Editorials Having sport with Spiro
A satirical piece critiques sports writing and vice president Spiro Agnew. It contrasts advocacy journalism in politics with sports prose, then mockingly rewrites a news item in a pro-Agnew style featuring the judge John Mitchell and attorney Erwin Griswold as players, with Ted Agnew cheering from the stands.
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Agnew
Angels
Milwaukee
James Fregosi
The
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Fregosi
Washington
New York Times
Washington Post
Punch Sulzberger
Times
John Mitchell
Erwin Griswold
Nixon urges doctors to curb drug abuse in medical practice
The president cites a culture of drugs in the United States where people expect a pill for every problem. He asks physicians to examine their own prescribing habits and part with a crutch approach to treatment to prevent drug abuse and protect public health.
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Nixon
American Medical Association
Richard Nixon
War books and poets on war and faith in youth
A catalog note reviews THE WAR GOES ON by flermann Hesse translated by Ralph Manheim from Far rar Straus and Giroux 6.95 cloth 1.95 paperback and discusses Holub Although by Miroslav Holub translated by Ian and Jarmila Milner Grossman Cape Editions 3 cloth 1.50 paper bound. Holub, a famed Czech poet and immunologist, blends wit and poignancy in verses about freedom and futility amid Czech tragedy.
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Flermann Hesse
Ralph Manheim
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Hernan Hesse
Miroslav Holub
Ian and
Jarmila Milner
Grossman Cape Editions
Holub
Letter argues police deserve higher pay over firemen in Long Beach
A reader, Mrs. Thomas Beckman of Lakewood, defends police officers amid a dispute over firemen seeking higher wages. She contends police work is on duty 24 hours daily with court hours and dangers, while firemen idle much of the time. She praises police risks and condemns the notion of firemen earning parity, urging support for officers who keep the city livable.
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Long Beach
Queen Mary
Watts
Lakewood
Editorial Ramps Up On Tax Free Foundations In California
Garden Grove reports an editorial criticizing the surge of tax free foundations in California describing 76 000 plus entities growing by 100 or more every two months The piece argues each new foundation reduces land tax base driving property taxes higher and cites land value figures near 19 000 000 000 with owners bearing over 1 000 000 000 annually.
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California
Welfare reform theme shifts to family assistance plan
Governor Brimmer argues the welfare system perpetuates dependency and endangers self-reliance among dependent families. He advocates replacing welfare with a Moynihan Nixon era family assistance plan featuring an $800 base for two, $400 per additional member, and earnings adjustments, to incentivize work, training, and eventual self-sufficiency.
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Brimmer
Daniel P. Moynihan
Nixon
FAP
Chip Bohlen Says No Evidence of Deceit in Vietnam Papers
Former Under Secretary of State and Russia expert Ambassador Charles Bohlen reads Pentagon materials and finds no clear evidence of deliberate deception of the American people. He spoke at the Woman's Democratic Club introducing Dr. Francis Q. Wilcox, who critiques declassification norms and urges NSC expansion and periodic congressional testimony on security matters.
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Charles “Chip” Bohlen
Pentagon
New York Times
Bohlen
Russia
U.S
France
Philippines
Vietnam
Woman's National Democratic Club
Francis Q. Wilcox
Congress
Lam
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