Editorial on presidential news conferences and equal time rules
The FCC ruling changing the equal time rule for presidential news conferences is debated as a dangerous exception that could distort coverage. The piece argues conferences are not inherently news events and questions their impact on elections, urging reliance on voter judgment and network coverage of all candidates.
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FCC
John Jones
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Sacramento-Earl Warren Center name restored by voters
The Sacramento community backed restoring the original capital center name by a 7-3 margin after proposals to rename it Sacramento Earl Warren Community Center drew opposition. Critics argued the hyphenated version was awkward and impractical.
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California
Sacramento
Earl Warren
Sacramento Bee
United States
Earl
Warren
Sacramentans
Diplomatic footwork over the Suez Canal
Egypt and Israel signed protocol documents in Geneva to advance the interim Sinai peace pact while Israel withholds full signature pending U.S. approval of American civilian technicians monitoring the pact. The dispute centers on Israel cargo movements through the Suez Canal and how they relate to existing treaties and the latest accord. A Greek ship bound for Israel was recalled as a test of canal rights looms.
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Jack R. Payton
United Press International
Tel Aviv
Egypt
Israel
Protocols
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Geneva
U.S
Binai
Sraesis
Senate
Henry A. Kissinger
Tarael
Middle East
United States
Valentina-P
Gun control and presidential security in America
A Swedish interviewer probes an American on U S violence and threats to presidents. The guest cites frequent political violence, gun availability, frontier myth, and constitutional rights as obstacles to gun control. He notes Ford should avoid crowds, yet acknowledges limited options to protect presidents amid widespread gun access and volatile threats.
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Dr. King
Robert Kennedy
George Wallace
Ford
America
Sweden
Letters to the editor on cycling safety and street racing
In a Long Beach letters column Cedric C. Morriss condemns racing on city streets and urges keeping speed sports on tracks. He defends cyclist safety while recounting his nephew John Devlin’s minor traffic ticket for riding a 10 speed bike on Seal Beach Blvd. Officer Ungerman issued the ticket.
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New York
John James Devlin
John
Seal's Beach Blvd
W. Ungerman
Seal Beach
Mne
Seal Beach Blvd
Ocean
San Diego
John Devlin
Long Beach
California
Cedric C. Morriss
Traffic and politics mix in a reader letter debate
A reader urges coordinating curbside trash pickup with street cleaning to ease traffic caused by refuse trucks. The letter criticizes Ronald Reagan for political rhetoric, accusing it of demagoguery and arguing that America still faces civil rights, inflation, crime, pollution, energy, housing, and education challenges.
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Mr. Reagan
O.K
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