Daley Boosts Chicago Image Amid Press and Boss Book Backlash
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley pushes boosters of the city while a Royko portrait called Boss faces pushback from a food chain that bans copies for image concerns. The piece notes Daley’s boosterism, reporters in the suburbs, and jokes about city politics and Christmas greetings.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
City Hall
Skokie
Mike Royko
Windy City
Senate bill proposes detox centers for drunks
State Senate passes a bill by Sen George Deukinejian to require police to take alcoholics to detoxification centers when available. July 1, 1973 set as start date to let local governments arrange financing. The measure treats alcoholism as a disease rather than a crime and aims to end the costly revolving door of treatment.
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State Senate
George Deukinejian
Long Beach
Assembly
Deukmejian
Who Wants to Sleep on Steel Wool in Washington
The Washington beat critiques the Flammable Fabrics Act of 1967 focusing on regulations for children's sleepwear and mattresses. It notes bureaucratic delays, technical and legal hurdles, and the failed Sears fire resistant line, questioning the feasibility of enforcing the act.
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Department of Commerce
Warren Magnuson
Sears
Roebuck
T Hey
How We Went On Strike Opinion From L A Collins Sr
Letters to the editor recount a West Coast dock strike by longshoremen and marine clerks over a July 1 settlement. The piece cites a secret ballot surpassing 95 percent in favor, recalls arbitration, and critiques inflation linked to the Vietnam War while defending the workers right to strike and questioning government defiance.
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L. A. Collins Sr
Harry Bridges
Colling
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Collins
Mr. Collins
Hiller
Stalin
U. S. Perish
ILWU
View from abroad on Attica violence and democracy
A London opinion piece argues violence raises tough questions about America’s racial divide and prison system. It notes Attica’s brutal legacy, warns violence escalates and corrupts society, and urges officials to sustain restraint and civil discourse.
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London
Altien
America
Tom Wicker
George Gid
Palestine
Watts
North
Britain
Northern Ireland
Attica
United States
the Times of London
Kent State
My Lai
Vietnam
Whaling Songs and Campus Notes In This Odd Column
A collage of humorous items notes Senator Soaper on environmental battles ship models and empty seas. The football prophet dreads the season start threatening his record. Whalers sing on record while questions loom about love beads.
Lifeguard duties and public behavior at Long Beach beaches
A Long Beach resident defends lifeguards amid criticism in Southland Sunday. The letter argues lifeguards act as babysitters and police on busy beaches while dealing with rowdy crowds and boats in Marine Stadium.
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Iaving
Long Beach
Southland
Terry Sattoria
James J. Vance
Cautious Pay Practices and Life Lessons
A fragmented column noting varied attitudes toward bill payments and personal discipline. It argues cautious habits, sobriety for clear thinking, and the value of executing a plan, while suggesting communities welcome costless industry and caution against claiming perpetual correctness.
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Cook Couny
Washington
James J
Wilmington
Niu
Sue
Anthony Lewis
Kil
TN Bipter
Soaper
New York
Timan
Press-Telegram
Ginny Harper
Pribilof Islands
Pribilof
APOLI
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