Voting Easy Issues Are Important
The California primary may see lower turnout as Los Angeles County replaces paper ballots with punch cards. Officials say the system is simple, and ballots include clear explanations. The vote will decide funding for the junior college system and Cal-Vet programs, plus elect county and state officials. The newspapers endorse bond propositions, several candidates, and urge strong voter participation to strengthen democracy.
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California
Los Angeles County
Cal-Vet
Thomas H. Kuchel
Evelle J. Younger
Burton W. Chace
Roy J. Brown
Norman R. Dowds
David J. Assensor
Harold J. Ackerman
John Gibson
New Ideas Enter Red Bloc as Dubcek Pushes Reforms
Soviet Premier Kosygin failed to sway Prague Communists from their semi democratic reform path. Dubcek’s article in the party organ hints that the movement seeks to overcome chronic crises and a stagnating standard of living. The piece asserts the leading role of the Communist party without exclusive administration, signaling a shift away from Kosygin’s rigid Marxist-Leninist stance amid East Bloc tensions.
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Alexei N. Kosygin
Prague
Czechoslovakian Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Kosygin
Dubeck
Communist Party
Open Forum Editor Probes Welfare and Politics
Readers discuss gambling for the elderly and bingo in New York, while urging a guaranteed income and critiquing editorial bias. Letters from Long Beach and Bellflower residents touch on poverty, unemployment offices, and a political hope tied to the upcoming election.
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Bellflower
Mervin D. Ravagan
Arthnr Hoppe
Washington
Congress
Vietnam
Long Beach
Chester Campbell
Who Will Lead in the 70s
Analysis argues a shift from frail 19th century leaders to a new generation amid Cold War tensions. It notes Johnson De Gaulle Salazar Chiang and Ho Chi Minh fading as under-30 voters rise, predicting Nixon versus Humphrey amid California influence and party machines shaping the future. The piece warns the choice hinges on youth, rebellion, and global class conflicts.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
de Gaulle
France
Spain
Salazar
Portugal
Chiang Kaishek
Taiwan
May Tse-tung
China
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Canada
Humphrey
Pompidou
Nixon
Phrey
America
Lhe Lot
California
Goldwater
George Meany
Daley
Chicago
Quick History Lesson Given To Freeman
Washington Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman, a tough ex Marine, clashes with Rep Wayne Aspinall over California's proposed redwood national park and government land exchanges. Aspinall asserts policy is Congress, corrects Freeman on Roosevelt’s role. Also notes HUD grant to Memphis Beale Street birthplace preservation. Montoya proposes residency relief for mobile Americans to vote. Sykes recalls Pueblo incident, jokes about Confederates.
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Washington
Orville Freeman
Wayne Aspinall
House
Interior Committee
Freeman
California
Redwood National Park
Aspinall
Secretary of Agriculture
Legislative
Theodore Roosevelt
Leddy Roosevelt
Congress
Vietnam War Duration in Global Context Urged
A group of distinguished citizens urges patience in Vietnam, arguing that U.S. aims should be tempered by broader historical forces. They warn against expecting a swift resolution or immediate world peace and emphasize restraint amid ongoing conflict.
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Washington
America
Vietnam
Dwight Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
Lucius Clay
Janes Conani
Paul Douglas
Mary P. Lord
Leverett Saltonstall
Citizens Committee For Peace With Freedom
Mmost
The Second Civil War and The Promise of Wisdom reviewed
Garry Wills defends a stark view of Vietnam policy, arguing the conflict’s enduring political struggle. The piece, with panels on civil unrest, cites Nine cities including Detroit Newark Watts and Chicago. It also reviews J Glenn Gray’s education philosophy exploring teachers and learners in society.
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Garry Wills
New American Library
Esquire Magazine
Author Wills
Detroit
Newark
Watts
Cambridge
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Glenn Gray
Lippincott
J. Glenn Gray
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Czechoslovakia
Eastern Europe
Open Forum
New York State
New York
England
Sara Sperry
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Ad Infinitum
R. W. Bolton
Kennedy
Indiana
Nebraska
McCarthy
Oregon
Rockefeller
Iself
James Reston
Long Beach Boulevard
Fourth Street
Robert Kopasek
Ruth Regalla
Baker
Henry Derrick
William Reno
American Legion
North Long Beach
Germany
Ray Brown
Leo
A. R. Deschwanden
Seal Beach
Memphis’ Beale Streat
Peewee
W. C. Handy
St. Louis
Smokey
Agriculture Department
Joseph M. Montoya
New Mexico
U.S
Montoya
Robert L. F. Sykes
D-Fla
Sykes
Robert McNamara
Frederic Collins
Hanoi
Paris
Douglas
Saigon
National Liberation Front
Conant
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