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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1962
Page
5
The piece notes California has reached 7,004,000 residents and will surpass New York, judging this as not automatic virtue. It warns growth may bring congestion, crime, noise, litter, crowded classrooms, and beaches if not matched by solutions, urging policy to avoid becoming a disorderly rabbit warren.
A U S Army H21 helicopter was shot down 280 miles northeast of Saigon in a jungle crash. Ground teams recovered the charred bodies of two officers and one enlisted man, with an American enlisted man and two Vietnamese still missing.
California Senator Clair Engle criticizes federal pressure to declare Trinity County an area for development aid. He argues counties should be informed and request aid, warning overzealous bureaucracy could spoil ARA benefits.
The National Postal Union plans its West Coast convention in mid August at the Lafayette Hotel with speakers including Postmaster General J Edward Day and Gov Edmund G Brown. The event, run by Local 300 and Convertion Buresz manager Howard Jones, aims to push a pay raise bill and potential merger talks, highlighting diverse political attendance.
The document names Lawrence M. Roberts as national publicity chairman Jerome Pervizo as union treasurer J Gilbert Scott as convention treasurer Frank Daly housing chairman William Brown Ir transportation Ed Burt advertising Mrs Virginia Daly auxiliary chairman Mrs Lawrence Roberts auxiliary vice president Mrs Mary Millette arrangements Mrs Gilbert Jay hospitality Jeanne Sheppard entertainment chairman Mrs Lucille Skeex membership service plus other union members.
DREW PEARSON reports a split over federal aid to Catholic colleges as Senate favor loans and House pushes outright grants. Conferees from both chambers, led by Morse and Green, face constitutional questions and party splits, with Republicans largely backing grants. Debates paused after the Supreme Court prayer decision, then resumed planning for further sessions.
A 1961 New York City Police Department homicide study cited argues most murders are spontaneous, in homes, or born of family disputes, not gangland killings. It suggests capital punishment has no deterrent effect and notes many European countries and some American states abolished it after homicide rates declined.
Editor notes Kennedy recommendations for consumer protection legislation. Cautions against bureaucratic expansion and notes a weak consumer position amid offbrand merchandise. Questions ensure quality regardless of familiar labels and brands.
The letter discusses Russian language use in Russia, misadventures of Shirley MacLaine in Moscow, and concerns about authentic labeling. It cites a phony Scotch hoax and doubts about genuine products like Cashmere sweaters. Consumer protection calls for tighter action against off-brand manufacturers.
The text offers transliterated Russian phrases for travelers in the Soviet Union such as I have lost my bag and Where is the American consulate, plus a note about mailing a copy of a Berlin dictionary to anyone submitting a question used in Languages in the News.
In Moscow the National Council of Churches announced Rev. Donald V. Roberts, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Tonawanda, as the first full time American Protestant pastor in the Russian capital since the 1917 Bolshevik revolution. Roberts sees the appointment as an extraordinary opportunity to minister amid tension, serving the Lord in a field where Americans now have a full time clergy presence.
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