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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1970
Page
6
The Independent Press Telegram marine editor Jack Baldwin is credited with sparking a decade long fight against Dominguez Channel pollution. Agencies, industry, and the public united to impose strict discharge standards and invest millions in cleanup efforts.
A group of congressmen led by Craig Hosmer of Long Beach urge designating November 11 as a day to honor U S prisoners of war missing in action. They call for public awareness, prisoner lists, family correspondence access, and neutral observers to visit camps to urge humane treatment and possible improvements.
Newsday comments on Warren Burger's Supreme Court tenure amid campus turmoil and Vietnam era protests. The piece notes Burger aimed for strict constructionism but initial opinions diverged, with many dissents and evolving expectations as Harry Blackmun joined and Nixon aimed to replace aging justices.
A newspaper note reviews Harlem voices and author lineups for Black American writing including Killens Chester Himes Maya Angelou and others. It references works and authors like Ann Petry Damon Baldwin Lero Jones and a field on Indian families of the Northwest Coast by Claudia Lewis. The piece mentions Signet editions and a 1961 field study in Vancouver Island.
A set of reader letters describe the Great low mood of the 1380s causing poverty and foreclosures, with Mrs. Regis H Price defending tenant rights over no pet rules, Mrs. Lea Shore criticizing California housing pressures, and gratitude to Sen George Deukmejian for SB 1104 aiding local and state fire fighters.
Washington reports a light campaign start likened to Churchill's pudding with no theme. At a Savoy lunch a waiter served a shapeless mass described as goo. The era of war deaths is dismissed as not an issue, while playoff chatter fills the air.
James Reston notes voter concern over unemployment rising to 4.3 million and the presidential use of power. He argues the election hinges on Congress control, influencing Nixon's future policy direction and the balance between conservative and liberal pressures within his administration.
The death of Gamal Abdel Nasser unsettles Arabs, Israelis, the Kremlin, and the White House. He was a compelling force whose fall reshapes Middle East dynamics, Vietnam comparisons echo, and rulers face choices between crafting allies or risking gains, while Egyptian hopes for stability falter amid his grand yet tragic ambitions.
Flora Lewis argues that a leader failing to transcend confines left unfulfilled goals and warns the Middle East fate hinges on Egypt. If Egypt shifts from spellbinder to builder and meets its needs, Arab leadership may emerge and peace could replace looming wars.
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