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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1974
Page
15
The duties of the California secretary of state are limited yet vital for smooth fair elections. The office can provide leadership in electoral reform. Both Republican candidate Brian Van Camp and Democratic candidate Marek Fong say they favor reform and there is likely ongoing debate.
A San Diego County proposal named Proposit ion 13 would consolidate two southern county judicial districts if supported by the legislature and voters on November 5. County officials and San Diego legislators back it while Assemblywoman March Fong is praised for leadership and qualifications, including degrees from Mills College and Stanford, and prior service on the Alameda County School Board.
The text urges a Yes vote on Proposition 14 to amend the state constitution so the president pro tempore of the State Senate joins the Board of Trustees of the state university and college system. It argues the board should avoid political pressures and exclude members by virtue of office, noting current ex officio members include the governor lieutenant governor speaker and superintendent. It suggests adding the state senate leader as long as Assembly representation remains.
The piece argues that tuition policy should stay with the university regents, not the legislature. It warns Proposition 16 would politicize tuition, shifting power to lawmakers and risking variable, partisan decisions harming the university and students. The authors urge a No vote.
New York Times critic Harold Schonberg called the performance exciting and brilliant by conductor Zubin Mehta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, highlighting the ensemble's vigor and interpretation during the concert.
The piece treads wide from philosophy to concert critique praising Mehta as a virtuoso conductor and the orchestra as a glowing ensemble. Schonberg’s noted fault finding is contrasted with generous praise for Mehta and the performance. The local season opens at the Music Center tonight with expectations of a good time if upbeats are well managed.
A Long Beach reader vents at banks denying Social Security disability checks and describes repeated refusals at Farmers and Merchants Bank Los Altos. Elma Jones and Herbert Stein are cited on inflation as the letter critiques policymakers for misplacing blame on the public.
A reader cites Governor Rewin advocating limiting government to protect us from ourselves, using helmet laws as example. The letter questions why government resists marijuana legalization if personal choice is the aim, arguing Reaganian logic would imply individuals bear consequences of smoking joints.
The speech argues inflation can be curbed only with preventive measures against windfall profits earned from scarcity. It warns shortages will persist and profits obtained without new capital costs undermine the effort, asserting no one should profit from such gaps.
Editor notes potential upheaval as bus passengers stage a strike against drivers, threatening service disruptions and labor tensions. Muni faces delays, reduced routes, and possible economic impact on daily commuters and city operations.
The Masada image informs Israeli thinking on resilience and surrender as a symbol of choosing destruction over capitulation. The piece argues Israel relies on the United States and a long Soviet arms buildup, while warning that shifts in American strength and democratic naivete could jeopardize its policy of existence.
Freedom use it or lose it message echoed by David Packard chairing Hewlett Packard as speakers warned that close ties between business and government threaten the free enterprise system. Buckley urged restraint while others warned of government shelter and concentration of power in Washington.
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