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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1968
Page
12
In a fight between the legislative and judicial branches, the Senate rejected efforts to strip habeas corpus review and suppress state court convictions while narrowly approving limits on identifications and confessions in federal trials. The piece argues Congress controls purse power and public sentiment, urging more deliberation.
AFL-CIO President George Meany says voluntary wage price controls do not work and would only be feasible under near total economic crisis or full war. He notes history from World War II and cautions against relying on government action alone while urging sound tax and budget policies marshalling labor and management cooperation.
The Poor People's March on Washington is long overdue. The rich have marched by jet, not thus. Our tax structure hides grants for those who least need them. Oil depletion allowances, capital gains for speculators, foreign investor aids, huge farm subsidies to corporations, while surplus food goes to the poor. An affluent society should be judged by its poor, not the rich. As long as 80 percent of the budget goes to the Pentagon and only 10 percent to health education and welfare, our nation will remain hypocritical and bitter to the have-nots. Long Beach reader E Dawson.
A satirical note from Poverty Row complains Congress cannot tackle poverty now due to priorities like a supersonic plane, Vietnam casualties, spaceflight, and office renovations. The piece argues for humane action and uplifting poverty with a touch of class.
Obsolete social satire notes a Poverty Section launch in a daily paper with fictional characters and fashions from 1930s shorthand. It spotlights figures like Eustace Murd and Bonnie Wyatt amid a rural Ozark scene and questions whether publicizing poverty aids or mocks the needy.
Herbert Mitgang analyzes the Omnibus Crime Control Bill as a battlefield of rival philosophies on federalism and liberty. He notes shifts from local grant structure to state-mediated funding, expanded unease over privacy with Title III, and controversial moves targeting Supreme Court powers under Title II, highlighting a broader struggle between checks and balances and crime control.
A satirical piece contrasts a senator’s vacation with the noise of outboard motors, mocks congressmen who monetize airtime, notes Britain naming a new liner Queen Elizabeth Jr, and jokes about Beatles being scrapped for rock connotations. It mentions Twiggy, insect woes, and a boastful self-incorporation.
Condit’s American Building surveys the rise of building arts in the United States from mud huts to skyscrapers. It covers materials, forms, innovations, and major engineering works with a scholar’s breadth and clarity. The other note praises Sodergren’s Smell of Mangoes translated from Swedish, recounting a painter’s view of Africa and Congo rituals.
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