Congress in disarray over pollution and smoking policy
The piece notes the Navy's sewage dumping into San Francisco Bay and Congress's reluctance to fund treatment plants. Navy official C Thorne Johnston cites budget cuts. Separately, HE examines government spending aimed at discouraging smoking versus subsidies to the tobacco industry, questioning which side the government truly takes.
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Stephen Leacock
Navy
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San Pedro
San Diego
House
Subcommittee On Conservation and Natural Resources
San Francisco Bay
C. Thorne Johnston
Longer life possible through modern medicine say scholars
Dr Alex Cothfort of University College London cites a century lifespan as possible with modern techniques. University of Nebraska tests show rodents live 40 percent longer. Yet aging poses social issues as many over 65 face poverty and diminished status. Old people can still live meaningful lives with support and attitude changes.
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Alex Cothfort
University
University of Nebraska
Senate
Stand Firm At Colleges Against Incoming Students
An exhortation urges American college presidents to stay calm and avoid violence as millions of students return. It notes that many will be ordinary, but a significant number may be anti-student and destructive. The piece calls for reaffirming university purposes to create and preserve a constructive atmosphere.
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George Mason
Dad
Mom
Junior
CSCLE
Detroit mayoral race tests racial mood after riots
Detroiters vote in a largely quiet race with 29 candidates led by Richard H. Austin, Wayne County auditor, a white sheriff praised for professionalism, and a combative City Council member who stresses law and order. Finalists will face in November as tensions linger post 1967 riots.
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Detroit
Law and Order
Detroit election currents split along race and reform lines
A civically active Detroit scene shows Nick Thimmesch and Walter Reuther's autoworkers navigating local races as Black support for Austin dominates, Gribbs and Beck vie for white votes, and concerns over race-based polarization loom amid Cavanagh's warnings, with reforms and safety on the line.
Commentary on college administrators amid student unrest and violence
The piece condemns college leaders for appeasing gunmen and looters during last year, citing failed leadership and weak responses. It labels members of the Students for a Democratic Society as hypocritical and extortionist, and warns of possible punitive congressional action if failures recur.
Letters to the Editor on campus parking and public transit
Readers discuss heart conditions and parking woes at California State College, arguing for earlier departures or alternate transport, praising walking to class, and highlighting the need for expanded airline service to aid Long Beach residents and the Queen Mary tourism appeal. The Lakewood Plaza issue is clarified by Jane Damron and Kevin McAhr—McAhren.
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J. B. Stevens
H. W. Vogel
California State College
State
Vogel
Mr. Vogel
Magnolia
Daisy
CSCLE
Queen Mary
Long Beach
Log Beach
Kevin P, McAchren
Lakewood Plaza
IPT
Plaza
Fragments on Civil War, Education, and Society
Disjointed remarks touch on a senator, family splits during the Civil War, a lady in a corner house with a SDS son and a faculty husband, Vietnam veterans and GI bill college attendance, a TV host son, an early office grouch, impersonal medical computers, and a wheat harvest shortage amid rising education costs and school repairs.
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SDS
Sidewalk Senate Voices on Happiness and Plans
Sidewalk survey captures diverse views from workers and students. Foreman Gio Bert Herrera says hectic months yet work keeps him happy while Elaine Wills plans a Spain trip in October. Others, including Charles Guegen Lisa Catrell and Daniel McMasters, share contentment with health family friends and creative pursuits.
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Giobert Herrera
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