Editorial: A Vigorous Legislator Mike Cullen for Re election
An editorial lauds California Assembly member Mike Cullen a vigorous legislator who has served Long Beach Lakewood Carson and Dominguez well. It notes his Navy career, Yale law degree, White House clerkship, and roles in the Attorney General’s Office. It urges voters to re elect him citing economic focus and local control.
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California Assembly
Mike Cullen
George Washington University
Cullen
Yale University
Naval Reserve
Yale
California Attorney General's Office
John Ford
Long Beach- Lakewood - Carson - Dominguez
Assembly
California
Long Beach
Lakewood Center
Carson
Dominguez
U.S. Naval Base
Proposition 14 would wreck taxes and worsen government chaos
The piece condemns Proposition 14 on the November ballot as a tax shift that would raise state income and sales taxes, hurt local services, and spur harmful development. It cites risks to police, fire protection, parks, and city revenues, naming supporters as real estate interests and ranchers, while listing opponents including Reagan and many public bodies and unions.
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California
Philip Watson
Los Angeles
Watson
Ronald Reagan
Senate and
Assembly
Long Beach
California Peace Officers’ Association
Statewide Homeowners Association
California Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
League of California Cities League of Women Voters
California State Chamber of Commerce
of University Women
California State Firemen’s Association
California Teachers Association
California Junior College Association
California Water Resources Association
Wells Fargo Good Government Committee Contributions
In pursuit of good government ordinary citizens should fund candidates without expecting favors. Wells Fargo and Company has created a Good Government Committee to donate to candidates irrespective of ideology, hoping to avoid bank industry pressure. Executive vice presidents contributed between $20 and $650.
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Wells Fargo and Company
Wells Fargo Bank
Hank
McGovern's self righteousness in bold campaign clash
A Washington Post transcript with Senator George McGovern shows a stark claim that voters reject moral absolutism. The interview frames McGovern as seeing the election as apocalyptic good versus evil, while Greider questions the blacks and whites view and warns of doom if elected.
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Washington Post
George McGovern
William Greider
McGovern
Dent Goodness d
White House
Hellfire
Jill Greider
Editorial Letter Questioning Values After Vickie Murdock Rescue
The writer criticizes a perceived erosion of values after the Long Beach Animal Shelter helped Vickie Murdock recover her dog Yobee. They recount her birth blindness, a dismissive police reply, and lament a public tolerance for scandals as voters focus on prosperity.
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Vickie
Vickie Murdock
Long Beach Animal Shelter
Citize
Independent, Press-Telegram
Long Beach City College
Yobee
Long Beach
Yahee
Warll
Jang Beach
Freeway expansion plea from Long Beach gas tax critic
Long Beach editor argues that high gas taxes fund interstate projects and warns opponents of a new freeway across Long Beach that it would ease congestion for 30,000 shipyard workers, longshoremen, and 10,000 naval personnel. He warns city would become split by traffic if construction halts and promotes continuing funded highways to avoid two bottlenecks on Pacific Coast Highway and Anaheim Street.
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Federal Highway Administration
Long Beach
Haury Ford Avenue
Pacific Coast Highway
Anaheim Street
City Line
City Inn
Nixon endorsement sparks defense of McGovern stance
Mike Durand, Press Coordinator, argues that while papers may endorse their preferred candidate, distortions in an anti McGovern attack are evident. He notes McGovern seeks Vietnam withdrawal with a coalition government and POW returns, opposing continued bombing and urging restraint to stop the war.
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Independent
Press+ Telegram
McGovern
Nixon
Vietnam
Indochina
Asia
Southeast Asia
Mike Durand
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