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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1963

Page

11

Christmas Cheer Program helps Long Beach families in need

Editorial urges Christmas Cheer plan in Long Beach with donation routes through Salvation Army Volunteers of America and Catholic Welfare Bureau. It explains the clearing house system to prevent duplication, and notes drop sites for money toys and canned goods.

Long Beach Community Welfare Council Salvation Army The Volunteers of America Catholic Welfare Bureau Elks and Frany Service Clubs Fourth St 15Th St Catholic Welfare National Guard Seventh California

A Rat Guard's Importance by Walter Mullins

Long Beach longshoreman Walter Mullins unveils an improved rat guard for ships. He argues rats spread disease, damage grain, and threaten civilization, urging stronger prevention as rats are hard to eradicate and migrate across borders.

Walter Mullins Long Beach Mullins Europe United States Norway

Long Beach Lives Up To Its Festival Fame

The city showcases abundant public pageants parades concerts and free events. Highlights include the Elks Christmas Charity Ball drawing 17000 dancers and the International Beauty Congress parade with a quarter of a million spectators. Symphony Starlight Serenades enchant Bixby Park and daily Christmas programs run on Daisy Avenue.

Long Beach Naples Daisy Avenue Pacific Coast Highway Symphony Bixby Park

Auto Makers Praise LBJ See Record Sales in 1964

Ford and General Motors executives expect near record 1964 sales if Congress passes a retroactive tax cut. They praise President Johnson’s leadership, noting tough UAW talks but potential peaceful settlements. Industry leaders, labor figures, and civil rights supporters express confidence in Johnson and the country’s economic direction.

Detroit Lyndon B. Johnson Ford General Motors Fords Congress UAW Studebaker South Berd F Teasons Chrysler Johnson Henry Ford Fred Donner Business Council Washington Frederick R. Kappel John W. McCormack White House Len Carl Hayden Arizona McCormack Lyndon Lyndon Johnson Los Angeles Penius Lady Bird

FBI CID Friction and Kennedy Era Security Tangles

The piece reviews FBI CID jurisdiction clashes over security duties, notes Dunlap’s death by own action, and recounts surrounding secrecy and disputes. It links agencies, personnel like J Edgar Hoover and Ken O'Donnell, and Kennedy era politics including Nobel, test ban debates, and Congressional Medal of Honor talk.

Washington FBI Secret Service Dallas Edgar Hoover Criminal Investigation Division Army Mooyer CID Continental United States Defense Department Fbi-Cid Jack Dunlap National Security Agency Ft. Meade Iamlap Senate USA J. Edgar Hoover Dunlap Hoover Russias Florida Caribbean Moscow Cuba Kennedy Khrushchev Tary EBJ White House Ken Linus Pauling Cal Tech Oslo John J. McCone Pauling Johnson Central Intelligence McCone Norris Cotton New Hampshire Bernard Goldfine Goldfine Goldwater Cotton Louisiana Chip” Morrison Sen Russell Long Gillis Russell New Orleans John F. Kennedy James Roosevelt D-Calif Fdr Johan McCormack Roosevelt Jimmy BlcCormack

The Catalog of Cookbooks and National Cuisine Critique

A columnist roams a publisher catalog for four months of titles from The Art of Spaghetti Cookery to The Secret of Cooking for Dogs. He debunks the cookbook boom, laments American cuisine, and ponders how diet reflects culture and character.

India

Town Meeting Defends Housing Act as Constitutional

A town meeting discusses the Romford Housing Act, aiming to define and protect minority citizens' rights to housing through rentals or purchase on the same basis as the dominant group. Lawmakers note historic blockages and denial of this housing right.

Romford

Mixed quotes span politics and civil rights issues

A collection of brief quotes from American and world figures. Virginia Craddock expresses disbelief over her son’s defection to North Korea, while Mike Mansfield defends Congress. Chou En Lai appeals for Asian African solidarity, and Hubert Humphrey links foreign aid cuts to danger. The text also discusses civil rights, constitutional questions, and housing discrimination under the Rumford Act with references to Truman and equality.

Eterastoa Smith Hills, Ky Virginia Craddock Jerry Wayne Parrish North Korea Washington Senate Mike Mansfield D-Mont Congress Cairo Chou Enlai Peking United Arab Republic Hubert H. Humphrey Dminn

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