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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1969
Page
7
A messy OCR line shows Willies Broom as editor and Malcolm Epley as associate editor with various misspelled or misdated staff titles including Dow O8I and Miles & Sines, plus Sterling Bewit listed as executive editor and other roles unclear.
Voters in all nine council districts will choose two candidates for the city council with final decisions on two charter amendments set for tomorrow. Proposition 1 would consolidate tax assessing into a single county office, saving about 693000 annually without weakening local control. Prop. 2 would raise city council pay from 200 to 400 monthly, a step in the right direction though not adequate. Incumbents seek re election for city attorney city prosecutor and city auditor with endorsements for Putnam Courson and Starr.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography crews drill ocean floor to extract earth cores revealing 100 million year old records. Elizabeth Mann Borghese discusses The Ocean Regime a framework to govern high seas and seabed via international law and UN coordination amid rising resource demand and private enterprise pressures.
A Long Beach reader denounces self-styled super patriots, accusing them of protecting foreign profits and labor exploitation while praising youth dissent. The letter credits Charles Sutton’s welfare reporting and honors welfare rights activists, urging reflection on patriotism, democracy, and social inequities.
Dear Miss Nomer argues over the campus riots and generation gap. The writer recalls University of Illinois history, moral policing, and campus culture, warning that both old and young factions threaten free scholarly community and suggesting the idea of dropping dead as a harsh provocation rather than a policy.
Navy Secretary John Chafee says Pueblo incident book is closed and that the pain has been endured. The statement suggests a compassionate conclusion but falls short as a full accounting, leaving Commander Lloyd Bucher, his aides, and superiors under scrutiny.
The piece argues naval leaders face public mistrust after a Pueblo case, praising Commander Bucher for morale and leadership while noting unresolved charges and the Secretary Chafee's judgment as unsatisfactory. It cites Harris and others, raising questions about accountability and collective responsibility.
New York Mayor John Lindsay urges a national income maintenance program with full federal funding, welfare reform, and expanded housing and transportation aid to cities. Robert F. Wagner likewise calls for targeted, humane changes, tax sharing, and robust city leadership as Washington debates urban policy. Both stress urgency without paralysis.
A compilation of tourist voices from Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and California praising Southern California. They note pedestrian priority friendly streets beautiful weather impressive expressways friendly stores and gas stations and plentiful job opportunities. One student calls Cal State Long Beach a place to find a utopian vibe while another observer admires peaceful beach living.
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