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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1968
Page
7
A city health officer reports gonorrhea cases rose to 520 in four months, far above the five year median of 333, with many cases unreported. County officials seek an additional 479000 for control efforts, citing 140000 cases in the county and potential dire outcomes including blindness and death if funds are not approved.
The House Committee on Un-American Activities faced sharp criticism for proposing detention camps in a report on guerrilla warfare. Critics say the wording lends credibility to alarmist charges and harms efforts to address inequities and calm racial tensions. Congress should repudiate the provocation and continue conciliatory work.
Kennedy addressed Indiana voters in a late night television program signaling two themes: insistence on law and order and critique of an oversized federal bureaucracy. He argued for state local and private responsibility and welfare-to-work, appealing to conservative white voters while noting differences with McCarthy on national unity.
McCarthy argued the 1968 race differs from Kennedy’s broad bloc approach and urged a personal, responsible appeal to all Americans. Kennedy captured 42 percent of Indiana votes, winning across urban and rural counties, including blacks and Slavic minorities, signaling wider appeal.
A reader protests Dr H Frank Collins tribute titled T Mourn For Him To day for equating a friend's death with Dr Martin Luther King Jr, arguing the piece normalizes violence and feeds white racism. The writer urges study of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders report and condemns the editorial as harmful to race relations.
In Nebraska's May 4 Republican presidential primary Gov Reagan of California may have more to lose than anyone. Experts say Nixon likely needs a large win but campaign visits suggest a big drop is unlikely. Nebraska Republicans remain pleased with Reagan's performance and prospects.
Nixon denounces with broad strokes as Reagan trails in polling and on ballots. Nebraska insiders view Reagan’s plan as losing with rising percentages, hoping 15 to 25 percent in various states, while GOP power in Nebraska largely backs Nixon. Reagan aides push television documentaries and ads, but party leaders resist. Reagan must erode Nixon's grip to gain traction.
Editorial collection gathers Marti Ibanez essays from MD magazine 1964 to 1968. Essays probe storytellers and dreamers, physicians and philosophers, and other reflections on medicine and meaning.
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