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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1972
Page
18
The piece argues Proposition 3 on the upcoming ballot would raise monthly pay from $200 to $500, broadening eligibility by easing financial barriers. It notes no organized opposition or ballot argument against it, contends current pay makes council service inaccessible to ordinary workers, and urges a YES vote to open the council to wider incomes.
Giorgio Almirante of the Italian Socialist Movement defends American troops in Vietnam as acting to follow orders and protect flags. The piece notes both praise and critique of the war, highlighting clashes over patriotism, bravery, and the morality of conflicts.
Readers from Long Beach Cerritos and beyond debate politics and policy. Ernie Mendez urges focusing on present realities while criticizing past figures and Nixon policy. Warren J Walsh defends rank and file UAW leadership. Tor comments on bombing strategy and a conservative candidate. Phil Killeen notes a local market stopping returnable bottles as a waste issue.
The article notes Moscow reassures allies as Nixon prepares to meet Soviet leader Brezhnev. It highlights Egypt's heavy Soviet military aid estimated at about 5 billion dollars, rising by 2 million daily, and Sadat's volatile stance. It discusses potential arms transfers and Moscow's restrained reception of Sadat in two 1972 visits, framing the upcoming talks as a push to curb superpower arms in the region.
Richard J. Whalen, once a Nixon speech writer, details nine months of disillusionment with the 1968 campaign in his candid memoir Catch the Falling Flag to be published by Houghton Mifflin. The work traces his rise and abrupt departure after Miami Beach, a stark critique of Nixon as a salesman and strategist, and the personal strain of writing political history.
In Sacramento California the Senate Rules Committee blocks consideration of a ratification resolution for the proposed 27th Amendment. Supporters charge lawmakers fail to grasp women's status while proponents argue remedial laws can follow. Two Assembly bills to extend protections and wages may influence passage if approved.
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