Two Views on the Law and Presidential Power
Editorials discuss federal limits on electronic surveillance and presidential authority. They contrast Senator Ervin’s plain reading with Ehrlichman’s view of implied powers, noting concerns over burglary in national defense and the need for clear constitutional boundaries. The piece questions who should define executive power and stresses explicit limits.
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Congress
Sam Ervin
John Ehrlichman
Ervin
Ehrlichman
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York Times
Times
National Defense
Nixon
California charity days sought to fund welfare for horse staff
A proposed bill would require five charity days from California racetracks with net profits split to general charities, but would add a welfare fund for people involved in racing. Critics say the fund should come from profits, not steal a sixth charity day from existing causes.
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California
United Way
Los Angeles Area
Senate
Lou Cusana
Sherman Oaks
Letter to the Editor on marijuana legality debate
A Long Beach reader writes that a July 26 article about burning marijuana provoked strong opinions. The writer argues for legalization or at least equal treatment with alcohol, cites personal use, and identifies as 17 years old, calling themselves a young hippie-freak.
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Juky
Garden Grave
Long Beach
Credit Due for Private Ambulance Workers in Long Beach
A reader from Long Beach argues that private ambulance company crews who attended a recovering victim in the 200 block of Pacific Avenue and helped Jackie Dozal deserve credit alongside paramedics. The letter defends these dedicated workers, noting they save lives daily and choose service over higher pay elsewhere.
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Jackie Dozal
Carson
Pacific Avenue
Long Beach
Joan Mell
Wozs
Watergate and the nation's civics lesson
A Washington opinion piece reflects on Watergate's impact on faith in government and politics. It lauds Sen. Sam Ervin for articulating constitutional limits, cites historical safeguards, and argues a national civics education via televised hearings can fortify democracy against demagoguery and abuse of power.
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Washington
Mitchell
Nixon
F. Scott Fitzgerald
America
Senate
Senate Watergate Committee
Sam Ervin
Sam
Ervin
William Pitt the Elder
England
United States
Lincoln
Justice Davis
Milligan
Republic
Obscenity guidelines debated as courts clash
Six weeks after the Supreme Court issued new obscenity guidelines, prosecutors nationwide push cases against smut while debates continue. Advocates like the ACLU clash with publishers and authors including Jacqueline Susann, who notes regional morality differences. Courts aim to refine Miller v California standards to clearly define hard core pornography and limit offensive material.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Sve
Square One
Marx Brothers
Te South
Playboy
Attorney General of Virginia
High Court
American Civil Liberties Union
University of Virginia
Cavalier Daily
Jacqueline Susann
Ms. Susann
New York
Ms. Sann
Hudson
Burger
California
Susant
Kaplan
East Europe bends toward the times amid shifts in leadership
Observers note that despite entrenched totalitarianism, East European leaders show concessions to popular demands for better living standards. Ulbricht’s illness underscores changes as successors gain influence, reforms touch youth travel, education, and historical monuments, signaling gradual openness in Bulgaria Hungary Romania Poland and Yugoslavia.
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Walter Ulbricht
Antonin Novotny
Cachoslovakia
Ana Pauker
Romania
Janos Kadat
Hungary
Edward Gierck
Poland
Ulbricht
Dle
Russia
Stalin
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
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GOP
George C. Wallac
William V. Shannon
NEW York Times News Service
James J
Europe
Communist Party
Erich Fleascker
Phil
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