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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1969

Page

10

Long Beach Press B2 Editorial Staff Listing

The page lists the Long Beach California newspaper staff with roles including publisher co publisher editor and editors notes. It names Herman H Ridder Daniel H Ridder Samuel C Cameron Bernard J Ridder Jr Walter H Polak William W Broom Malcolm Epley Don Obs and Miles E Lines Sterling Bemis L A Collins and a contact telephone.

Herman H. Ridder Daniel H. Ridder Samuel C. Cameron Bernard J. Ridder Jr Walter H. Polak William W. Broom Malcolm Epley Don Obs Pine Avenue Long Beach California Miles E. Lines Sterling Bemis L. A. Collins, Sr

Private job effort yields progress in NAB recruitment drives

The Greater Long Beach NAB unit hits 2000 jobs in year one and targets 3000 to 4000 next year. About 200 private sector managers met in Torrance to review results led by Harry Stroud as NAB expands recruitment and training with government subsidies. The program placed 15,900 in Los Angeles region and aims for 22,500 next year, with broader goals of 100,000 nationwide by June. The effort helps transition workers but cannot fix unemployment alone and should not replace Job Corps.

Greater Long Beach National Alliance of Businessmen NAB Torrance Harry Stroud Department of Labor Los Angeles

Inheritance Tax Reform and Patronage in State Office

As Republicans gain majorities, debate turns to inheritance tax reforms led by Controller Houston I. Flournoy. He advocates civil service appraisals, but long-standing patronage traditions linger, with past reforms stalled by the Senate Governmental Efficiency Committee. The piece questions whether Democrats will uphold principles or avoid confrontation in a changing political climate.

Houston I. Flournoy State Personnel Board Senate Governmental Efficiency Committee

Town Meeting Letters on Housing and Vote Age Change

Citizens endorse Fair Housing Foundation to administer minority housing programs and urge inclusion in city budgets. A Long Beach reader argues Senator Moscone’s 19-year-old voting age bill should fail, praising youth awareness and urging progress.

Fair Housing Foundation No On 14 George Moscone Sacramento GOP Domenic Freed

In Defense of Harvard's president

The piece argues Nathan M. Pusey merited support for defending Harvard's free university during McCarthy era and SDS clashes. It notes faculty hesitation over no confidence votes and calls out the need to distinguish morals from tactics amid the year’s riot while defending student rights and inquiry.

New York Times Service New York Nathan M. Pusey Harvard Joe McCarthy Students For A Democratic Society University Hall SDS Pusey Christendom

Nixon urged to end or limit a tax surcharge

President Nixon’s appeal for a delay of the 10 percent income tax surcharge is criticized as regrettable. The editorial argues the surcharge should expire and the 1970 budget should be balanced, endorsing a combined policy of a strong budget.

Nixon

Congress urged to cut 10 percent surtax to 7.5 percent

The piece argues against extending the 10 percent surcharge, stating it would raise taxes and boost spending. It cites rising nonmilitary appropriations through 1970 and urges reducing the surtax to 7.5 percent to preserve a prospect of tax relief.

Harvard, SDS clash over campus protests and free speech

An editorial argues SDS actions at Harvard test the university’s commitment to peaceful dispute resolution. It questions Pusey’s stance, laments campus policing, and notes alumni muttering about permissiveness while insisting Harvard speak clearly on principle and discipline amid student occupation and document theft.

SDS Harvard Pentagon Pusey

Presidential brothers cause headaches in White House

The piece details how Presidents Nixon and Johnson contend with restless brothers Don Nixon and Sam Johnson pursuing deals and memoirs. Don sought loans and business contacts while Sam traveled, including efforts in New York to publish memoirs, drawing family friction and White House caution.

Nixon White House Don Lyndon Johnson Sam North Carolina Mexico

Memoirs and Nepotism Sparks Talk of Lyndon Family Link

Pearson Morocco quotes reveal his memoirs My Brother Lyndon sold to Look magazine with promises to unveil things Lyndon Kennedy could not share. The Kennedy era nepotism debate resurges as Ed Kennedy contemplates Alaska government service before laws curb family appointments.

Morocco Lyndon Look Magazine Kennedy Richard Nixon

Tennis Fashion Misfires in Ads Reflect Real Code of Dress

The piece notes that sports attire in ads often misrepresents actual play, citing tennis and yachting as examples. It contrasts mocked courtwear with practical gear favored by professionals and veterans like Gardnar Mulloy, who mocks casual amateurs for premature readiness and improper equipment.

Gardnar Mulloy

The Cardinal Sin of Being In Before You Earn It

A sports column examines players underestimating themselves and beginners mimicking experts. The author notes the gap between perceived and actual skill, and how seasoned players conceal overconfidence in a harsh hierarchy of games.

Sidewalk Senate on looks and pets across locals

A beach poll captures varied opinions on whether people resemble their pets and how owners and their dogs or other animals reflect personalities. Participants include Annie Kirkpatrick Billy Yountz Tom La Brow Don Kirkland Dave Craw and Ed Wonder with anecdotes about bulldog jaws frizzy hair and a pet squirrel monkey.

Sidewalk Senate Don Kirkland ED Wonder Squirrel Monkey

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