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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1968
Page
18
A bold defense of academic freedom arguing universities must be the nation's freest institutions. It contrasts campus revolts and “filthy speech” with historic examples in Russia Germany and Cuba, urging defense of free thought and open inquiry against anti revolutionaries.
Fortune Magazine estimates J Paul Getty and Howard Hughes as the wealthiest Americans. It highlights Hughes Aircraft Co with about 620 million in annual sales and a large US government customer through NASA and the military. The article suggests Hughes sacrificed profits, totaling around a billion dollars in wealth.
A captured Chinese sergeant describes his path from Canton to Pe king and Hanoi for military schooling, then Laos for field training before joining Lao troops in northwest Thailand for guerrilla operations. He says most guerrilla forces in the area are Miao tribesmen and notes the current mountainous front.
Ray Cromley discusses how Chinese and North Vietnamese operations coordinate in Southeast Asia. He warns of long term dangers from underground Chinese agents among Thai Chinese youth returning from Red China, potentially sleeper cells planned for future operations.
A compact quotation from II Peter 3 1 urging putting away malice guile insincerity envy and slander. It notes truth will rise above falsehood likening it to air above water and cites Miguel de Cervantes as a source for the truth-telling ideal.
Avalon letter questions Wells report on Catalina Island and criticizes implied Orange County patriotism. Reader from Seattle says large cities have problems and cites an American flag sun visor incident as contrasting evidence. YN2 USS Catskill sign-off.
A newsletter from Craig Hosmer notes large nationwide discontent amid gold crises and the Vietnam War with calls to curb domestic violence. The writer urges voters to retire Hosmer, accusing him of indifference and misunderstanding, and to send him back to his Long Beach law office.
Washington report says Lyndon B. Johnson, freed from reelection concerns, strengthens his leadership in final months. He can stand firm against Hanoi on talks, press Congress for a tax increase, and address the dangers of the poor people’s march, enhancing credibility and resolve.
The passage discusses President Johnson aiming to finish his term on a high note by advancing a Vietnam settlement and avoiding partisan politics. It weighs Humphrey as Johnson's likely successor and argues Kennedy or McCarthy would signal repudiation of Johnson's record. It notes Fulbright suggests a Paris committee to review negotiators and stresses Johnson’s aim to back his chosen official.
A book review of The Spell of Hawaii edited by A Grove Day and Carl Stroven, a companion to A Hawaiian Reader. It collects 24 selections from writers who visited or lived in Hawaii, including James Michener, James King, Otto von Kaizer, Kamau, Thurs ton, Ellis, Stevenson, London, Twain, Marquand, Burdick, Spreckels, and Adler.
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