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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1962

Page

6

Let's Give It a Chance for Long Beach Beauty Congress

Harbor Commissioner William A Harrington misjudges the International Beauty Congress as worthless to the city and harbor. The event's value lies in advertising and name identification, driving convention travel and foreign trade, supported by clippings, newsreels, and broadcasts. It will take time to build a tradition through repeated exposure and clear attribution to Long Beach rather than Los Angeles.

Long Beach Wiliam A. Harrington Los Angeles Southern California Congressional Atomic Fnerzy Committee Chet Hobtetd D-Calif Congress Atomic Energy Commission Germantown Washington Capital Sticks

Campaign Chickens Roasting for Los Angeles Mayor Yorty

Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty, once hailed as a political hero, faces shifting loyalties as former supporters form a Yckels for Yorty club and flash anti Yorty tapes. He defends his year in office by noting action on key promises while critics grow louder.

Los Angeles Sam Yorty Yorty

Oil Tax Question Faces City Council Move

City Council approved an oil industry tax to fund city government while avoiding further property tax. Oil spokesmen argued legality of taxing tideland oil, which is produced from state granted tidelands held in trust by the city. City Attorney Desmond will draft an ordinance to align with state law and share profits from tideland oil with the state.

Gerald Desmond Tideland Oil State Cty Tideland Desmond

Economic Ties Between U S West Germany Stabilizevos

Doris Fleeson surveys how Kennedy era policies foster U S West German economic links amid a cautious view of inflation, labor imports, and the European recovery effort. Adenauer and Erhard steer rhetoric toward shared defense burdens, with Volkswagen as a pivotal case and market openness shaping postwar relations.

Bonns Kennedy West Konrad Adenauer Cossidera Incore West Germany

Brown and Kennedy discuss California needs and Nixon

Governor Pat Brown met with President Kennedy and Senator Clair Engle to press for mass transit bonds in Los Angeles and San Francisco, seeking a government guarantee. Kennedy asked about Nixon and debates, while Dillon questioned a federal bond guarantee. The talk veered to California education, highways, and rapid growth.

Washington Pat Brown Kennedy Golden State Jfk Nixon Brown Presiden Kennedy Sen Clair Engle California Los Angeles San Francisco Engie Caltomis Payne Eee Keady Adm Reconstrecti i Corp Thoszh Catt Fortia Broan Richard Nixon San Luis Central Valley Pat

Creating From Scrap prompts creative reuse at home

A press release questions why not use scraps to craft practical objects from old records and boxes. The columnist cites children and households as already recycling items, joking about repurposing materials into toy gear, a jewelry chest, or a chemical lab, and questions the book’s value.

New York Lillian Godfrey Frankel Harris Tree Mitch Mark Cross Michael Lass Chemical Laboratory

Town Meeting on Free Speech Sparks Campus Debate

Editor reports a town meeting addressing communist speech on college campuses. The article notes the U.S. Communist Party was outlawed by an executive action on August 24, 194. The piece also mentions President Kennedy involvement and June events, highlighting tensions between security policies and academic freedom.

Communist Party United States Ken~redy

Languages in the News readers ask about world languages

Readers discuss English as the dominant global language and its value in business and politics, with examples of its designation for revolutionaries in communist nations. Questions cover how to say phrases in other languages and critique government ownership versus private enterprise, urging awareness of taxation and centralization.

United States Ludwig Erhard Erhard Volkswagen Defense Ministry Estard Jong Russia China Africa Asia T. .H. Fonda Novelty Ohio

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