Long Beach Voters Reject Proposition T and Endorse Caution
Editorial notes Long Beach voters rejected Proposition T amid concerns over airport runway extension, economy, and environmental issues. The council is urged to respect the public wish for limited airline service, with a new cap on Pacific Southwest Airlines flights. Other local measures passed, including a streamlining of city government and water projects, while state and national races favor moderation.
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Long Beach
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Reagan
California
Senate
House
Office of Dirigible Design Adds To Bureaucratic Glare
The piece riffs on the Soviet Office of Dirigible Design as chronicled by Komsomolskaya Pravda, noting a staff of 100 with aims to move cargo by airship. Despite five years of endorsements and a 100 ton TsM-100 concept, no orders have been placed. The author jokes that ten years hence the office may employ a thousand on the TsM-1000, but sales will still be nil.
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Reagan
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Young Communist League
Soviet Union
The Great Fear Race and the Mind of America review
A survey by Nash and Wells traces early English contacts with Indians and shifts in American racial attitudes. Nine historians examine fear, discrimination, and racism toward Negroes, European immigrants, Chinese and Japanese, and Mexican Americans, arguing fear fuels current crises.
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America
Gary
Nash
Richard Wells
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Congress Faces Lame Duck Session After Election
The article surveys a lame duck Congress facing a heavy agenda including Social Security increases, draft reform, welfare reform, anti pornography legislation, and federal revenue sharing. It notes election scars, reduced incentive for lawmakers, and looming deficits possibly exceeding $20 billion as the Nixon administration grapples with inflation and financing programs amid a recession.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Agnew
Richard Wilson on Soviet armament and federal role
Richard Wilson argues the Soviet Union outpaces U S nuclear buildup risking first strike capability. He warns that recalculating American nuclear sufficiency could redefine social programs and budget. He presses for federal action in economic stability, external security, and internal order amid muddled priorities.
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Soviet Union
United States
America
Helds
China calls for world disarmament talks amid atomic row
The piece ties an attack on Japanese militarism to a proposal for a conference of nations to ban and destroy firebat weapons. It notes China’s past refusals to join disarmament talks and places the statement in the wake of a Japanese socialist delegation visit to Peking. The Oct 16 1954 entry into the atomic club is cited with a push for international discussion.
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China
U.S
Asia
Peking
The
Atomic Club
Nuclear pledge talks and Chinese testing in 1966 era
A historical note records the 1966 disclosure of U S and China discussions on a pledge not to strike first with nuclear weapons amid China's atmospheric tests including the October 14 test. It notes China's rejection of a 1963 test ban and a Hsin hua commentary attacking Japan's defense policy and conscription debate.
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China
United States
U.S
Soviet Union
Britain
Hsinhua
Chinese Communist Press Agency
Japan
Pan
Editorial Letter Urges God in Schools and Peace Agenda
A reader laments violent newspaper headlines and argues education has dropped God from schools. He blames progressive influences for moral decline, calls for religious values, personal responsibility, and a shift toward peace coverage alongside military matters. The note requests a peace affairs editor and ends with hope for peacemaking becoming daily news.
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Hisaku Sato
Arfasia
Crump
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