Editorials Bombs and college minds
California professors face pressure from left wing militants and hostile legislature. The editorial argues faculty pay raises and a calmer climate are essential to retain top scholars at state universities. It warns continued hostility could drive away the nation’s best minds and harm education.
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Standard Oil
Wapakanetta State Teachers College
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Michigan
Chicago
Stanford
California
Roger Sessions
Berkeley
Lewis
Feuer
Sey
Mour
Martin Lipset
University of Toronto
Lipset
University Regents
New York Voters Targeted By National Figures
The piece notes Spiro Agnew urges voters to back not Charles Gorrell and John Lindsay urges opposition to Rockefeller and Nelson Rockefeller, while Lindsay supports Arthur Goldberg. It discusses potential shifts in Senate and gubernatorial races and doubts the impact on New Yorkers. The column reflects on political endorsements and voter guidance.
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New York
Spiro Agnew
Charles Goorell
U.S. Senate
John Tindsay
Nelson Rockefeller
Lindsay
Rockefeller
Arthur Goldberg
Bounty Hunters Move East As Citizens Act Against Polluters
Editors compare old West bounty hunters to modern urban efforts by citizens. The Hudson River Fishermen's Association collected 2000 via a federal judge ruling Penn Central polluted the river. Funds to finance further prosecutions of water polluters.
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John Law
Hudson River Fisherman’s Association
Penn Central Railroad
Army Corps of Engineers
Fishermin’s Association
Books in Brief San Francisco Walks Kabuki and More
A mid-20th century newspaper blurb reviews several new books. Margot Patterson Doss guides readers through 43 San Francisco area walks, while Yasuji Kabuki translated by Don Kenny offers insider views of Japanese theater. Henry Hardinge Cunynghame's Time and Clocks surveys horology, and Charles Addams presents dark humor in My Crowd.
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Bay Area
Margot Patterson Doss
Chronicle Books
San Francisco
Jack London
Glen Ellen
Sonome Valley
St. Helena
Hidden Valley
Thornton Beach
San Francisco Hay
Yasuji ‘Voila
Don Kenny
Walker
Ton Angeles
Henry Hardinge Cunynghame
Gale
Charles Addams
Simon and Schuster
Cronna
California Proposition 18 fuels clash over air and transit funds
A look at 20 ballot propositions notes Prop 18 the Clean Air Amendment drawing the most attention. It would tap 25 percent of local gas tax and highway funds for rapid transit and pollution control, with a two thirds veto for further withdrawals, while opponents warn of delayed road programs and tax rises to fund transit. Governors Reagan and candidate Unruh back Prop 18 amid broad support for varied transport solutions.
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Sacramento
State
Reagan
Jess Unruh
California
Traffic and zoning tensions in Long Beach letters
Long Beach readers criticize traffic growth and proposed 800 new cars daily on Bellflower Seventh Street Pacific Coast Highway. They warn bottlenecks from narrow streets, a 219 apartment project, and inadequate parking, urging city leaders to ease pollution and reconsider approvals. The page also includes opinions on obscenity, abortion, and ethnic prejudice with local voices from Ralph H. Denison and R. Montoya.
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Tenth
Fourth Street
Pacific Coast Highway
Long Beach
Planning Commission
PCN
Stonybrook
Colorado Street
Cemple
Colorado
Nieto Street
Broadway
Seventh Street
Recreation Park
Second Street
Building Department
Jeff
Pch
Veterans Hospital
Pch-Bellflower
Haz Ad
Robert H. Finch
Commission
Supreme Court
Booker T. Washington
Luther Burbank
Ralph H. Denison
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Senate
Goodall
Good
Richard Ottinger
James Buckley
The
Sacramento Bee
Squaw Valley
Bob Schmidt
Unruh
King OF the Hil
ENT Press
Cang Beach
Finch
L.B
Barbera Fryar
Ralphs Market
Ralphs
Marge
Casado
Ural
Brown
Wilmington
R. Montoya
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