Newspaper leadership roster listing senior staff and editors
A readable period page lists Herman H. Ridder as publisher Daniel H. Ridder as co publisher Samuel C. Camtree as general manager Bernard J. Ridder Jr as business manager Waltzy Polak as assistant to the publisher Willian W Broome as editor Malcolm Epley as associate editor LA Collins Sr as editorial columnist Don Obs as editorial page writer Miles E Lines as extrasing editor Sterling Bekis as managing editor Everett Hosking as Sunday editor
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Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Camtree
Bernard J. Ridder Jr
Waltzy Polak
Willian
W. Broome
Malcolm Epley
LA. Collins, Sr
Don Obs
Biter
Miles E. Lines
Sterling Bekis
Everett Hosking
Rights Bill Compromise a Good Start
The Dirksen civil rights bill is praised as a miracle by Mondale but not a quick solution. It faces opposition from whites wary of open housing, black militants, liberals who reject compromise, and segregationists. It sets a three stage schedule and aims to reduce racial strife by establishing equal opportunity and a conciliation framework before litigation. The bill may trigger broad backlash yet could steer the nation toward justice and racial calm if enacted.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
R.l
Walter F. Mondale
R.minn
Dirksen
Downey Town Meeting Sees Quiet Peace Amid Cheers and Letters
Readers weigh in on Downey and Long Beach politics, praising editorials, critiquing local government tax issues, and appreciating calm amid perceived political tension. Letters reveal views on Prop 14, federal aid, and unemployment. Reader Myra L Nelson contrasts Florida life with Long Beach while Catherine Wallser argues taxes and state withholding.
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Downey
Long Beach
Florida
L. Nelson
Als
Unruh
Reagan
Catherine Wallser
Romney Felt Rockefeller Used Him in Presidential Bid
Washington reports that Governor George Romney withdrew from the presidential race after learning Nelson Rockefeller was using him. Romney, noted for personal honor, told close confidants he did not approve of being used in the contest.
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Romney
Rocky
Washington
George Romney
Nelson Rockefelter
Michigan
Romney Ends Bid After Rockefeller Pledge Breaks
Romney withdraws from the Republican race after Rockefellers pledge to support him falters. Rockefeller considered running, with governors weighing endorsement as Romney argues Rockefellers draft willingness breaks the pledge. Governors Chafee and McCall push for a Rockefeller bid, while the party contemplates unity.
Verbal Economics of Dress and Language Prices
An essay notes how word choice inflates prices and status from frock to dress and parfum to perfume. It cites examples across fashion and goods, with Twain and Herford referenced as to illustrate language as social leverage and economy of words.
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Mark Twain
Upward Mobility in Language Affects Everyday Terms
A reflection on how terms like shirtings and suitings give way to paltry collarings and cuffings as language elevates. The piece traces a general shift toward higher tone in occupations and goods, noting prison guards as security officers and garbage men as carnation collectors to signal valued status.
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Herford
JPL Budget Drama Returns to Congress
Rep. Joseph Karth, chairman of the space subcommittee, faced a tough hearing as questions about JPL budgeting resurfaced. The Pasadena lab's funding and future projects drew scrutiny amid partisan tensions and calls for clearer oversight.
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Washington
Thkely
Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL
Joseph Karth
D-Minn
Karth Presses to Keep JPL in NASA Mars Plans
Congressman Karth sharply criticizes NASA for rearranging roles between Langley and JPL as it trims JPL staff and budgets. He defends JPL’s decades of spaceflight expertise and momentum toward a future grand tour of the outer solar system, urging preservation of JPL’s central role in planetary probes.
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Karth
NASA
JPL
Red Planet
NASA Laboratory
Langley
Ery Karth
Civil Service
Hagiz Jpl
Saturn
Jupiter
St. Paul
Meskbans
LIGHT FOR THE WORLD A ROBERT SILVERBERG BIOGRAPHY
A review of Rob ert Silverbergs book LIGHT FOR THE WORLD from Van Nostrand explores Thomas A Edison as a practical scientist and promoter who shaped the power industry. It notes his inventions and the network of financiers like Morgan and Vanderbilt who helped bring his lamp to mass use.
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Robert Silverberg
van Nostrand
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Silverberg
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South
Mary Neiswender
Thomas J. Russell
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Drew Pearson
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Rhode Island
John Chafee
Oregon
Tom McCall
Oliver Herford
University OF “Texas
Sydney
Harris
Fourth Street
Long Beach Boulevard
Kenneth Ambrose
Ruth Tatem
Ocean Bird
Kathy Erwin
Furse
Lena Woodruff
Jade East
Gene Wendling
North Long Beach
Dennis Lloyd
Williams Ave
Space Self and Applications
Ghengis Kath
National Aeronautics and
Baxter’ Omghundro
Space Administration
Earth
Ranger
Surveyor
Offic
Proprath
Abners Reyek
Genghis
America
Jay Gould
J. P. Morgan
Vanderbilt
Tasull
Villard
Morgan
Meno Park’ Laboratory
Bill Shelton
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