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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1968
Page
10
Publisher Herman H Ridder and staff listed for the Long Beach California office at 604 Pine Avenue 90801. Includes Samuel C Cameron Walter H Polak William W Broom Malcolm Epsey Don Obs and others with phone 435-1161.
The 82 crew members of the USS Pueblo return safely after 111 months in North Korean captivity. The piece notes the diplomacy, the risk of wider conflict, and the psychological toll while urging humane treatment and support as they resume normal life.
California debates Senate Bill One seen as a Magna Carta of Education but state boards push back on sudden freedom from a flexible floor. Local boards demand leeway while the State Board of Education must set standards and testing. Recent student rebellions underscore urgency for quick policy action.
A Washington dispatch reflects on a planned trio drilled into a moon orbit as a symbolic probe of science and religion. The piece cites Francis Bacon and Durant to frame the effort as part of a long quest for rational explanation and progress beyond traditional authority.
Richard Wilson argues that science and religion clash only if forced apart. He frames modern exploration as a continuation of Baconian inquiry, urging space study while noting humanity’s hunger, war, and ignorance. He sees no contradiction between science and faith on Christ's birthday and hopes for unity through reason and belief.
Editor notes Councilman Crow’s push for a popularly elected mayor as a path to progress in Long Beach. He argues city manager government resists change, urges council and civic leaders to study the shift to direct mayoral elections for a stronger, better city.
A letter from Robert J. Jamison of Artesia argues that Communist leaders show indifference to death as Paris peace talks drag on. He cites 30,000 already dead and warns the nation may soon follow.
Sidewalk interviews on Pine Avenue gather Long Beach and Wilmington residents views. Mrs George FritCh and Keith Smith note changing gifts and meaning while Sally Powell and Donna Watkins recall nostalgia. Oliver Orb reports sparse crowds and Nora Miller contrasts snow in Nebraska.
Sen Soaper Says notes Congressman Sludgepump did not get a starter role in the new administration and says he is on the taxi squad. The column asks readers to imagine mothers of campus students worrying if their son became a dean.
Apollo Editions publishes Harold Cruse's The Crisis of the Negro in Intellectuals a $3.50 paperback. The work offers a historical, fully documented analysis of the Negro Revolution and the American racial impasse.
President Johnson highlighted housing as vital while noting a Florida Seminole reservation gift to Ann Parker, a house valued at 2,500 dollars. He cited the struggle to afford homes and told housing experts that a house, not a Cadillac, is the essential need for families.
The plan for a $2,500 low cost house moves past building codes with FHA backing. Ann Parker, a Seminole woman on the West Hollywood reservation, receives a $2,500 loan and a two bedroom home funded by a mix of government and private support.
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