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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1961
Page
2
Dallas schools ordered to end segregation immediately, a reluctant judge ruling that gradual desegregation is sensible and necessary given Supreme Court decisions and current policy. The piece cites Gallup polls showing mixed opinions nationwide and among Southerners, urging steady progress rather than forceful rapid integration.
The maiden voyage call of P and O Orient Line's Canberra, the largest passenger liner, has been delayed two days arriving at Long Beach at 9 am. The previous arrival date was July 21 and the new date is July 23.
A $1.8 million loan from the Community Facilities Administration was announced Friday to support University of Texas facilities. The discharge aims to aid campus infrastructure and expansion efforts.
Drew Pearson reports Republicans at national and field levels cultivating covert ties with the John Birch Society to attack Democratic opponents as soft on communism. The piece notes Goldwater’s nuanced stance in Arizona, Wyoming cooperation against Gale McGee, and outlines the society’s three key tracts The Blue Book The White Book and The Black Book. It also highlights Senator McGee’s warning that Birch fear undermines credible conservatism and urges broad liberal conservative dialogue. The column ends urging citizen action through people-to-people exchanges and the American Municipal Association efforts to expand city partnerships worldwide.
The article notes Kuwait's leadership seeking reassurance from Britain on military aid if needed after independence. It reports Abdul Kader Hatem in Cairo signaling circles in Baghdad weighing armed intervention and Iraqi troops ordered to the Kuwait frontier. A British Cyprus base rumor and 8000 troops readiness are mentioned along with State Department statements denying imminent attack.
Settlement efforts toward a strike end gather momentum as the Masters Mates and Pilots Union and the American Radio Association negotiate with a government panel of fact finders. The International Seafarers Union and Marine Engineers Union also seek a compromise, uniting in common cause. Together they represent over 80 000 seamen on about 1000 American vessels, with roughly 800 ships immobilized at sea awaiting port calls.
Soviet spaceman Yuri Garin completed a rapid overland trip by train from Leningrad to Helsinki, visiting the Finnish capital on Friday.
Long Beach council argues over the official city motto as they consider new International City signs at 18 entry points. Dispute centers on Urbs Amicitiae Friendly City versus the popular Queen City of the Beaches, leaving the decision to the city manager's office.
Fragmentary OCR item from a Los Angeles County court notice listing Superior Court details, year 1843 context, delivery charges, and garrier/mailer notes with unclear figures. The readable elements reference Independent publication location Sixth Street California and a court adjudication number C-10280.
City Manager John R. Mansell renames seven members of the Municipal Golf Association to one year terms. Named are Nicolaus, Ridenour, Butterfield, Patterson, Carl, Freeze, and Swanburg with listed addresses. Nicolaus serves as chairman and was first appointed in 1948. Councilmen Bari and Sullivan also serve on the commission by council election.
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