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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1961
Page
7
Editorial outlines Gov. Edmund G. Brown’s 1962 budget built on a family budget method. It stresses income first, then needs and priorities, with governors and finance officials vowing vetoes against overspending and belt tightening if revenues lag. The approach challenges pork-barrel and logrolling practices while appealing to taxpayers.
The article speculates on why the Soviet Union released two American RB47 crewmen. It argues Khrushchev acted to show restraint and parity with Kennedy, notes the Soviets use tension tactics, and suggests a Nixon presidency might have altered timing. It warns the thaw could be followed by a new Communist freeze.
Washington dispatch notes state delays in implementing the Federal-State health insurance plan adopted by Congress. Kennedy’s plan to couple it with Social Security gains from the parley as states face budget strains and political caution. Governors in Massachusetts Michigan West Virginia Kentucky Oklahoma, plus other states, weigh costs and Capitol Hill outcomes. The 65 plus coverage expands gradually despite slower overall population growth.
A listing shows the Independent's publishing hierarchy with Daniel Hy Atder as co publisher Harold Mi Hines assistant and Samuel C. Cameron general manager Larry Coline Syme ERs manager L. A. Golfing Gro. Edit. Columniat Malcolm Epleyun executive editor Mites E. Sinea managing editor and Evitev Arting representatives. Pages note current filea of The Independent are kept at various offices in Chicago and San Francisco. A government survey reports 46 percent of those over 65 have hospital insurance and 37 percent have surgical protection, with nationwide rates 67 and 62 percent respectively. Private surgical plans are in 37 states and the District of Columbia. seven more ready. Industry groups argue against Kennedy proposed plans, citing Nixon’s political gains in sunbelt states Arizona and California and the lack of a mandate for his administration.
United Press International quotes AFL-CIO official Jay Loveston warning that Russian peace overtures are deceptive after RB-47 fliers release. He stresses mercy yet warns against underestimating a merciless opponent. Dr Janet Travel says she will see President Kennedy as his physician, noting he may resist but cannot avoid care.
Washington lawmakers Dante Fascell and Karl Mundt introduced resolutions in Congress to establish a Free University of Cuba using exiled Havana professors in the United States. They seek a model of academic freedom to counter Castroism and lay groundwork for an Americas-wide university.
Long Beach faced a clash between liquor interests and prohibitionists over disincorporation. A 1896 election followed a 1995 petition, with W H Mintzer obtaining a writ of mandamus to force ballot canvass. The tally stood 152 in favor and 126 opposed.
A reader critiques a tv open end program featuring Groucho Marx Jimmy Durante George Burns and others calling the comics unfunny dull and uncomfortable. The piece argues most comedians rely on writers and live audiences and lack private vivacity. It cites Fred Allen Goodman Ace Bobby Clark as exceptions and reflects on comedians as resentful socially guarded figures offstage.
Ernest Den ning of 3090 Cedar Avenue recounts failed attempts to protect a two dozen black berry vines from mocking birds. He seeks a legal, safe solution beyond shiny discs and nets, noting a costly wire netting frame as the only viable fix he can imagine. The Southland Editor acknowledges bird damage to home berry patches and invites readers with remedies to respond.
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