Long Beach Press B Page 2 April 28 1969
The Long Beach California edition dated Monday April 28 1969 lists the staff including Herman H Ridder publisher Daniel Ridder co publisher Samuel C Cameron general manager Bernard J Ridder Jr business manager Walter H Polak assistant to the publisher and Walter H Broom editor with Rha oe Wilkes and Malcolm Epley as editors Dor Obs editorial page editor Sterling Bemis managing editor and L A Collins Sr editorial columnist with the office at 604 Pine Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
Bernard J. Ridder Jr
Walter H. Polak
Miles E. Lines
Sterling Bemis
L. A. Collins, Sr
Long Beach
California
Open Mind on Council Pay Raise Deserves Review
The piece argues against haste by California lawmakers granting a 3200 annual pay raise starting 1971. It notes Senate passage and Gov Reagan’s likely signature, compares to Congress increases, cites a 1967 5 percent yearly limit, and urges Long Beach voters to consider local salary proposals carefully before the May 13 primary. It stresses timing, local vs state differences, and keeping an open mind.
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Sacramento
Long Beach
State Capitol
Senate
Anti news bill misses true mark
The State Senate passed a punitive bill targeting newsmen for false reporting that could incite violence, mainly aimed at television. Critics warn the broad language risks First Amendment violations and would hinder legitimate coverage while potentially delaying needed reform of media practices.
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Harmer
Town Meeting Editor Critiques NYT on Pueblo Coverage
A reader questions a New York Times exclusive on the Pueblo downing and criticizes the Nixon administration and press for misreading public opinion. The letter argues against alleged sex education guidelines and urges clearer state policies to inform youth about sex and sexuality. Lakewood.
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New York Times
Roger
American Society of Newspaper Editors
North Korea
Times
Nixon
Board of Education
Lakewood
Auto makers and safety costs sparked by recalls
Long Beach H. D. Corbett asks who pays for safety devices after government push for safer cars. He notes GMC spent a million dollars on postage for recalls and faults the industry leaders for ignoring inspectors warnings. He mentions a fired inspector allegedly rehired with a bonus.
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Detroit
GMC
Long Beach
H. D. Corbett
Radical campus violence shakes Harvard and Cornell
The article describes campus militants using force against traditional authorities at Harvard and Cornell, drawing Nixon Administration concern. It links student aggression to broader debates over ends and means, and notes distress over leveraging violence amid Vietnam policy and urban Pentagon funding fights.
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Washington
Harvard
Cornell
Nixon
Vietnam
Pentagon
Nixon era campus clashes shape federal restraint and policy
James Reston argues that campus violence at Cornell and Harvard forces Nixon officials to reassess their stance on university coercion. He notes the administration's history of cautious involvement, preferring local police control, while campus radicalism exposes a broader moral and political dilemma for federal action. The Cambridge incidents intensify national debate.
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Cornell
Harvard
Nixon
Father Hesburgh
Notre Dame
Cambridge
Washington
Court weighs El Paso Natural Gas monopoly case
The Supreme Court took jurisdiction over the El Paso Natural Gas monopoly case and announced it would hear arguments on Tuesday. The case had been dismissed by the Justice Department six days after John Mitchell, a senior partner in the firm, was mentioned in relation to the matter.
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Washington
Supreme Court
el Paso
Justice Department
John Mitchell
Walling the Nixon Era Gas Case and Mormon Investors
Nixon law firm earned 771 thousand dollars from El Paso Natural Gas. Griswold dismissed the Justice Department appeal as Supreme Court weighs arguments with William Bennett and Ronald Reagan involved. Mormon businessmen mapped a bid to buy Northwest Pacific Gas, tied to El Paso assets, as the case unfolds with Pacific Northwest Gas, Colorado Interstate, and Utah actions in play.
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California
Rocky Mountain States
Nixon
el Paso
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Kennedy
Continental Illinois National Bank
George Eccles
First Security Bank of Utah
George
Pacific Northwest
el Paso Natural Gas Company
Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
John A. Redding
Continental Illinois Trust
Glenn E.eeeeee
Husky Oil Company
Cody
Wyo
Northwest Pacific Gas
Chilson
Pacific Northwest Gas
Colorado
Utah Public Service Commission
Universities Upend Injunction Question On Campus Protests
Officials in Ithaca weigh legal injunctions against militants as a tool to keep campuses open and as a test of dissent under law. Harvard Law’s former dean, now U S Solicitor General Griswold, argues violent opposition erodes civil liberty and lawful dissent.
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Ithaca
Washington
Harvard Law School
Erwin N. Griswold
United States
Tulane
Dean Griswold
Change in press tone after Nixon tax reform praise
New York editors praise President Nixon for fiscal restraint and reform while noting a shift from earlier hostility to business under Kennedy. The piece recalls Kennedy era criticism of business leaders and portrays a reoriented media view toward Nixon's economic policies.
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New York
Nixon
Kennedy
White House
Waldorf Astoria
Kennedy Economic Acts Lifted Tax Burden and Prices
The piece recounts John F Kennedy backing a 7 percent investment tax credit and using federal action to smooth economic swings. It notes Blough’s price increases shocked Kennedy, widening rift with business leaders, while Kennedy’s tax cuts reduced federal income tax rates from Eisenhower years and earned the label anti business.
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Blough
Kennedy
White House
John F. Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
Eisenhower
Sidewalk Senate On Blind Dates In Downtown Paramount
A collection of downtown Paramount residents share odd blind date experiences. Nancy Nichols recalls embarrassment over a junkheap car. Bonnie Morin describes a drunken stockbroker date. Cathy O'Brien recounts three into a tiny sports car and a bar chase. Jay Davi sson notes odd contracts with his wife and missed Disney trips. Ted Buchwald recalls a bald date in Philadelphia and a quick end to the roommate arrangement.
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Cathy O'Brien
Ted Buchwald
Philadelphia
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el Paso Natural Gas
Erwin Griswold
Griswold
William Bennett
California Public Utilities Commission
Ronald Reagan
Bennett
Roger Blough
United States Steel Corp
John S. Knight
Nancy Nichols
Bonnie Morin
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Paramount
Roger Ivy
Long Beach City College
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Disneyland
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