madison
Lyndon
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Louis
By David E. Anderson
Gakersfeld
United Farm Workers
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