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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1969
Page
17
The Nixon address reassures that troop withdrawal is under way and will not be halted, while critics fear the Saigon regime may be unable to defend itself. He links pullout to Hanoi’s ceasefire willingness and frames a two to three year exit, urging patience from the silent majority.
Letters to editor discuss Dr Paul Cook resigning as Anaheim Union High School District superintendent amid a sex education controversy. The piece notes his role in adding sex education in 1985 and questions program outcomes while citing rising illegitimate pregnancy rates among high school girls.
Letter writers discuss sex education in schools and Dr Ehrlich’s population warnings. Questions arise about responsible teaching, teen pregnancy, and the impact of early marriage on divorce, with references to a Anaheim speech and requests for Pershing materials.
The opine r proposed a special Golden Stump Award for the year’s best speech by a man in public life. If nominations are in order for 1969 then Spiro Agnew’s Ort 30 speech at Morrisburg should be considered, noted by the critic who recalled the vice president’s New Orleans trip.
James Kilpatrick reports on Spiro Agnew denouncing a “spirit of national masochism” and the “effete corps of impudent snobs.” He criticizes demonstrations including the Vietnam Moratorium and calls for a polarized, principle based defense of American ideals. Agnew asserts dissent rights but rejects street protests as misguided and counters liberal activists.
A traveler class passenger hijacked a plane amid a scene recounted by a Senator and a veteran homeowner who worries about security. The column notes social tensions, with remarks on race, schools, and media personalities, reflecting a weary national mood.
A group including sheet metal worker Don Kirkland Bevory Slaten, Barbara Grove a nurse's aide, Mary Tate a housewife, and L. E. Cunliffe a retired colonel discuss living costs and how much income families need. They estimate $400 to $1,000 a month for essentials and note taxes and ownership affect comfort and retirement plans.
A letter argues that Social Security payroll deductions exceed income tax for many workers and that rising old age payments will burden future generations. Edward J. Van Allen calls for reform and questions the system’s sustainability.
Russell Kirk surveys a proposed overhaul named PADS renaming Social Security. He outlines tax shifts, direct treasury funding, guaranteed contracts, higher widow benefits, work incentives, shortened disability wait, deductible taxes, and broader coverage to cut welfare rolls, while noting current feasibility.
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