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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1970

Page

5

Los Angeles teachers strike sparks calls for pay raise

The month-long UTLA walkout leaves pupils with a lost month of schooling while raising public awareness of school funding. UTLA forewent a 5 percent raise, yet the school board is likely to grant it. long-term effects depend on state action and fair pay to attract quality teachers.

Los Angeles United Teachers of UTLA Long Beach

Sound effects in political addresses by Castro noted

The piece imagines how politicians might use musical instruments to accompany speeches. It suggests French horns for Nixon, violins for Reagan, a penny whistle for Les Ter Maddox, and a calliope for Spiro Agnew, inspired by Castro's bongo drums.

Fidel Castro Castro Nixon Reagan Lester Maddox Spiro Agnew

Courage under pressure defends flag at San Diego State

The piece lauds San Diego State College student Bill Pierson for halting a mob of about 150 campus demonstrators as they tried to lower and disrespect the flag. It contrasts his actions with political rhetoric on flag burning and stresses reverence for the flag as a symbol of national ideals.

San Diego State College Bill Pierson Reagan San Diego State

Books in Brief: Through the Ages Chronicles and Persia Montage

Book notes 소개. TRE GOY THROUGH THE AGES and THE GIRL THROUGH THE AGES by Dorothy Stuart from Singing Tree priced $7 each review praises lively chronicles of boys and girls from caveman times to the present with vivid illustrations. A vivid bank on Persia by James Morris Roger Wood and Denis Wright details Persepolis Isfahan and nomad tribes. Sir Walter Scott's LETTERS IN DEMONOLOGY AND WITCHCRAFT from Ace Books 75 cents paperback offers a readable history of beliefs about communication with the dead.

Tre Goy Girl Dorothy Stuart Singing Tree Gale Egypt Roger Wood Iran Denis Wright Persia Persepolis Isfahan Sir Walter Scott Ace Books

Free clinic in peril in Long Beach plea for funds

Editor notes the Long Beach Free Clinic nears bankruptcy with only 100 in bank and 2000 plus clients seeking medical and psychological aid. appeals for tax-deductible donations to 1043 Pine Ave, Long Beach California 90813 to save the clinic run by Ron Lofstrom and staff.

Long Beach Free Clinic

Tax Rebate Critique Cuts Through Education Spending Debate

The reader challenges editorial proposals to redistribute property tax receipts to poorer districts and divert $338 million from an income tax windfall to schools. He argues high property taxes drive home losses, cites teacher pay, class sizes, and alleged inefficiencies, contending more money does not assure better education and warns against one-time windfalls.

Los Angeles California Long Beach

Capital in turmoil as Vietnam war spills into politics

Washington faces gloom as April production falls and stocks dip to 1963 lows. Casualty lists rise, provoking protests and calls for ending U S involvement. Analysts warn the nation is fraying, with Congress and universities turning against the war and the President’s grip weakening.

Washington Vietnam Cambodia Senate Gardner Southeast Asia Johnson Nixon White House Congress Indochina Middle East

Supreme Court rules tax aid to parochial schools constitutional

A Missouri parents group sues to strike down Article IX and ban on public aid to church schools arguing it violates First and Fourteenth Amendments. If successful, other states with Blaine-style provisions could face state subsidies or voucher plans for nonpublic schools, including tax credits and vouchers.

U.S. Supreme Court William C. Couglas Missouri Federal District Court St. Louis New York California

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