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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1970
Page
5
A columnist suggests creating many vice presidents financed by party salaries, proposes a constitutional amendment, and mocks the current single vice presidency. The piece also muses about expanding presidential succession to Rhode Island's governor and invites readers to write to their congressman.
Letters to the editor critique federal legal aid funds used against police and the stance of federal agents in Berkeley. Readers argue about coercion in schools and police overtime cuts tied to city funding, urging scrutiny of government priorities.
In Capetown Western Cape, black women and children face harsh government housing laws under apartheid. Agencies report 1,800 family-related cases last year as authorities push resettlement to homelands and townships, with women barred from permanent urban living and husbands restricted to annual visits. Black Sash and Athlone Advice Office lead protests and aid efforts across Durban and Johannesburg while urging policy change.
President Nixon orders unleaded or low lead gasoline for government cars to cut air pollution. Critics argue removing lead could intensify ozone smog, noting cautions from Lawrence Blanchard of Ethyl Corp and a U.S. Bureau of Mines report. Lead additives boost octane and engine performance, a factor in mass gasoline use.
The piece argues removing lead would barely cut particulates and would require replacing tetraethyl lead with olefins or aromatics that worsen photochemical smog. It notes officials warn lead removal alone won’t eliminate smog and highlights the complexity of air pollution control, urging cautious optimism.
A look at Clifford Lindsey Alderman's The Devil's Shadow detailing the 1692 Salem witch craft hysteria with girls' convulsions and trials, plus brief notes on two other books: Quennell's Romantic England and Guicciardini's History of Italy with translations and themes.
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