County sheriff rates spark battle over contract city services
The article discusses proposed patrol car rates for contract cities, with the grand jury backing $303,000-plus to cover full costs, while Sheriff Pitchess favors $139,000 plus salary increases. Hallmarks include Hollinger’s compromise figure and supervisor plans to decide next month after weighing costs, legal duties, and city burdens.
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Los Angeles
Long Beach
Hollinger
Grand Jury
Sheriff Pitchess
California Contract Cities Association
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co
Pitchess
College struggles over campus morality and tenure at Long Beach State
A faculty panel at Long Beach State recommends charges against sociology professors Marion Steele and Don Robertson for nude modeling and showing stag films in class. The case sparked a split in the faculty over seriousness, while tenure denial and prior misconduct cloud the situation.
Senator Soaper Cites NTC On Auto Buying Shortfalls
The Federal Tirade Commission notes buyers often miss expected engineering quality and ads’ appealing models don’t match the car. Statistics show bleak trends in population categories, suggesting diminished optimism after reaching extreme figures.
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Federal Tirade Commission
NTC
Rioting Criticism From Long Beach Readers
Long Beach readers denounce lack of authority and courage to stop riots and property destruction. They blame politicians for inaction and argue police cordons are ineffective while authorities push talk over action.
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Long Beach
Jack H. Michels
Letters to the Editor on Social Security and hospitals
The letter argues welfare recipients eligible for Social Security are penalized by state aid rules, risking loss of Medi Cal while remaining poor and disabled. It critiques higher payroll taxes but says beneficiaries should keep what is theirs. A second reader defends hospital gift shops selling cigarettes, noting patients need relief and suggesting signs are unlikely to help acutely ill patients.
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Fy L.A. Collins
Cdl
Thuch
California
Collins
Long Beach
Barbara Moore
Joseph Read
Read
M. R. Jourdane
Peace Corps on the Warpath Blunt Grief From Officials
Washington reports show the President, the vice president, and the secretary of state questioning the Peace Corps. Rogers and Agnew express concern that the youthful idealist program may have veered off track as it spreads America’s influence abroad.
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Washington
Peace Corps
America
Willian P. Rogers
Spiro T. Agnew
Peace Corps Criticism and Fund Cut Debate
Richard Wilson argues Congress should slash 20 to 40 million from the 98 million requested for Peace Corps in 1970-71 amid global protests by volunteers. He cites incidents in Ethiopia, Liberia, Chile, and elsewhere, critiques activism as harmful to U.S. policy and questions volunteer rights versus duties.
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Executive Branch
Congress
Peace Corps
Ethiopia
Liberia
Tunisia
Afghanistan
Chile
Peru
Kenya
Niger
Turkey
Brazil
Thaiand
Togo
Wealth and its limits in a rich society
An exploration of how nations measure wealth beyond money, noting that wealth often requires costly regulation and counteracts prosperity. The discussion uses cities like Chicago and Sai as examples to illustrate the paradox of wealth, capital, and societal costs.
Wealth and cost redefine wealth in modern cities
Sydney Harris argues that larger city budgets and high GNP do not equal true wealth. Chicago spends much on traffic, safety, and parking, offsetting auto production gains. Hidden costs rise with production, while pollution and quality of life challenge the idea of a rich society. A broader view of wealth is needed beyond production.
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Saigon
Chicago
Etly
Himan
Carlyle
Isakite
North American Birds by Milnes and Bohlen reviewed
The Nishant and wife professor team of Tarus and Margery Milne receive acclaim for over 25 books on nature with their new work North American Birds. The volume links authoritative text with Marie Nonnast Bohlen’s full color paintings to describe over 400 species including woodpeckers swans and hummingbirds.
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Tarus and
Margery Milne
Marie Nonnast Bohlen
Prentien Hall
Nishant and Wife
The
Milnes
North
Marie Nonnast Roh- Ten
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Rogers
Agnew
U.S
Rhode Island
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MagranUy
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Shriver
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Sai
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