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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1961

Page

6

Battle over the B-70 heats up in Congress

Editorial argues four Democratic senators joined administration supporters in urging a speedier B-70 bomber program. It contrasts administration plans to curb the 2-70 with the Air Force push for continued funding, citing General White on missile limits and the Downey, California plant as a key site. The piece urges Congress to fund completion of the ultrasonic bomber amid concerns over missiles and recent Moscow air power displays.

Administration Washington Ttis Defense Department Air Force Senate Sens. Engle California Symington Missouri Cannon Nevada Yarborough Texas Thomas D. White Congress Downey North American Aviation Moscow

Governor Brown backs Bonelli on senate reapportionment

The governor picks Frank G. Bonelli for a blue ribbon commission to study California Senate reapportionment. Bonelli's extensive knowledge and urban representation arguments support equitable reforms. The commission aims to balance urban needs with existing geographic representation while prioritizing human beings over acreage.

Brown Frank G. Bonelli California Senate Bonelli Commission California Senate Swithout

Texas election win boosts GOP hopes for the South

A Washington-based review credits Senator Tower's Texas victory with signaling a stronger GOP push in the South for 1962 and 1964. It notes Tower ran as a Goldwater conservative, draws on Republican organizational effort likened to Tammany Hall, and highlights Rockefeller kinship and J Lee Porter guiding the South's two party revival.

Washington South John G. Tower Texas GOP Dixie Tower Congress Abraham Lincoln Tucker Senate William A. Blakely Senator Tower Tammany Hall Mason and Dixon Line Rockefeller

Smathers Influence In Kennedy Circle Faces Scrutiny

Ex Senator George Smathers of Florida, a close Kennedy ally and Palm Beach visitor, faces questions over how his law firm’s clients including Pan American Airways and Seaboard influence his Senate actions on air routes and railroad legislation, as his friendship with Kennedy cools.

Florida George Smathers Palm Beach Smathers Kennedy Fisenhower George Allen White House Senate Thompson, Maxwell and Dyer Miami Martindale-Hubbell Pan American World Airways Commerce Airways Civil Aeronautics Hard Alsry Bricker Schaeppel Seaboard Railway Pan American Airways Finance Committee T ¥O State Department U. S Tor Pan American U.S Pan Am Interstate Commerce Committee Seaboard

Ad enauer warns freedom vital to mankind future

In Dortmund West Germany Chancellor Adenauer says freedom across Western Europe shapes world power balance in the East West struggle. Delmar Spooner abducted cop killers dumps blame on police. Minow cites broken TV knob to curb children’s viewing. Kansas City classified ad touts three rooms of brand new furniture with a humorous note about not marrying.

Dortmund Germany Adenauer Western Europe

Why I avoid politics in STRICTLY PERSONAL

A Pittsburgh reader asks why the column omits political debate. The writer explains two main reasons: the column’s 17 year aim as a counterweight to political commentary and the belief that political issues hinge on deeper personal foundations beyond logic. He outlines his internationalist, welfare-forward stance and urges readers to examine motivations and human nature.

Pittsburgh

Town MeetingGuest slams liberalism and communism rhetoric

In a July 12 Forum piece Mr. Farmer links communism to minority oppression, warning that eliminating one leads to erasing ethnic and religious groups. He attacks liberalism as enervating and contrasts West Berlin’s prosperity with East Germany’s subsistence, urging a tougher stance against Soviet influence.

Farmer Fortner America Tony Washington Hac Ciba West Berlin East Germany

Independent publishers and editors listed in city offices

The document lists publishers editors and executives including Herman He Ridder Daniel Ridder Harold Hines Samuel Gameron Ian Larey Colling Jr Bus Man L A Collins Sr Malcolm Epsey Mills L Lines and Nor Natt with Ridder Johns inc advertising offices in New York and offices in Minneapolis Los Angeles San Francisco and Washington for the publication.

Herman He Ridder Daniel M. ‘Ridder Harold, Hines Astro Samuel Gameron Ian Larey Colling Jr L.A. Collins Sr Malcolm Epsey Mills L. Lines EdNor Natt Ridder Johns Inc New York Finth Augaue Ghia Mdenning Bete Cy Penobsee

Kennedy quote clash over Chinese maxims at Khrushchev meeting

President Kennedy cited two Chinese maxims during talks with Premier Khrushchev, prompting Khrushchev’s remark that Kennedy seems to know the Chinese. One saying is a Chinese classic, the other Mao Tse-Tung, with translations noted for length and phrasing.

Kennedy Khrushchev Mao Tse-Tung Wan Yieoching Hsia Mao Sun Chen Chi Yu Changhwan

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