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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1960
Page
7
Editorial notes crossfiling's repeal in 1959 may be reversed as political interest shifts back toward home ground. It argues crossfiling favored incumbents, notes voter confusion under the single party ballots, and calls for a trial period before restoring crossfiling while urging stronger official party organization.
Southern delegates returned from the Los Angeles convention hopeful the GOP can win in the South and possibly gain on civil rights. Nixon and Rockefeller clashed over sit-ins and FEPC, but southerners won key revisions limiting federal pressure on private housing and hospitals while backing restricted integration.
Letter writer Alfred E. Brighton of Long Beach California argues the Kennedy Johnson ticket signals a double deal toward a socialist economy. He warns that mixed private and government ownership threatens free enterprise and invites one-man rule, urging voters to consider the path in November.
Washington report details a Tennessee battle where Kefauver faces a Faubus style effort to unseat him over civil rights votes. It cites enemies including John Kasper, the Mafia, Justin Potter, and major drug firms like Merck Upjohn and Schering. The article discusses price distortions in US drug costs and Kefauver’s investigations.
Lockheed will spend 25 million dollars to modify its Electra prop-jet fleet, returning 134 aircraft to normal operations by mid 1981. The fix strengthens engine mounts, adds new fittings, longerons, and wing rib stiffeners, with FAA tests slated for November 1. Unmodified jets will stay under FAA speed limits while negotiations with carriers continue.
The piece recalls a psychiatrist who quit by a yearly increment plan starting with one cigarette daily and adding one each year. It argues tapering is ineffective for most and notes strong will power quitters exist, while a doctor says patients rarely quit on their own accord without a hospital frame. The author likens the approach to humane deprivation and ends with a grim note on worsening conditions before improvement.
The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors approved placing 160 acres of Lakewood in temporary night agriculture zoning amid wartime urgency. Long Beach Coast Artillery units marched in formation at 10 p.m. to the railroad station en route to Fort Lewis, Washington. The Municipal Airport beacon light, moved from the water pump house to a Naval Reserve hangar tower, now revolves 80 feet above ground.
United Press International reports from France and England capture sharp remarks at public events. Lord Derby jokes about betting a lobster. Lord Montagu of Beaulieu decries the jazz festival he hosts as the last of its kind. Adlai Stevenson reflects on avoiding war and communism. Sir Robert Williams from Saskatoon dismisses titles as mere trappings.
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