Media staff listing for Independent newspaper
The Independent credits its leadership with Herman H. Ridder as publisher Daniel H. Ridder as co publisher Samuel C. Cameron as general manager Bernard J. Ridder Jr as business manager Walter H. Polak as assistant to the publisher Miles E. Sines as executive editor Sterling Bemis as managing editor and L A Collins Sr as editorial columnist.
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Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
Bernard J. Ridder Jr
Walter H. Polak
Miles E. Sines
Sterling Bemis
L. A. Collins, Sr
Apollo 8 crew and Dubcek honored as year’s icons
Time names the Apollo 8 astronauts Men of the Year for courage and leadership. France-Soir salutes Alexander Dubcek for championing independence and liberty amid Czechoslovakia’s turmoil as 1968 ends.
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Time Magazine
Paris
France-Soir
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Dubcek
City Experiment Aims at Equal Justice in Bail
The piece reviews bail reform efforts sparked by Robert Kennedy and current programs in San Francisco Los Angeles and Long Beach. It notes No Bail projects with Vista support releasing prisoners on recognizance, and a Community Justice Center effort with high release success, urging expansion of fair release practices to reflect equality before the law.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
San Fransico
Bar Association
VISTA
Peace Corps
Los Angeles
Community Justice Center
Long Beach
Sen. Kennedy
Navy faces dilemma over Pueblo crew
The preliminary Naval inquiry into the USS Pueblo incident reveals Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher signed a confession to protect his crew from torture and possible execution. North Korean guards threatened execution and machine gun blasts near the prisoners as captors pressed for information. Admirals debate whether prisoners should endure death and torture.
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Navy
Pueblo
Washington
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Powers, Presidents, and Public Utilities Departures
Drew Pearson notes pressure on POWs to betray comrades and praises Brig. Gen. An drew Evans for resisting. Navy review looms over Bucher case and morale. William Bennett ends a long run as California Public Utilities Commissioner after refund victories and rate fights. Reagan era shifts leave consumers with less voice.
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Andrew Evans
North Korea
Pentagon
Air Force
Evans
Edwin Rosenberg
Pueblo
Capitan Bucher
Harold Bowen
Bennett
Pacific Gas and Electric
Bodega Bay
California
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
At&t
Pacific Telephone Company
Reagan
Apollo 8 sparks debate on space exploration and values
Walter Mitty like visions meet stern scientific critique as Apollo 8 prompts questions about cost versus knowledge. Drs Urey and Kistiakowsky challenge the venture while Paine defends space exploration as a long term movement. President Kennedy and Johnson are cited on policy shifts, urging careful alignment of tech advances with social gain.
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Washington
Madalyn Murray O’hair
Pacific
Harold C. Urey
George B. Kistiakowsky
American Association For the Advancement of Science
John M. Logan
Catholic University
Eisenhower
Kennedy
America
Reuters News Agency
Dallas
Urey
Kistiakowsky
Walter Mitty
Thomas O. Paine
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
Apol
A.A.A.S
Johnson
U.S
John F. Kennedy
CBS
Moon
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Town Meeting Editor Spars Over Pueblo Crew Reunion
An editor argues that news media overstepped in covering a returning Pueblo crew reunion, calling it invasion of privacy and accusing TV coverage of turning news into entertainment. The letter contends Americans should respect those involved and cautions against voyeuristic reporting.
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Pueblo
Sidewalk Senate on New Year resolutions
In a parking lot near the Queen Mary residents share views on New Year resolutions. Ralph H. Smith from Ontario says he never makes them, while Maryann Marryatt of San Francisco calls them silly since people commonly break them.
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Queen Mary
Ralph H. Smith
Warehouseman
Ontario
Maryann Marryatt
San Francisco
The Invention of Money crisis tale unfolds
An unwritten chapter depicts a 1968 monetary crisis led by Germany's strong economy threatening weaker currencies. Nations pivot to Real Money backed by pistachio ice cream, with de Gaulle as the final holdout. The piece blends satire and economic parable about currency faith and global policy.
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Germany
de Casaba
General de Gaulle
Seine
Real Money and the Myth of a Global Currency Plan
The tale credits Mellon de Casaba and Swiss bankers with creating Real Money, a supposedly stable currency printed to end crises. It claims universal adoption would stop wars, depressions, and currency fluctuations, with even leaders’ images on trouser labels pleasing tourists and workers alike.
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Mellon de Casaba
Financial Age
de Casaba
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Dubcek
Soviet Union
United States
Drew Pearson
PLC
Regi
Middle East
Walltcitek Independent, Press - Telegram
Mr. Everest
New York Times Service
Lom Wicker
Town Meeting
Edna Hansen
Springville
Utah
Eugene Heinis
Russell
Minnesota
Bill Dillon
Fullerton
Patty Akers
Los Nietos
Arthur Hoppe
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