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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1968
Page
6
The Independent announces leadership roles across its publishing house with H Ridder as publisher, D Ridder and S Cameron as co publishers and general manager, and a broad editorial team including W Broom editor and Miler Siver evolutive editor.
Long Beach Assemblyman James A. Hayes pushed through a bill to ban secret meetings by local boards and commissions. The measure passed 41 to 33 amid mixed enthusiasm for the Brown Act, with the Senate yet to act. The bill aims to strengthen public access in local governance.
The piece argues that both parties will feature strong figures Humphrey and Rockefeller, and that even with late starts they can inject competition at Chicago and Miami Beach. It warns that fixed conventions risk depressing turnout, boosting splinter parties, and leaving voters cheated while urging Humphrey and Rockefeller to influence the year’s tough political decisions.
A Long Beach reader argues against competitive sports in public elementary schools, favoring calisthenics and gymnastics for physical release and learning. Another letter challenges Councilman Deats on crime causes, critiquing punitive justice and urging deeper study of underlying factors before blaming judges.
The piece argues federal open housing laws are a start but housing remains unaffordable for many families. It cites Washington DC as a case study, noting that about a third of homemakers in the metro area cannot afford standard housing despite higher median incomes due to costs, zoning, and need for better jobs and education. It highlights 7,000 DC families unable to meet public housing standards and suggests remedies beyond law.
Frederic Collins notes thousands of Negro households earn income from a single provider while many whites in DC also live in poverty. He argues no law is needed to access good housing, yet new homes under 18 000 are scarce and ads imply dreams start around 25 000, shaping suburban choices for young couples.
Benjamin B. Wolman explains Freud's theories and methods as they began and as they are practiced today. He notes Freud created a new era in our understanding of self.
Brief ponderings on why people who claim nothing goes without saying still assert it and how discussions of the dead past echo today’s problems, inviting reflection on memory and relevance.
A reflective piece questions why we overthink phrases and misuse terms, puzzling about why we reiterate when iterate suffices and why gracious living feels unaffordable. It explores age, utopian zeal, rat races, generosity, and the oddities of phrasing from literally to fruition and euphemisms like affair.
Washington report says J Edgar Hoover has lobbied Congress to place police training in American cities under FBI control if they receive federal funds. The article notes Hoover is barred by law from certain actions and outlines political tension surrounding police training reforms.
Drew Pearson notes Attorney General Ramsey Clark opposes Hoover plan to withhold federal safe streets funds unless FBI training authority covers local police. He cites constitutional fears, political pushback from senators, police chiefs, and state programs in California Michigan New Jersey Connecticut Florida, and says the FBI operates two crime information centers while maintaining control over independent chiefs.
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