Editorial on Moderation in Textbook Stereotype Guidelines
The piece argues for moderate use of guidelines to create positive images in school texts while warning against overreach. It highlights examples like avoiding gendered roles, yet cautions against forcing stereotypes onto women and men alike. The author stresses that labor divisions are not divinely fixed and calls for balanced portrayal of careers.
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Macmillan Publishing Co
Dad
Televising Congress Could Stir Interest and Curb Apathy
The piece weighs televising House and Senate sessions for a one year trial. It notes cameras can trigger theatrical displays and bore viewers, but suggests interest would grow as familiar figures and issues emerge. If allowed, broadcasts could benefit both Congress and the nation.
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Senate
Congress
House
Letter highlights police behavior after car break in Long Beach
A Long Beach reader praises Officer D B Allen for courteous service after a CB radio theft and two nearby break-ins, but condemns a second unnamed officer as cold and dismissive. He argues the incident underscores the need for better police community relations training.
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Long Beach
D. B. Allen
LBPD
Kanarek Forges Own Paper Accuses Press of Watergate Cover-Up
Irving Kanarek, the stocky defense attorney of Manson fame, launches The Kanarek Times a one page sheet in Van Nuys claiming the press shields Vincent Bugliosi and William Farr in a California Watergate style cover-up. He says Farr obtained transcripts from Virginia Graham and that Bugliosi and Dave Shinn provided source material, urging subpoenas for Younger and Busch while accusing Farr of aiding a political conspiracy.
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Irving Kanarek
Charles Manson
Establishment Press
California
Kanarek Times
Victor Blyd
van Nuys
Kanarek
Vincent Bugliosi
Los Angeles Times
William Farr
Bugliosi
Dave Shinn
Farr
Manson
Hollywood
Shinn
Munson
Frank Sinatra
Elizabeth Taylor
Lusu
Bugliosi and
Joseph Busch
Evelle Younger
Virginia Graham
Joanne Hwee Norris
Susan Atkins
Long Beach
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Ms. Graham
Virginia
Graham
Buglinsi
Miss Atkins
Younger
Busch
Los Angeles County
Buseh
Parr
Land Jury
District Attorney
Attorney General's
Watts
Los Angeles
Kanarck
Boycott Tuna Industry to Stop Porpoise Killings
A reader urges immediate action against tuna fishing by boycotting tuna products until legislators address porpoise deaths. The writer states personal commitment to stop buying any tuna items, including cat foods, until the practice ends and calls for others to join for swift effect.
Funding clarify on agency duties in Long Beach
Lawrence D. Triesch LULAC Headstart Director states that East Long Beach Neighborhood Center and LUILAC are not race specific and serve all residents in their target areas. He notes Headstart programs comply with federal law and serve diverse communities.
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Long Beach
Death of Steve Prefontaine prompts alcohol education call
Letter from Warren Winters of Bellflower criticizes media for focusing on praise after the athlete's death while downplaying alcohol's role. He argues Oregon DUI limits show alcohol as a danger and urges public education over prohibition, noting alcohol as a leading killer in adults.
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Steve
Oregon
Warren Winters
Bellflower
Rights and state power in school standards case
Dayton readers are reminded of a Greenville Ohio dispute where 15 fundamentalist parents challenge state school standards. The Tabernacle Christian School, run by Old German Baptist Brethren adherents, is cited for not meeting Ohio minimums though students excel academically. The piece argues the state overreaches, seeking to protect education and safety, while upholding religious liberty.
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Dayton
Ohio
Greenville
Brethren
Dunkards
Tabernacle Christian School
Levi W. Whisner
Tabernacle Christian Church
Board of Education
Supreme Court
Resort satire notes hotels in oceans and skies
The piece mocks grand plans for docked ships as hotels and airplanes as flying hotels. It contrasts efficient shapes with old craft, notes environmental photos of a resort area where bikinis distract from blight, and quotes Congressman Sludgepump on ethics about fast consumption or deposit within 24 hours.
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Sludgepump
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