Long Beach Endorsements in California Primaries
The Long Beach civic press urges support for George Deukmejian in the Republican attorney general race and Robert Wenke for lieutenant governor. It lauds Deukmejian’s law and order focus and Wenke’s juvenile delinquency leadership, while urging fairness to Jess Unruh and Hugh Burns in the governor and secretary of state contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Deukmejian
Superior Court
Robert Wenke
Sen
Deukmejeian
Long Beach
Sacramento Press Corps
California Trial Lawyers Assn
California
Deuk
Deukmejian
Law and Order
Jess Unruh
Reagan
Assemblyman Untuk
Hugh Burns
Senate
Tidelands
Unruh
Assembly
Burns
Secretary of State
Lakewood
Sharon Lassers
Letters Seeking School Support and Civil Rights Reflections
A California reader urges support for Proposition 8 to bolster education funding. Another letter condemns police violence against Black citizens, calling for broader racial unity and domestic awareness. A San Diego note thanks a heroic off duty officer who saved elderly residents from a fatal Long Beach fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Tn St. Long Beach
Holland
San Diego
Marjori Kemp
Civilians Rule Our Military Fight for Deterrence and Civilians in Command
The author argues for civilian control of the military and nuclear deterrence. He asks two pivotal questions about Soviet and Chinese aims and warns that without avoiding nuclear war or blackmail, other problems may be moot. He praises civilian leadership at the Pentagon, opposes nuclear disarmament as a solution, and urges a cautious, costed approach to military engagement guided by deterrence and clear objectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
California
Vietnam
Soviet Union
China
Spiro Agnew
United States
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Joint Chiefs
South Vietnam
Nixon
Guam
Postal strike leaders face potential federal charges
Washington reports that Postmaster General Winton Blount and Attorney General John Mitchell may be targeted to uncover the ringleaders of the postal strike that disrupted national mail service. Possible prosecutions could yield up to a year and a day in prison and a $1,000 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Winton Blount
John Mitchell
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Robert Monagan
Howard Way
Wenke
Sacramento
Thomas H. Buchel
GOP
Kuchel
Max Rafferty
Augusta
Kent State
Tavnenmant
Bay City
Earth
Norwalk
Brad Blankenship
Alee
NT. Press-Telegram
Notus
Thomas 3
Powers
USAF
Strategic Air Command
Tokyo
Thomas
New York Times Service
Capitol
George McGovern
D-M.d
Cambodia
McGovern
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Supreme Court
Harry Blackmun
Volpe
Bureau OF Customs
Bureau
Sierra Club
San Francisco
Sierra
William Butler Yeats
Lyman Abbott
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