We Can Do It Ourselves Long Beach Diamond Anniversary
An editorial praising a Long Beach plan to celebrate the citys diamond anniversary with local leadership and a community driven program. It describes forming a committee, hiring staff, and staging a history themed production by the Civic Light Opera Association, with minimal outside fees and local participation to foster pride and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
William Boyd
Civic Light Opera Association
Charity Gifts Would Suffer Under Proposed Tax Law
A 1940s editorial argues the administration’s tax bill would reduce charitable deductions by capping at five percent of income and levy capital gains taxes on gifts. It warns Harvard and Cornelius campaigns rely on large gifts, notes削 large donors could pull back, and urges readers to press Congress to oppose provisions that would shift burden to all taxpayers.
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John S. Knight
Congress
United Fund
Treasury
Douglas Pilon
Mr. Dillon
Uccle Sam
Kennedy
JT Ant
United Funds
Red Cross
Scout Movement
Roud
Washington
Pity Chinese No Wild Parties Pity Chinese No Wild Parties
A provocative 1963 column derides Chinese New Year 4660 as tame, contrasts it with Western celebrations, and urges assimilation through missionary guidance. The piece mocks abstention from alcohol, debt repayment, and domestic discipline while accusing Chinese communities of civic nonparticipation and begging for broader “American Way” acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
San Francisco
Harris
Albert Leads House as Middleman Between Two Factions
A profile of Carl Albert of Oklahoma, the future House speaker and current majority leader, detailing his background from coal mining to Rhodes Scholar, his liberal stance in a conservative district, and his role as the pivotal intermediary among Democratic factions led by McCormack in Boston and Byrd in Virginia. The piece notes his work ethic, direct approach, and influence over key votes and committee dynamics.
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Washington
John McCormack
Dmass
House of Representatives
Hale Horgegs
D-La
House
Pearson
Southwest
Carl Albert
Okahoma
Albert
Oklahoma
Carl
Little Dixie
South
Howard Smith
Virginia
Cart
Smith
Len Harry Byrd
Kennedy
Byrd
Rep. Smith
Town Meeting Editorials on Social Security and Finance
Readers critique national and international policy debates from a local frame citing Social Security concerns and US defense remarks. They compare export gains to imports, question foreign aid, and urge scrutiny of county taxes and housing costs while praising Washington leadership and warning against sensationalism.
Languages in the News on Chinese Terms for Atomic Devices
The item notes that Red Ching is said to be assembling an A bomb by 1964 and explains Chinese terms for atomic concepts such as Yuan tsa tang atom bomb and Fu shirh radiation, with a Berlitz dictionary offer for questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Ching
Yuan Tsa Tang
Oregon governor Hatfield on rights sparks civil rights row
Reader cites recent Senate GOP votes with southern Democrats to retain the filibuster, arguing the GOP blocks civil rights efforts while a cited quote mocks the party as the party of all rights. The letter appears from Huston at 800 E Ocean.
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Civil Rights Party
Bob Houser
Oregon
Hatfield
GOP
Party of
U. S. Senate
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Harvard College
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Rep
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Philadelphia
Tommy Gosling
Gosling
Speaker
England
Winston Churchill
Alfred
Martha Stern
Mexico
FBI
Czechoslovakia
Novaya Zemlya
Arctic
National Security Agency
Russia
Hungary
Ferenc Nagy
Nagy
Josef Mindzenty
Rome
U Thant
Ike
George Goodling
R-Pa
Gettysburg
LeMay
Air Force
Frank Griswold
Darlene
Town Meeting
SAC
David Lawrence
West
Japan
HalEy
Fred Woller
Darnell St. Bellflower
LAC
California
Los Angeles
George
Fashion Ave
Chien Cao Ah Bag
Huston
Ocean
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