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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1970
Page
7
An article discusses defining a recession as two consecutive quarters of negative real GNP. It notes 1969 Q3 to Q4 real GNP fell 0.4 percent at an annual rate, and unemployment rose from 3.5 to 8.9 percent, with administration officials avoiding the term recession and using milder phrases instead.
In Jefferson County Colorado three singers become sheriff deputies and cut a record The Code. Three days earlier three Compton ministers joined police, pledging to use gun or cross to fight crime. The piece notes a trend reversal in policing and comments on militant portrayals.
Readers contest Russia's crime record and private property stance amid Harris critique. A Long Beach letter questions educational subsidies and argues against funded programs. Pasadena and San Pedro contributors oppose federal film subsidies and warn about smog and taxes. Civil rights court authority questioned in the 1964 law.
The piece argues for lowering the voting age to 18, noting 68 senators support Senate Joint Resolution 147 by Senator Birch Bayh. It counters fears of campus violence, criticizes media portrayal as biased toward a militant minority, and urges candidates to engage with youth audiences in schools and colleges.
Analysis contrasts Nixon era Laos actions with Vietnam operations, arguing that misreading the distinction could curb U S support for Southeast Asia defenses. The piece notes a Senate group seeks an objective that would limit effective American backing.
Richard Wilson argues the President is escalating Laos operations without full U.S. ground troops, training and air support for a clandestine Lao army. He frames this as Vietnamization, notes congressional awareness, and warns of political pressure if Nixon shifts policy or hides objectives. The piece emphasizes congressional role and insistence on parliamentary consent for ground combat.
The text argues that a large portion of law enforcement targets so called crimes without victims such as gambling prostitution and drug addiction as a misplaced use of resources. It claims intrinsic crime involves actual harm and critiques legislators and police for enforcing private morality and exploiting protection rackets.
Sydney Harris argues that gambling prostitution drug addiction abortion and sexual behavior are social medical or private issues rather than criminal ones. He contends puritanical culture pushes these into law, fueling crime, corruption, underground markets, and hypocrisy while urging study and targeted solutions.
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