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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1962

Page

6

Editorial 1000 Miles of Freeway and Traffic Demand

California touts its milestone of 1000 miles of freeways while looming traffic growth strains urban transit. The piece notes U S Bureau projections of a one third rise in vehicles next decade, urban congestion, and the public transit paradox in big cities. It argues rapid transit hinges on policy, cites New York Chicago and Long Beach Los Angeles patterns, and praises highway planners facing knotty growth without disrupting communities.

U. S New York Chicago Long Beach Los Angeles Solomons

World’s Fair Benefits Spur Hope For Long Beach Plan

Since 1966 Long Beach planned a world’s fair the debate over fairs’ relevance persisted. Now Pacific Northwest data shows strong employment gains mid July with hotel and restaurant sectors surging and rail and air travel up. Tourism businesses along Oregon routes report 30 to 40 percent increases as major carriers note higher Seattle ridership.

Long Beach Pacific Northwest Washington State Oregon Northern Pacific Great Northern Union Pacific Seattle United Airlines Greyhound

Congress Not Listening on Space Communications Bill

Washington report notes few senators present as a space satellite communications bill faces a filibuster. Senator McMahon, honored with a special stamp, helped shape atomic-age policy. Critics question overseas negotiations and AT&T dominance, while President Kennedy presses for passage amid a wary State and Justice Departments.

Congress Washington Len Erien McMahon Bil Sen. McMzhon Robert S. Kerr Space Or Aeronautical Committee Commerce Committee Warren Magnuson Lyndon Johnson Agate Space Chem Ventere State and Justice Departments Kennedy State Department Satellite Corporation Justice American Telephone & Telegraph Co Congressional Standing Committees Maurine Neuberper Pan-America Airways United States

Kennedy eyes critique of AMA in Medicare clash

Irate Kennedy plans to expose AMA methods this fall after the medical society lobbied Capitol Hill to block elderly medical aid. The piece notes AMPAC, AMA trustees, and bipartisan moves while detailing Kerr Mills, doctor funding, and Alsop family intrigue shaping GOP messaging.

Washington Kennedy White House American Medical Association AMA US Steel Medical Society Capitol Hill Oklahoma Bob Kerr American Medicine For AMPAC J. J. Montfort Batesville, Ark House Ways and Means Wilwar Mills Kensett, Ark Congress Eone Association of American Medical Colleges Kerr-Mills Minois Hinds

Quotes and tensions dominate a fraught day abroad and at home

A Brazilian student at the White House questions war prospects saying there will be no winner in the next war. British Foreign Secretary Lord Home urges continued Cold War talks and patience at the conference. At Terminal Island a warden comments on two inmates scaling a 40 foot smokestack for 15 hours, calling it attention seeking kid stuff.

Washington Kennedy White House London Lord Home Terminal Island Calif Raymond W. May Federal Correctional Institution

Marriage on the Rocks and the Value of Commitment

A syndicated opinion column argues marriage should be harder to obtain and questions cooling-off periods or psychological testing. It contends couples change after marriage, making 60 40 give-and-take essential yet misapplied, and stresses that adjustment to a new partner, not the lovers once imagined, drives marital rifts.

Sydney J. Carris Atlantic Monthly Nora Johnson Law and Order J. J. Lehane Lehane

Town Meeting Probes Bisby Park Stage Obsolescence

Letters from readers call for a new public stage at Bisby Park to replace the obsolete aging structure used by Under the Stars and other summer performances. Citizens cite poor acoustics and worn seating while urging the Recreation Division to act on a needed public facility.

Bisby Park W. Barwise Winnipeg Pl

Languages Wia the News by Scott and Strompen Carrie

A column compares father son expressions from multiple languages. It cites phrases in French German Spanish Russian and Chinese and notes Berlitz Diner's Dictionary mailed to readers who submit a nonquestion for the feature.

Charles F. Scctt Robert Strompen Carrie Adnovo Dyereva Vishen'ta Berlitz

Unsigned Letters Target Ernest Denning at Cedar Ave

A writer complains of receiving unsigned mail inserting pamphlets and propaganda. The author, who signs as Ernest Denning of 3060 Cedar Ave, notes years of selling pieces of mail from unknown persons with copied names and addresses and discards unidentified items. The message ends with a harsh epithet toward mailers of propaganda without identification.

Ernest Denning Cedar Ave

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