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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1972
Page
5
A retired Navy officer in Clearwater Beach Florida Commodore B Ross proposes red and green rear lights to warn following drivers when brakes are applied or a car stops green for normal driving red for braking or stop. He suggests uniform state rules and warns motorists to tap brakes to alert drivers behind them until adoption occurs.
Italians face Christmas card delays as strikes and slowdowns clog the post office. Some businessmen use couriers to Switzerland while junk mail piles reach 700 tons in Milan corridors. Calls to southern Italy fail with busy signals, prompting comparisons to the U.S. Postal Service.
A reader condemns Sydney Harris for accusing Ph.D. holders of devaluing degrees and questions his evidence. The letter from Bob Wenger argues Ph.D. teachers aid subject mastery, while Joel M. Glick supports farm workers’ secondary boycotts to pressure nonunion lettuce producers and seeks broader protections.
Long Beach senior James Dunn reports confusion after enrolling in Medicare and receiving a manual that promised 80 percent coverage after an initial 50 dollar payment. He encountered a local clinic bill higher than Medicare allowances, noting clinics claim their charges are reasonable while Medicare disagrees. He urges careful shopping among clinics.
An analysis argues that Brandt and Nixon won with minority support yet realigned politics through decisive policy moves. Pompidou and Heath also rose, while the neo-Nazis faded and the Communists dwindled, reshaping postwar Western governance and East–West engagement. Brandt seeks detente while Nixon advances Southeast Asia truce, China recognition, and Soviet ties amid shifting European alliances.
President Nixon shows full confidence in Henry Kissinger’s negotiating skills and keeps transcripts unread, praising Kissinger for staying on the main track and not yielding to side issues. At Paris talks Kissinger pushed for early international supervision and a plan to pull most North Vietnamese troops from South Vietnam, leaving 20,000 to police Viet Cong areas. The plan hinges on Hanoi admitting troops in the South, despite its past denials, with public commitments promised but likely secret understandings. Separately, Indians cite an Interior Department rule to justify dismantling the Bureau of Indian Affairs structure after a seven day sit-in, arguing the cost should be borne by the responsible party with a cheeky estimate of $4,000 to cover destruction.
Tanaka aims to win a four year term by stressing China ties and a balanced United States alliance while pledging social reforms at home. He seeks to shift focus from heavy industrial growth to pensions, shorter work week, price stability, and planned population and industry redistribution. Political dynamics feature Liberal Democrats facing opposition from Socialists and Komeito as he consolidates power amid family and party tensions.
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