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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1968

Page

16

Editorial staff and contact details at 603 Ping Avenue

The page lists staff roles including William M. Broom as Editor and Miles F. Sines as Executive Editor along with other editors and the telephone line 433-1001. Also shows addresses 603 Ping Avenue and 90861 with names Sterling Bents TA Collins and Amociste Editor Dor Obl.

William M. Broom Milcolm Eplyy Dor Obl Ping Avenue Miles F. Sines Sterling Bents TA. Collins Sine Editorial

Food shortage amid prosperity saddles nation with hunger

President Johnson boasts a near year end surplus due to higher-than-expected tax revenue while unemployment sits at 3.3 percent the lowest in 15 years. In New York and other cities employers worry about worker shortages as welfare protests grow in Long Beach. Anthropologist Margaret Mead testifies that almost 10 million Americans are inadequately nourished, many due to poverty and unemployment, highlighting disparities as prosperity persists.

Washington Johnson New York Long Beach Margaret Mead Senate United States Mead

Sound views on crime by GOP group

A Republican congressional task force calls for national planing and coordination, boosted manpower, and deployment of federal anti crime operatives in cities with strong rackets. It favors moderated electronic surveillance and supports expanding the Clark era strike forces to curb organized crime while noting social harms.

GOP Group Congress Atty Ramsey Clark Clark GOP

Pentagon Wish List Provokes Reader Outcry in 1969 Artesia

A letter from Artesia laments the Pentagon funding surge and presses for fiscal sanity amid U S military buildup. The writer cites looming missiles, Polaris submarines and Vietnam costs, arguing Congress has allowed weapons lobbies to shape tax priorities and urging public vocal action.

Pentagon Congress Vietnam Eisenhower U.S

Federal welfare costs debated by Finch Rockefeller and Reagan

Washington discussions center on federal funding for public welfare with Robert Finch signaling openness to greater federal burden while Nelson Rockefeller promotes a nationwide system. Ronald Reagan proposes residency limits to curb migration, highlighting political divisions over who bears welfare costs and how to implement a federal framework.

Washington Robert Finch Nelson Rockefeller New York Ronald Reagan California Rockefeller Agnew Mississippi Naturaly Reagan

Federal welfare shift eyed to ease local costs

The piece argues for a wholly federal welfare system to standardize minimum needs and boost aid, noting 1967 welfare spending at 3.4 billion. It highlights political risks among middle class taxpayers and cites figures on poverty and eligibility, plus questions on canonization miracles and Navy ranks.

Reagan Richard Nixon Bob Finch

Sidewalk Senate by T. V. Dixon Evening Patrol

Policemail from Long Beach notes a citizen seeking balanced fun. The writer frets about parties staying reasonable then attending a parade with friends.

T. V. Dixon Policemail Long Beach

Onassis Buys Swiss Bank Linked To Illegal Gold

At about the same time Aristotle Onassis supported Jacqueline Kennedy he quietly purchased a Swiss bank that was already under U S investigation for handling illegal gold transfers for American depositors. Morgenthau’s crackdown targeted U S citizens using foreign banks.

Washington Aristotle Onassis Onassis New York U.S Robert Morgenthau

Swiss bank secrets and Kennedy era politics unfold

The piece details secret Swiss bank accounts used to evade laws, Onassis wealth movements, and Morgenthau's office findings on gold and stock speculation. It also covers a backstage struggle between Vice President Humphrey and Senator Kennedy over Democratic Party leadership, with mentions of O'Brien, O'Donnell, Sanford, and McCarthy.

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