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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1969
Page
13
Miles E Lines serves as Executive Editor while Sterling Bemir is Managing Editor and Don Ob handles Editorial Page Editing duties. The roles indicate a traditional newsroom hierarchy with a dedicated editor for opinion pages.
After a sequence of Southern California quakes and Aleutian warnings, Long Beach suspended enforcement of a building code requiring earthquake reinforcement for substandard structures. Critics urge the council to resume the program, offer financial aid, and safeguard tenants and visitors in reinforced and unreinforced masonry buildings to prevent a potential disaster.
The piece laments Vice President Agnews pay, noting a string of gaffes contrasted with increased pay for Nixon and cabinet members. It criticizes Congress for denying Agnew a raise while boosting others, urging lawmakers to grant fair compensation to the unpopular official amid ongoing political satire.
Long Beach reader urges Congress to prioritize people and schools over a $50 billion ARM system. He argues funding shortfalls threaten Philadelphia schools and calls for action against the military industrial complex. Another letter highlights inflation and social issues.
The Nixon plan to end Vietnam war hinges on a political settlement including all parties, but Hanoi insists on terms that could humiliate the United States. Saigon fears strategic defeat while Washington seeks a peaceful exit amid rising U.S. casualties in May.
In Washington a flock of schoolchildren gathered outside the White House and proposed a sit-in. The piece notes a rising public fuss over youth and the so called generation gap, with parents appearing anxious about their young as politics and protest bubble into view.
The piece discusses how fear of youth influence mirrors past anti communism trends, noting Nixon era sidewalks and TV coverage of riots. It cites Kenner Commission findings, Lindsay’s outreach to avoid inflaming unrest, and changes in news presentation from sheriffs to campus officials amid student protests and dress code demands.
Washington report on a survey of 80 largely white state universities shows less than two of every 110 students and only one of every 100 graduates are Black. Wayne State has the closest at 10 percent, with foreign students outnumbering Black Americans in some years. The piece notes high risk admission programs, institutional unpreparedness, and a shift toward reform over revolution as Black students seek greater inclusion and autonomy.
Dororthy Rose and Dolores De Hoyer share cautious views on regulating violent TV for children. Others like Jerry Harmon Mearl Weatherholt and John Feroni express mixed or provocative opinions on violence and its influence, noting personal experience and differing thresholds for harm or exposure.
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