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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1977
Page
10
Editorial notes that freedom of the press belongs to the people not the press itself. George Chaplin of the Honolulu Advertiser received the E. W. Scripps Award for public service to the First Amendment. Readers urged responsibility, balance, and full access to information as government power grows.
The FBI urges citizens to mark valuables from televisions and stereos to jewelry and bicycles with a unique identifier such as a state abbreviation and license number. Keep an inventory and photograph items that cannot be etched, seek etching tools at local police or departments, and display warnings to deter theft.
The page contains letters praising Greyhound for longer express routes along the coast and a restructured three hour service cadence. It also includes commentary on a Long Beach head start program funding, a critical letter from a Brazilian student seeking study opportunities, and a provocative political exchange about Israel and Lower California development ideas.
A reader from Long Beach praises the Independence Press for humane factual reporting by F. Anderson in the July 4 issue. They request more impartial reader voices without editorial comments, and extend best wishes for future publications.
Somoza's grip on Nicaragua blends iron rule with fragile economic realities as Carter era pressure and human rights concerns complicate a regime long accused of repression. The piece surveys urban decay, earthquake risks, and a الحجرed capital awaiting change while Somoza debates easing siege, facing a political future shaped by family power and regional comparisons.
A Long Beach resident criticizes City Hall for completing a new building but leaving street projects unfinished. He cites torn up roads for gas lines and other work, hazards from humps rocks and debris, and potential lawsuits over damages and accidents caused by the incomplete repairs.
A reader complains of a council vote on July 29 raising the city rubbish fee to $8. The 24‑unit building charges $144 every two months. The writer says the bill was $4.53 this time and vows to vote against Don Phillips and other district councilmen.
Letter argues privatization of city departments will raise costs, harm services, and reduce public oversight. It warns that private firms, often unionized, could push wages up and enable strikes, citing postal service issues as an example and urging residents to oppose CSW Long Beach.
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