Editorials Creeping censorship and free speech
The piece argues that First Amendment protections extend to broadcasting despite evolving regulatory tools. It cautions against FTC bans on sugary cereal ads or child-endorsed ads, warning such controls threaten core freedoms. It warns that eroding limits invite broader suppression of dissent and political voices.
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Congress
U.S
Federal Communications Commission
Freedom
Alan Cranston
FCC
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Longer lasting candy coats almond bars with gloss and snap
Gerald Doolin of the National Confectionery Association notes a cotton plant derived run oil coating on almond, peanut, and coconut candy bars provides a better shelf life than chocolate. A manufacturer adds the coating resists whitening as it ages, offering lasting appeal amid rising cotton costs.
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Gerald Doolin
The
National Confectionery Association
Doolin
Irish Struggle in Ulster Draws Reader Fire
Letter writers from Long Beach articulate strong views on North Ireland conflict. One argues the IRA fights British occupation and criticizes American press framing, while another requests aerial photographs of snowbound Southland and comments on energy policy and scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Ulster
North Ireland
IRA
Samuel
Whitman Long Beach
Gromyko pursues unity amid Arab Israel peace push
Moscow seeks to shape Arab unity and Palestine policy as Kissinger edges forward. Gromyko tours Arab capitals, presses for a single Arab front and a linked Syrian Israeli disengagement to pave a broader settlement, while analysts debate Soviet leverage and motives in the shifting Middle East diplomacy.
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Moscow
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kissinger
Middle East
Gromyko
Syria
Keypl
West
Egypt
Washington
Kremlin
Iraq
Algeria
Soviet Union
Israel
Palestine
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Cairo
Hafez al-Assad
Anwar El-Sadat
Bains
Sentencing fantasy where white collar crime meets high school
A courtroom fantasy imagines Judge Sirica sentencing a white collar offender to 10 years in high school. The piece explores punishment that fits the crime and critiques the ineffectiveness of ordinary prisons, proposing ironic, surreal penalties and highlighting the drab horror of classic schooling.
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Simca
Sirica
James Cagney
Silas Marner
United States
Buffalo
National Geographic
Rose Marie
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Greer Garson
Hachor
Eisenhower
Comments on Truth and Gentility in Public Discourse
The text argues that excessive politeness is mistaken for weakness while truth should guide opinion. It warns that too much talk weakens arguments and notes that men who pursue truth rarely become emotional in debate.
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Pat Johnston
Long Beach
Southland
Pacific
Santa Monica
Sierra Madre
San Bernardino
Orange County
Catalina
Palos Verde
Hedrick Smith
New York Times News Service
Baehdint
Tele Gerad
Marcel Proust
Gilbert and Sullivan
Russell Baker
New York Time
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