Independent publisher staff list and contact line
A historical newspaper masthead lists key figures including Herman H. Ridder publisher Samuel C Cameron general Wake William W Broom editor Malcolm Epley associate editor Don Obs editorial page editor Daniel H Ridder co publisher emara J Ridder Jr business manager Miles E Lines executive editor Sterling Bemis managing editor L A Collins Sr editorial columnist and a telephone contact 435-1161.
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Herman H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
William W. Broom
Malcolm Epley
Don Obs
Edito
Daniel H. Ridder
Emara J. Ridder Jr
Miles E. Lines
Sterling Bemis
L. A. Collins, Sr
Long Beach Oil Tax Fight Faces Uncertain Supreme Court Ruling
Long Beach pursues tideland oil taxes amid ongoing litigation with Los Angeles and Orange Counties. A California Supreme Court decision offers partial gains but leaves many questions unresolved for the city and Thoms Long Beach Co. Revenue disputes, relief laws for oil firms, and school district implications cloud the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Tidelands
California Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Orange Counties
Tideland
Thoms Long Beach Co
Long Beach Unified
Session on bomb treaty faces political caution
The piece argues Johnson should not call a special session for ratification of the nuclear non proliferation treaty. It notes opposition in Congress, concerns after the Czechoslovak invasion, and that Nixon may support the treaty in the next Congress. Observers warn of renewed efforts by nine nonnuclear states for stronger guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Senate
Congress
Nixon
United Nations
General Assembly
Town Meeting Calls for Action on Population Growth
Editor Sylvia Porter addresses population concerns and urges citizen action. The Long Beach Family Planning Clinic, run by volunteers, seeks help and lists contact numbers 426-7171 and 432-7504.
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Welfare Council
Long Beach
Cora Cocks
Johnson seeks Johnson Dobrynin talks in Europe meeting
President Johnson aims for a meeting with Premier Kosygin in a neutral European city after talks with Secretary Rusk. The plan was agreed in August but canceled when the Red Army moved into Czechoslovakia on August 20.
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Washington
Anatoly Dobrynin
Moscow
Rusk
Kosygin
Johnson
Europe
Red Army
Czechoslovakia
Johnson sees need for Kosygin meeting despite Czech tensions
Drew Pearson reports President Johnson seeks a summit with Kosygin to ease long term peace, contingent on Czech Red Army withdrawal and cooling of occupation. Brezhnev’s hard line contrasts with Moscow warnings to curb Arab raids. Johnson pursues Near East talks and keeps Nixon aligned for a potential Kosygin meeting.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Leonid Brezhnev
Near East
Johnson
Kosygin
Nixon
Public workers join growing strike wave spreading state lines
New York public employees from teachers to transit workers have united in strikes challenging government labor relations. The piece argues strikes are expanding beyond city services to state workers and possibly other regions, noting public workers now see government as the boss and clock maker. The outlook warns of ongoing conflict despite anti strike laws and cites a veteran labor leader on white collar unions adopting old tactics.
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New York
New York City
Labor Movement
The Case for Updated Mediation in Labor Conflicts
Flora Lewis argues strikes harm essential services and urges reform of mediation. She notes stern New York laws and ineffective arbitration, calling for objective research and a funded, modern system to prevent costly strikes and ransom-like settlements.
Sidewalk Senate Views On Leisure In Long Beach
Quotes from residents including Mrs Jean Stern Teresa Call James O Montgomery James F Nelson and Judith Foster reveal their leisure habits in Long Beach. They mention beach trips horseback riding shopping Hollywood swimming sailing and bowling reflecting varied free time activities.
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Jean Stern
Long Beach
Teresa Call
Hollywood
James F. Nelson
Judith Foster
Husband
Alamitos Bay
The Worst Threat of Communism In Our Time
Analysis argues communism serves as a bad example that lowers standards. The speaker contends its mere existence distorts values and actions, allowing greater wrongdoing than necessary.
The Bad Boy of Communism in Our Minds
Sydney Harris critiques using other nations as benchmarks for virtue arguing that American complacency harms progress. He warns that comparing to Russia or China fuels smug self-satisfaction and slows reform, urging inner scrutiny over external comparisons.
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Russia
China
Marx
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Arte
Soviet Union
Town Meeting
Sylvia Porter
525 East Seventh Street
Lee Re Ee
Gromyko
Drew Pearson
Erpabel TS
Flora Lewis
New York State
Sixth Street
Pine Avenue
James O. Montgomery
Colorado River
Athalene Benson
Sydney Harris
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