Town and Gown Relations In Long Beach
An editorial notes that Long Beach enjoys unusually peaceful town and gown relations compared with other college towns. It cites Wall Street Journal findings on deteriorating community support for colleges elsewhere, contrasts with local dialogue, and praises efforts to involve residents with the campus. It urges deeper communication and mutual benefits.
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Long Beach
State
Timothy D. Schellhardt
SIU
Carbondale
Residency rule in Butte County sparks senate talk
A Chico State professor was blocked from a supervisor race by a five year residency rule. An appellate court ruled he could run, calling five years excessive. The decision may reach the California Supreme Court, potentially opening ballot access for newcomers statewide and prompting fresh debate on residency requirements.
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California
Butte County
Chico State College
Sacramento
State Supreme Court
Letters to the editor praise rescue squad and school support
A Long Beach reader thanks the Rescue Squad of the Long Beach Fire Dept for lifesaving care on January 6. Another writer extols Long Beach Public Schools, from Millikan High to UC Davis, praising broad opportunities, facilities, and funding needs for both college and noncollege pathways. A third letter criticizes city council junkets, citing Australia and Europe trips funded by taxpayers and urging more scrutiny of expenses.
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Long Beach
Anna Mae Smith
Millikan
University of California, Davis
Davis
UCD
Colege
Janice
Hackney
University of California-Davis
Australia
Sydney
Bert Bond
Europe
Save Our Schools and Souls at SOL Rally
A rally message from Samuel A. Boyea urging support for Save Our Schools. The appeal emphasizes protecting education and moral integrity at SOL, framing the cause as a defense of children and values.
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SOL
Samuel A. Boyea
Notable new paperbacks and biographies in current line
Doris Lessing’s MARTHA QUEST and A RIPPLE FROM THE STORM join LANDLOCKED in a Plume edition set. Hibbert’s portrait WESTERN WAGON WHEELS adds a vivid history of travel by wagon and coach. Lam bert Florin’s WESTERN WAGON WHEELS features period wheels and conveyances. Marion Ballard and Carl W. Brethwaite present BILLY THE KID with posters promising a $600 reward and Lew Wallace’s signature connection referenced.
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Martha Quest
Doris Lessing
New American Library
Plume Books
Billy the Kid
Marion Ballart
Carl W. Brethan
William Bonsay
Alias the Kid
New Mexico
Lew Wallane
Ben Hare
Hare
the Kid
Voice from the past and London on Kennedy era
A reflective piece recalls John F Kennedy's early presidency ten years ago this week. It contrasts optimistic liberal confidence with later doubts, noting his shift from cold war rhetoric to civil rights progress and willingness to pursue federal action on desegregation and discrimination.
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London
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Capitol Plaza
America
Vietnam
John Kennedy
Cuba
Alliance’ For Progress
Presidential press conferences reveal character and policy
Washington report notes that press conferences let reporters study a president closely, judging intelligence and personality. The piece traces how such sessions expose the man beyond prepared speeches, especially during national stress, and recalls FDR and Truman era practices.
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Washington
Truman Press Talks From War to War.
In the White House and later the Indian Treaty Room, President Truman held press conferences under tight security with the Secret Service closing dens and windows. Reporters sweltered as rooms lacked air conditioning until the Eisenhower era, while Truman alternated between sharp rebukes and off the record talks, seldom quoted directly without permission.
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Fdr
Truman
Onces
Oval
White House
State, War, and Navy
Executive Office
Secret Service
Resenhiower
Voor
Risic
Margaret Vruman
Constituition Mall
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Wall Street Journal
Southern Illinois University
Lawrence
Kaw
University of Kansas
Oxford
Ohio
Miami University
Champaign
Waltham
Mass
California State College
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
U.S. Senate
Robert Kenedy
James Buckley
Sons of the Pioneers
Pierre Salinger
Butle County
Sargent Shriver
William Buckley
Rescue Squad
The
Garibaldi
Christopher Hibbert
Italy
George Washington
Jesus Chris
Lambert Florin
Superior
West
Mountain Pass
Desert
Lord Harlech
Kennedy
Jaume
Soviet Union
University of Alabama
Telelalama
HST
Tranklin
Roosevelt
Predenta Roosevelt
Lisenhower
Johnson
Nixon
Virginia Weldon Kelly
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