Yes on Prop 4 supports hiring displaced workers for city jobs
Editorial argues Proposition 1 would allow cities like Long Beach to hire trained displaced workers for regular vacancies regardless of their exact rank on eligibility lists. It contends the change preserves civil service rules, requires certification and performance, and is sensible, fair, and likely to prevent court-mandated broad hiring reforms.
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Long Beach
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Civil Service
Tuesiday
Long Beach Charter Cleanup Proposition 5 Endorsed
A cleanup measure in Long Beach proposes removing aged rules from the City Charter, preserving core methods for selecting officials while re-enacting relevant provisions as an ordinance. It renumbers sections, allows updates for new voting devices, and follows state law where not covered. The measure is uncontroversial and supported with a Yes recommendation.
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Long Beach
Virginia's odd spring lingers with wind and floods
SCRABBLE Virginia, April brings ten-day gales and frosts. yet dogwood blossoms appear while mountains turn green. farmers plow late, gardens fail, rabbits nibble greens, birds fill roadsides. porch plans hinge on dandelions and wild onions for a hypothetical fortune.
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Virginia
Bluebird
Geoghegan
Hannaford Emerges as a Moderate Freshman in Congress
Washington report on Rep. Mark Hannaford of Lakewood Long Beach now four months in office shows a shift toward the reform faction that toppled senior chairs. He helped unseat Wright Patman as Banking and Currency chair and leverages his position to aid Long Beach with federal funds and oil price issues.
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Washlington
House of Representatives
Washington
Mark Hannaford
Lakewood
Long Beach
Hannaford
Craig Hosmer
A-Long Beach
Hosmer
House
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking and Currency Committee
Patmen
West Side
Letter from jobless youth pleads for equal opportunity
Jeff Wallick of Lakewood writes of unemployment after 30 applications and five interviews. He argues employers overlook youths without experience and urges fair chances, noting his BA in history from Long Beach State and a poverty level salary request. He warns society’s future hinges on how youths are treated.
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Long Beach State University
Jeff Wallick Lakewood
Time to stop apologizing for South Vietnam aid, guns, and youth
A Long Beach letter page reflects frustration with national apologies for the Vietnam war and defends gun ownership. It cites tax dollars spent, American sacrifices, and echoes a reader’s defense of the National Rifle Association. The piece also quotes a local skate contest comment and urges youth engagement and respect across ages. Beverly McCalla Tang Beach is listed as author.
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South Vietnam
Tme
United States
America
Milton Eisenhower
Eisenhower
National Rifle Association
Florence M. Steeves
Bixby Park
Long Beach
Beverly Mccalla
Tang Beach
A matter of degree
An editor notes the proposed law to allow a small amount of marijuana mirrors the story of a farmer's daughter who reveals a pregnancy to her mother. The piece warns that a small amount or a small pregnancy can lead to larger problems, drawing a cautionary parallel.
Hearts and Minds and the propaganda charge in film
A 1975 American documentary Hearts and Minds by Bert Schneider and Peter Davis is criticized as propaganda aiding North Vietnamese aims. The piece argues the film uses selective editing and framing to distort truth, contrasting it with Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will. Critics note polarized views in a war that inspired noble and ignoble acts, while Hollywood figures deflect with spectacle and fame.
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Leni Riefenstahl
Bert Schneider
Peter Davis
Vietnam
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Schneider
Davis
Ot Ayni
William C. West- Moreland
Orient
America
Indochina
Patton
Marlon Brando
Dustin’ Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Josef Goebbels
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State of California
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Gil Bailey
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