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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1964
Page
8
The editorial extols Senator Barry Goldwater’s pledge that the 1960 campaign should be an engagement of principles not personalities. It criticizes era tactics of personal attacks and TV charm, urging voters to judge leaders by intellect and policies. It supports Goldwater’s resolve to elevate public discourse.
California Attorney General Stanley Mosk denounces underground guerrilla groups and vigilante committees as dangerous. He argues the defense of the nation rests with the armed forces under the president, funded by taxpayers. Voters can seek change through peaceful, constitutional means.
The seven original astronauts sold their financial stake in a luxury motel near Cape Kennedy Florida at a tidy profit. The deal tainted the space effort and sparked calls for NASA to deter future commercial exploitation of space names and heroism.
Senator John Stennis orders a staff study on U.S. Naval shipyards to map future committee direction. President Johnson sets up a broader committee chaired by Navy Secretary Nitze to report within a year, amid fears on yard closures and the role of private yards versus Navy yards in national defense and wartime readiness.
President Lyndon Johnson uses his famed rancher sight to spot deer during Chancellor Ludwig Erhards Texas visit. He did not shoot any deer and shared ranch tours by Lincoln Continental, helicopter, and electric cart.
The Treasury reported that saving bond sales totaled 67 billion dollars in 1963, the highest in seven years, while redemptions fell to about 4.5 billion, 2 percent below 1962. The rise was aided by payroll savings plans in industrial firms.
More than 120 Southern Presbyterian ministers and laymen have formed the Fellowship of Concern to support church leaders facing pressure over racial and social stances. Rev J Randolph Taylor of Washington DC is temporary chairman with headquarters at Staunton Virginia. Members donate 25 dollars each to fund relief for ministers facing economic strain.
In religious life a widening chasm splits ministry from the laity across churches. Theologians educated on existential doctrine fail to translate it to parishioners seeking comfort. Ministers, influenced by thinkers like Tillich and Niebuhr, see a breakdown in communication and a preventable mismatch between preaching and crowds.
Editor blasting Sidney Harris column for smearing patriots and echoing Communist propaganda. Letter writers defend patriotism, warn of treasonous tone, praise defense of unity and liberty amid Cold War tensions.
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