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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1967
Page
8
Long Beach California newspaper page header lists Ridder publishers Redden Cesterox and Hines with Ridder managers Fog Bustards and Wilkes W. Broom and editors including Malcolm Eplay Mohiop Miler B. Lines and Sterling Bemis. The date is Monday July 24 1967 page B2.
Long Beach readies the second annual California International Sea Festival with two weeks of aquatic events. Aug 12 opening sea and air show and fishing derby. Oct 14 22 regattas and offshore races including the Douglas Cup and Long Beach-San Francisco Race. City funds rise to 46900 with community drive for prizes and public viewing remains free.
Oregon Secretary of State Clay Myers prepares to list potential presidential candidates on the 1968 primary ballot under a three-state free-for-all law. Wisconsin and Nebraska model Oregon, while Illinois Senator Charles Percy, Nixon, Romney, Kennedy, and Reagan are noted as traveling for national exposure. The piece argues travel aids emergence of candidates and warns stay-at-home types need not apply.
Long Beach readers weigh in on 1968 GOP ticket strategy arguing Reagan Reaganomics Rockefeller for a California New York victory and a win in the electoral college. An Artesia letter questions Reed and praises local police officers Cross and Guess after a Long Beach accident.
Contemplation of Senate and lay leaders voices over three transport aircraft sent to the Congo is presented in a reflective editorial frame referencing public figures and policy decisions. The piece ties these debates to broader international policy, contrasting views and outcomes.
Ralph McGill reflects on Garbo's enduring magnetism and argues U.S. foreign policy faces a duty to influence world events. He discusses Congo interventions, Tshombe, and Soviet interests, noting America cannot police the world yet must act where national interests demand.
Germany's Der Stern editor Henri Nannen visited the LBJ Ranch in Texas for a 24 hour assessment of President Johnson. He offered a foreign observer perspective on LBJ during the brief, unusual visit.
Drew Pearson reports on a visit by German editor Nannen to President Johnson at his Texas ranch. They discuss world affairs from Glassboro to Russian troop reductions, view longhorn cattle and deer, and compare nations to wary, friendly deer. Lunch is shrimp curry and rice.
Senator Robert Kennedy, a New York Democrat, ridicules a group of congressmen who had uninvited him to a function two months earlier. He asserts the audience about the snub and turns the moment into a public jab at the lawmakers.
California fund rising plans stumble as Democratic leaders block Johnson appearance to protect a Los Angeles fundraiser. Bobby Kennedy still heads to San Francisco on August 4 for a donor event benefiting Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh. HUD chief Robert Weaver envisions unifying agency staff in a new $26 million, ten story HQ downtown. West Virginia Democrat Ken Hechler boasts of a small majority and a quip laden motto. Senator Wayne Morse retracts praise after a railroad strike transcript error, consuming time re‑stating remarks.
In a candid assessment, the columnist warns Americans may face a surtax next year as policymakers seek remaining revenue. The piece laments escalating tax burdens while urging action on Vietnam commitments and domestic unrest, arguing better roads could save lives and reduce future clashes.
Mexico City, population 7.5 million, expands with gleaming offices and Aztec ruins nearby, while modern slums rise from packing crates. Despite rapid progress, emigration and a flood of peasants strain water, housing, and services as government fears Communist influence and CQ Castro’s revolutionaries.
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