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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1971
Page
7
Editorial notes a comic novel titled Budget could spoof California state finances. It traces a $6.74 billion governor budget, a $712 million predicted deficit, Senate and Assembly tinkering, and secrecy in the legislative budget process. The piece argues for a public budget reform commission to fix California’s budgeting system.
Opinion notes Japan must assume more security duties in the Far East while the United States eases up on Okinawa. The treaty requires ratification by Japan’s Diet and the U.S. Senate, with divisions over base retention, textile exports, and covert nuclear armaments still unresolved.
Washington contends the partial Pentagon Papers disclosure spurs Congress access to the McNamara study and sparks a push to reform how official information is classified and distributed. The piece argues rules exist but chaos prevails as copying proliferates and private papers blur lines with public records.
Washington discusses the Pentagon analysis of the Vietnam War and the charge of Johnsonian deception. The piece argues public suspicion in 1964 65 and 85 was shaped by media coverage and political recriminations rather than hidden guile.
A reader letter rebuts an editorial on Long Beach police salaries and benefits noting top patrol pay, education incentives, and retirement costs, contrasting with Orange County and Pasadena amounts. The letter urges parity with other California departments and highlights city payroll disparities and a top city manager salary.
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