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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1967
Page
9
The 4th Circuit backed a miner who lost benefits while earning $150 monthly. The case boosts calls for raising the $125 unpenalized earnings cap for Social Security recipients. Proponents argue Social Security is insurance funded by employer and worker taxes, not a handout. Inflation and living standards pressure a higher maximum earnings allowance.
California's implied consent law to curb drunken driving was upheld by Superior Judge Ralph H. Nutter who rejected a defense that a sobriety test request forces self incrimination. The six month license suspension applies even without a DUI conviction, and a Seal Beach case raised issues about test types and costs. Judge Kenny later noted defendants deserve counsel before testing, but the law remains effective and police are adapting to it.
Letters from Glen Buckland and George Everhart express views on law enforcement using unmarked patrol vehicles as deterrence and on the abortion bill. Buckland supports unmarked cars and calls for more officers, while Everhart argues for church state separation and opposes federal aid to parochial schools and church involvement in abortion laws.
A note voices astonishment at CREA showing and selling property to financially qualified Negro buyers seeking to move from the ghetto. The writer expects progress from the California Real Estate Association on this vital point, signaling tension and anticipation.
The piece laments decades of limited debate on Vietnam and lauds new voices in Congress. It notes early warnings by Mansfield Fulbright Morse and Church were ignored, praises a May GOP policy study, and criticizes Dirksen for political posturing while urging citizen readers to engage.
Sixteen senators led by Frank Church declare continued American resolve and oppose unilateral withdrawal. They warn North Vietnam against misreading U.S. will, call for negotiated settlement, and note the shift from a South Vietnamese led war to a broader U.S. involvement amid public opinion pressures and the ongoing debate over policy.
A provocative note asks which living thing would resist nuclear war, naming disease germs as the surprising answer. It challenges readers to consider what such resilience implies about evolution and humanity’s future.
An outspoken critique argues Rand Corporation forecasts show disease germs as the only surviving life form after a nuclear exchange. The author warns that humanity faces self-destruction while tiny microbes endure, reshaping the fate of Earth and challenging biblical narratives.
A compact reflection on fear and courage citing Katherine Mansfield. The author argues that fear is humanity's greatest failing, noting that past mistakes arise from fear while drawing on Mansfield's insights and a biblical psalm for contrast.
Walter Lippmann announced a return to New York and Europe but remains a Washington presence. The famed columnist and critic, who for 35 years shaped modern political journalism with Today and Tomorrow, will keep influencing through philosophy and public counsel while resuming his old intellectual passions.
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