Pentagon backs away from ROTC graduate study boycott
Editorial notes Rep. F Edward Hebert pushed a halt to sending officers to anti ROTC universities. The Pentagon paused the boycott, opting to send officers to the best program, even at Harvard, while keeping needs of the military above Hebert's pique.
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Edward Hebert
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Armed Services
Secretary of the Navy
John Chafee
U.S. Congress
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Graduate School of Business Administration
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Salute to the Red Cross Honorary Chairman Nixon Speaks
Richard Nixon, honorary chairman, says the Red Cross stands for more than relief. Long Beach volunteers run bloodmobiles and help in hospitals. They aid families after fires and assist servicemen families with emergency messages. Red Cross Month proclaimed.
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Richard Nixon
Red Cross
Long Beach
Willow &I
Nixon
Absenteeism in the Senate and a long memory of tunes
A letter writer rebukes Senator Tunney for missing votes during a ski trip and questions his reliability while recounting a long ago U.S. Senate absenteeism. The note cites Mansfield on senators' priorities and contrasts Tunney with public expectations. The piece then shifts to a reader recalling a 1950 radio puzzle about a song and the Herald-Express’s handling of the mystery tune.
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Lou Cannon
John Tunney
Switzerland
Tunney
Senate
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Seal Beach
Herald- J Express
Herald- Examiner
Walter Winchell
Melody
Winchell
KNX
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Herald-Express
Charlotte
N.C
California
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Keep two party system
Letter from Long Beach criticizes cross-filing in elections as dishonest and hypocritical. Argues for preserving a genuine two-party system and urges editorial reconsideration. Believes cross-filing undermines democratic fairness and transparency.
Hooray for the court editorial critique
The editor praises the California Supreme Court and criticizes the governor's narrow view of law and order. The piece argues capital punishment is cruel unusual and not a deterrent, highlighting the need for reconsideration of the death penalty.
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California Supreme Court
Oil wealth reshapes Ecuador amid bloodless coup
Ecuador, population under six million, may become South America's second largest oil producer after a military takeover. An initial 400,000 barrel daily flow via a 330 mile Amazon to Pacific pipeline is set to boost output to at least 120 million dollars annually, destabilizing economy and politics. The junta promises social justice while facing election tensions and regional disputes, including a tuna fishing dispute with the United States.
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Ecuador
South America
Quito
Amazon
Andes
Pacific
Sime
Bucaram
Guillermo Rodriguez
Junta
Peru
United States
Nixon's China policy marked a new Pacific balance of power
Washington observers credit Nixon with a patient, strategic approach that opened channels with China and shifted the Pacific balance. The Peking visit clarified issues on Taiwan and Vietnam, reduced wariness in Moscow and Tokyo, and suggested Washington aims to curb unilateral aggression while seeking a broader, cooperative regional order.
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China
Taiwan
Japan
United States
Peking
Pacific
Tokyo
Moscow
Kremlin
Nixon
Agia
Europe
Pacific Basin
Soviet Union
Asia
Nixon visit reshapes Taiwan China ties notes and risks
The piece argues there was no treaty shift on Taiwan, while U S policy pivots toward recognizing one China. It contrasts Nixon’s Shanghai trip with broader China outreach, noting less military presence on Taiwan and a philosophy of nonconfrontation despite ongoing political risk. It discusses cultural revolution contexts, American visitors, and the tension between individualism and state ideology.
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Nixon
Shanghai
Taiwan
China
Formosan Straits
John F. Kennedy
Quemoy-Matsu
Chou En-lai
Mao
United States
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