Crime Wave Editorial Urges Action Over Statistics
A screaming editorial condemns mounting crime in Southern California and argues for urgent leadership and coordinated action. It cites unemployment, population growth, and public apathy as factors and calls for a statewide program spearheaded by Attorney General elect Stanley Mosk and Sheriff Pete Pitchess to tighten penalties and improve law enforcement.
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Southern California
Smong
Opportunity Unlimited
Stanley Mosk
Pete Pitchess
Christmas Holiday Traffic Death Toll Outlook
A bleak column on road danger notes motorists face on streets and highways during holiday travel. It cites a four day AP test period with 341 fatalities and warns that odds of survival remain uncertain as New Year travel begins, urging caution and avoiding betting life on statistics.
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Associated Press
Town Meeting Lands Teenagers
A reader praises local teenagers after a Graham city incident when a young Gamblers Car Club member helped push a stalled car from Santa Fe Avenue near Hill Street. The writer thanks Ed Thorpe and the club, noting teens face misconceptions while praising that one young rescuer who acted bravely.
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Santa Fe Ave
Hill St
My Cay
Gamblers Car Club
Tam
Ed Thorpe
Hla Car Club
Aitte
Besorts McLeod
W. Wanilow Ra
Death of the city in our time warned by Sydney J Harris
Sydney J Harris argues that urban flight to the suburbs imperils central cities and their tax bases. He warns of decaying neighborhoods, shrinking schools, rising taxes, and unsustainable suburban growth. He calls for regional planning to avert a divide where only the rich and poor remain in city and suburb alike.
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Sydney J. Harris
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Ex-Counsel Targets House Panel Overlooked Scandals
Washington columnist Tack Anderson reports ex-counsel Dr. Ter Hard Schwartz plans a book charging the House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee ignored several scab dals he began to develop as chief counsel. He claims the panel halted probes into White House influence, FCC dealings, and cabinet connections, and notes missing CAB findings.
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Washington
Ter- Hard Schwartz
Sherman Adams
Richard Mack
Seal
House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
White House
Jim Hagerty
Albany- Schenectady
SEC
Civil Aeronautics Board
Department of Commerce
Great Circle Pacific
Nixon
Murray Chotiner
Fresno
Calif
Interstate Commerce Commission
Schwartz
Ree
Grasshotter
Adams
Mack
Oren Harris
Quaraight Subcommittee
Petersburg
FCC
Chicago
Madison
Wis
Mobile
Ala
Indianapolis
Denver
St. Louis
Tampa
Hartford
Million air purifying plant planned for Hannock Co site
The new one million dollar hydrogen sulfide air purifying plant at 23208 Alameda St is to begin operation before January 15. It will assist smog clearance in Long Beach, serving Richfield Texas and Union Oil refineries with another refinery expected to join. Drilling for oil under the harbor waterways starts within 15 days after Harbor Commission and City Council approved a development deal with Long Beach Dock and Terminal Co. Sergeant Ralph J. Miller was appointed lieutenant of police, effective January 2, and will lead the night uniform division, succeeding Lt. John P. Davison. Sgt. Welter Lentz takes over the vice squad per Asst. Chief Claude Robberson.
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Hannock Chemical Co
Alameda St
County Air Pollution Central Commission
Long Beach
Richfield
Texas
Union
Inner Harbor
Harbor Commission
Long Beach Dock & Terminal Co
Ralph J. Miller
J. S. Yanny
John P. Davison
Welter Lentz
Claude Robberson
Benson Seeks Aid of Kitchen Bloc in Food Policy
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson pushes Farm policy shifts using the kitchen bloc in Congress to curb overproduction and reduce price supports. He highlights farm subsidies, food costs, and the influence of urban housewives on Capitol Hill.
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Benson
Washington
Ezra Taft Benson
Capitol Hill
Betson
GOP
Congress
Baok
Madani
Isitchen
Grim austerity and religious persecution cited in quotes
International leader Charles de Gaulle announces a strict austerity plan to rebuild France’s finances. US psychiatrist Dr. Benjamin Karpman blames sex repression for crime and calls for better sexual education. Archbishop O Bayle notes the church faces its worst persecutions in 2000 years while editors and staff of The Independent list offices and contacts.
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Charles de Gaulle
France
Washington
Benjamin Karpman
St Elizabeth's Hospital
U. S
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