Editorial One of the sad cases
Jalal Bayati a former Long Beach State University economics lecturer stabbed his fiancée then another man in her apartment both victims died He was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and the judge ordered no prison sentence while Bayati would be kept in county jail until return to his native Iraq where penalties differ The ruling drew criticism that foreigners might be spared harsher punishment and sparked debate on justice and cultural differences
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Jalal Bayati
Long Beach State University
Bayati
Long Beach
Ernest Kelly
Iraq
Denis Petty
America
Evies
Willy Loman
Snesman
Abe Sapherstein
Abe
Manhattan
Harris
Lower East Side
New York
Pearl
Emma Goldman
Morehan
Saphersteins
Hannan Sapherstein Samtson Torrance
Pins poke at Soviet awards sparking Pravda ire
Pravda rails at readers who wear humorous lapel pins in Russia. A toilet seat badge mocks the Azerbaijan sanitary assembly, while a Chelyabinsk pin spoof and a Rostov Travel pin imitate Heroes of the Soviet Union. The paper laments rising pin production and warns it strains scarce materials.
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Pravda
Azerbaijan Sanitary Technical Assembly Enterprise
Soviet Union
Rostov
Textbooks and democracy in Charleston school debate
The piece argues individual beliefs must be protected in democracy even as Charleston Virginia officials face pressure over textbooks and teacher guides some passages offend parents. It urges vigilance for church state separation and cautions against letting one group veto educational materials while noting the need for informed review and evolving texts.
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Charleston
For a Survivor a Last Notice and Editor Letters
Abratian Sapherstein aged eight died September 12 1974 in Long Beach. Survived by wife Sophie children Harry Hannah and others. Memorial service at Westwood Village Mortuary on Sunday. The page features a tribute by Hannah Sapherstein and multiple readers’ letters discussing inflation bonds desert tours police funding and presidential accountability.
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Sapherstein
Abratian
Sophie
Harry
Hannah
Frieda
Inday
Steve
Len
Leonard
Arthur
Gerald
Joan
Ada
Nancy
James
Karen
Phyllis
Rick
Michael
Robert
Westwood Village Mortuary
Red tide caused by natural dinoflagellate bloom
In a Sept 1 letter Earl Mark says he is not an ecologist. Red tide stems from mass dinoflagellate growth, not pollution, with up to 60 million organisms per liter under favorable conditions. Decay produces a water soluble toxin, depleting oxygen and discoloring the sea, killing vast marine life.
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Earl Mark
US Apology Urged Over Chilean Coup Interference
The President’s stance on Chile is criticized as a weak excuse for backing an opposition that toppled an elected government. A brutal military dictatorship followed with book burnings and press control, torture of prisoners, and global condemnation grows. Calls arise for an apology to Allende’s family and withdrawal of recognition for the regime.
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United States
Chile
Adolph Hielmann
U.S
President Allende
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Lakewood
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