No Fines as a Library Policy Consideration
The Long Beach Auditor warns about a $117000 sum in overdue books and fines and urges caution. The piece argues fines can deter use, especially for disadvantaged children, and cites Baltimore and Genesee County experiments where no fines boosted returns and saved staff time. It notes other systems report positive results and suggests Long Beach study a legal no fine policy.
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Long Beach
Baltimore
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Flint
Micil
Genesee County
Massachusetts
Missouri
Protest through sound: music as war critique across eras
The piece links 15th and 16th century masses to a quiet rebellion against war, suggesting a hidden message in liturgical tunes echoing a French folk warning. It notes 20th century student protests with Mozart Requiem at Oberlin and Handel excerpts at UCLA, praising music as a powerful expressive force.
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Oberlin College
National Cathedral
Washington
University of California At
Los Angeles
Music For
Loss of El Dorado and Peruvian Chronicles in Review
A short rundown of new books includes Y S Naipur's Loss of El Dorado from Knopf about Spanish and English adventurers and a later governor scandal with a tortured mulatto girl. Also reviewed are Milosz edited Post War Polish Poetry from Penguin and Miriam Beltran's Cuzco Window on Peru from Knopf detailing Andean history and pre Incan sites.
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India
Dorado
City of Poid
Czeslaw Milosz
Penguin
Cuzco
Peru
Miriam Beltran
Knopf
Pizarro
Mirian Beltran
Pedro Beltran
Letters to editor decry national health insurance push
Local letters oppose national health insurance as a cure for medical care problems. Doctors argue prices would rise, care quality worsen, and government controls expand. readers urged to inform the public and defend patient interests. Also notes student voting and National Guard protests referencing broader civic issues.
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CBS
Vacation time for leaders in TIERY RUN Virginia essay
The piece argues federal, state, and corporate leaders are mentally exhausted from war pressures and need a genuine rest. It contrasts U S leaders with British, French, and Russian practices, cites Nixon's escapes to Camp David and private retreats, and suggests more leisure could sharpen judgment. It notes Eisenhower avoided Vietnam, praises moderation, and touts Tidewater Maryland Blue Ridge tranquility as perspective.
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Jnst
Paris
Nixon
White House
Executive Office
Camp David
San Clemente
Florida Keys
Herbert Hoover
Virginia Rapidan River
United States
Tidewater
Virginia
Maryland
Blue Ridge
Washington
SST vote prompts Senate showdown on 290 million boost
A House debate on a 290 million SST appropriation ends 176 to 162 in favor of proceeding. Critics warn of taxpayer burden, limited public value, and noise impacts, urging restraint and a shift to pressing domestic needs. The piece cites biblical and philosophical quotes contrasting speed with progress.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Capitol Hill
Congress
Earth
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