Editorials on Gilligan ethics code and California parallels
The Ohio governor John J. Gilligan pushed a state ethics code by executive order after lawmakers rejected his proposal. His plan covers 1,900 state workers earning 15,000 dollars yearly, with disclosure of finances and business ties, while legislators remain outside the order. The piece weighs privacy tradeoffs and calls for cautious adoption in California, applauding the serious bid to restore public trust.
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Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Gilligan
California
Ghia
Year round schooling debated by Long Beach readers
Letters from California readers critique year round schooling and charter funds, urge better use of school facilities, and warn against wasting undistributed reserves on speculative elections. A Hermosa Beach writer ridicules a sexual assault headline by asking for the suspects’ addresses. Anaheim correspondent laments media and state department actions at Disneyland during a China ping pong tour.
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U.S
Disneyland
Christian Church Choir
Free China
State Department
Christ
Jesus
Taiwan
Nixon's interim FBI pick seen as prudent move
The Nixon administration chose Gray as interim FBI director after J Edgar Hoover's death. The decision buys time for a proper selection before the election and avoids politicization of the bureau. A bipartisan study group is proposed to review agency roles and constraints.
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New York
Nixon
S.B.I
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
Gray
Selec
Attorney General
Congress
Hoover
Kennedy
FBI
Pot as a boiling California election issue in 1972
In California the push to decriminalize personal marijuana use could appear on the November ballot alongside presidential candidates. The topic may energize young voters while potentially drawing both parties’ concern. Registration data shows Democrats ahead in Los Angeles County, with McGovern’s student-driven efforts boosting youth turnout. The pot issue could influence both young and older voters, offering either advantage or risk to Nixon.
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F.B.I
Hoover
Los Angeles
Richard Nixon
Pot
California
Santa Clara County
George McGovern
Nixon
Lyn Nofaiger
Sen. McGovern
Whoppers From The Mouths Of Babes At Board Meeting
A Paramount Board of Education session hears a father claim junior high is a savage jungle after his child’s reported beating. A long time school employee defends students, while Dr. Palmer Campen cautions that children’s testimony is unreliable and often embellished.
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Paramount Board of Education
Palmer Campen
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Huitington Beach
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Ididat
Tom Wicker
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Calif
By Gil Bailey
Mark Clutter
George Wallace
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