Let car buyers decide it in auto design
Editorial argues Henry Ford and auto makers misread consumer taste by resisting change while Ralph Nader proposes FTC limits on annual style revisions. The piece contends that government should not override consumer judgment with mandated design freezes, noting imports compete without rapid styling and that new car tastes reflect market demand rather than policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Ralph Nader
Federal Trade Commission
Nader
Mercedes-Benz
Volkswagen
Henry Ford
Not-so-grand jury in Chicago faces immunity dilemma
A special prosecutor pressing the 1969 Black Panther slayings case faces a bind over ordering witnesses who would gain immunity. If he calls them, they avoid indictments. if not, Judge Power could halt the grand jury. Illinois courts must decide if a judge can compel witness immunity.
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Chicago
Barnabas F. Sears
Joseph A. Power
Illinois
Richard Daley
Editors debate Abner Mikva prison reform proposal
What other editors say from Denver Post discusses Congressman Mikva Illinois proposal to cut objectionable prison features by making jails coed like college dorms allowing men and women to associate. The piece cites two potential effects including blurring prison college life and tempting criminals to break in rather than out.
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Abner Mikva
Illinois
Mikva
Israel and Arabs coexistence amid occupation debate
A leading Israeli journalist uses participant experiences from both sides to describe how the Israeli Military Government on the West Bank fostered a workable coexistence with Arabs despite school strikes terrorism and arms finds, detailing interactions between occupying authorities and Arab officials.
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Shablal Teveth
Random House
Israel
West Bank
Jordan
Why school tax votes fail in Ohio
Athens Ohio analysis on Ohio University and the broader state debate over school funding. It notes Columbus measures defeat, Gov. Gilligan’s push for income taxes and subsidized college loans, and the deeper cultural clash between old Puritan values and new student lifestyles shaping education aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Athens
Ohio University
Northwest Territory
Hocking
Appalachian
Columbus
United States
Gilligan
James A. Michener
Kent State University
Misheher
Michener
Letters to the editor Peace allies
Long Beach readers critique antiwar tactics and government policy. George McGovern warns against physical protests but defends lawful conduct, while others mock headlines and question media portrayal of Vietnam, law and order, and trolley of civic spending. Local voices discuss electric carts, sidewalks, and city finances.
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George McGovern
Washington
War Hawks
Long Beach
Independent
U.S
Cong
South Vietnam
Long Beach 1
Norman
Nixon
Hosmer
Vietnam
Craig Hosmer
Reagan
Law and Order
Pat Reed
Long Beach City College
LECC
Ecology
San Francisco
Doris Krouler
T.R
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Toni Morrison
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Richard Wright
W. J. B. du Bois
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James Reston
NEW York Times News Service
Aying
Trosmer
Long Beach Unified
Mansell
South Pacific
Bert Bond
Europe
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Parsons
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