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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1969
Page
5
Miles E Lines is listed as executive editor and Sperling Bemis as managing editor. The telephone line 435 1161 is provided for contact. The brief item reflects standard newsroom masthead information from the era.
Nixon and Thieu signal flexibility as troop withdrawals from South Vietnam continue, with 25 000 U S troops set to start within 30 days. Polls show rising support for phased pullout while Midway talks hint at cautious openness to peace talks and ongoing disengagement from the war.
California lawmakers enacted AB 856 at the request of the California Peace Officers Association to require drivers of certain vehicles to stay at least 300 feet behind the preceding vehicle. The rule targets vehicles limited to 55 mph, such as those pulling trailers or semi-trailers, enabling patrols to cite tailgaters without speed clocks. Tailgating, described as a pathology of the speed era, remains a leading cause of accidents despite enforcement.
Readers debate prejudice in politics and the claim that emotions affect cancer. A critic questions Dr. Wally Ellerbrook’s view that controlling emotions prevents cancer, arguing against scientific truth and noting cancer victims’ varied experiences. Comments speculate on state policy and governance.
California's 21 Democrats in Congress push a cohesive group strategy to regain leverage as Republicans hold the White House and state power shifts. Former colleague Harlan Hagan works from Longworth, guiding early actions while plans consider a broader, sustained political operation and a younger successor.
Unpublished manuscript fragment from a history of 1950 to 1999 notes President Nixon's spring 1969 push to deploy an eight billion dollar Anti-Ballistic Missile system. The unwritten chapter frames the ABM controversy within Cold War dynamics and U.S. defense policy.
This satirical account traces a fictional, escalating chain of anti ballistic systems from a .9 trillion to a 1.4 trillion program and beyond. It parodies budget bloat and punchline tallies by lampooning generals presidents and an escalating arms race with Russia. The piece ends with the Russians arriving as the dominos fall.
Washington reports reveal official studies on the April 1963 riots after Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination. Congressional hearings exposed findings about who the victims were and the broader impact on Negro employment and small businesses.
Officials report 80 percent of damaged firms in the DC riots were small neighborhood shops and 34 percent earned under $5,000 annually. Most affected were family-run, older proprietors handed to younger Black managers. Looting favored stores tied to the community, with 85 percent of losses including stolen merchandise. The report urges fact-based efforts to improve urban lives and equal opportunities.
BeA Stefan, a waitress, supports sharp opposition and change. Dale Shipman, a Neighborhood Youth Corps worker, regrets not voting due to age and questions lowering the voting age. Francis Lichtenhahn, retired, cites two missed choices and praises friends Crow and Graham. Fran Lessovitz, a San Pedro bookseller, dislikes mudslinging and notes Los Angeles election interest.
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