Kennedy Speech Reflects Idealism and Courage in Victory
President-elect John Kennedy delivered a Boston address emphasizing ideals and a pledge not to be driven by any group. The editorial weighs potential shifts toward the political middle under public pressure and tests Kennedy's resolve to balance courage against personal alliances while honoring the maxim that much is required of those given much.
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John Kennedy
Boston
Kennedy
Orves
One Way Streets Advocacy Faces City Council Review
Long Beach council asks city manager to study the downtown one way artery system after a petition to reinstate two-way traffic on Broadway and Third Street. City engineers and De Leuw Cather & Co back one-way design for faster, safer flow, better signal timing, and transit schedules. returning to two-way could congest the freeway connections and traffic.
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Broadway
3Rd Street
Long Beach
de Leuw, Cather
Surplus GI Rifles Return to Haunt Manufacturer
Washington reports a manufacturer of World War II era surplus GI rifles faces possible curtailment or closure as cheap foreign imports threaten production unless relief applications are approved by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization amid State Department opposition.
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Washington
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
OCDM
Independent Hernan H Ridder and Gun Tariff Debate
The article outlines the Independent’s staff and offices then discusses U.S. policy on surplus rifles from Britain, France, Italy and other nations. The State and Defense departments clash over relief measures as Hoegh prepares a decision after months of delay. Domestic industry faces job losses and falling sales, with lawmakers divided and no action taken yet.
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State Department
Defense Department
OCDM
Leo A. Hoegh
Free University of Cuba proposed to heal Cuba gap
Drew Pearson urges the United States to establish a Free University of Cuba on American soil, ideally in Florida, using Havana professors who fled Castro. The plan would train Latin American and North American students in democracy, tolerance, and friendship, while employing refugees now in Florida as faculty and staff.
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Washington
USA
Pearson
Cuba
Florida
Eisenhower
Tracy Voorhees
Voorhees
United States
University of
Latin America
University of Havana
Fidel Castro
Miami
Castro
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Ramiray de la Riva
Jackson Hospital
Cubarr
Sen
William Fulbright
Arkansas
Gulfstream
Long Beach Becomes Incorporated City in 1888
In 1887 Long Beach residents debated incorporation. By January 30 1888 fifty voters signed a petition. 108 voters used Brady’s real estate office polling place. Five trustees were chosen. February 10 proclaimed incorporation. March 2 1888 city government formed with John Roberts as president and biweekly meetings in the Tower Bid on Pacific Avenue and Ocean Boulevard.
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R. Winston Tucker
Long Beach
Hill Street
San Gabriel River
Alamitos Avenue
John Roberts
Pacific Avenue
Ocean Boulevard
Strictly Personal A Bad Marriage Has Two Causes
Sydney J Harris argues that bad marriages have two causes and that victims often share responsibility. He says neurotic attraction and mutual dysfunction pair people who are incompatible, while real conjugal crises have practical limits to outside help.
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Sydney J. Harris
West Coast
Chicago
Sacramento Scene: Governor Brown Channels Committee Boom
A CNS dispatch notes Governor Brown’s push for many commissions and advisory panels to study issues from narcotics to education. It highlights a landscape of about 30 assembly committees and subcommittees, plus 13 Senate fact finding panels, at near one million dollars in cost.
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Edwin S. Capps
Sacramento
CNS
California
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
White House
Joint
Legislative Executive Commission On Social Welfare
Senate
Citizens Advisory Commission On the Public Schools
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Governors Advisory Commission
Golden Gate Authority Commission
Economic Development Agency
Assembly
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Harry Fulton
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