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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1969

Page

10

Newspaper Masthead and Editorial Team Listing

The page displays a historic newspaper masthead naming owners publishers editors and managers. Herman H Ridder Daniel H Ridder Samuel C Cameron Bernard J Ridder Walter H Polak and editor staff including Miles FE Lines Sterling Bemis Malcolm Epley L A Collins Sr with a single telephone contact 435-1161.

Herman H. Ridder Daniel H. Ridder Samuel C. Cameron Bernard J. Ridder Jr Walter H. Polak

Nationalism Drives Global Tensions Across Capitals

Three capitals report discord among Communist nations on March day. Hong Kong accuses Soviet leaders of imperialism, Moscow dismisses China’s frontier clash as baseless, and Prague demands Workers Councils while the Soviet Union brands reform as dangerous heresy. The piece argues nationalism remains the dominant force, with a Pentagon warning on nerve gas and reflections on civilization.

New York Times Hong Kong China Soviet Union Moscow Peking Prague Czechoslovakia Washington Pentagon House UPI

Nixon May Have Missed Peace Chance

Washington reports say Nixon may have overlooked an early chance for peace in Southeast Asia. diplomats and Pentagon strategists view him as cautious and slow, focused on Europe, while about 200 U.S. soldiers die weekly in the war, with 453 killed in the past week.

Washington Paris Saigon Nixon Southeast Asia Pentagon Europe Nix

Vance Reveals Inside Vietnam Talks Amid Nixon Hawks Rise

Drew Pearson reports Cyrus Vance has returned to Washington with inside Vietnam negotiation insights. Vance notes Ambassador Lodge aims for nonpartisan talks but has received no presidential private talks green light, while Hanoi pressures escalate to signal strength to a hawkish Nixon administration.

Saigon Cyrus Vance Defense Averell Harriman Paris Washington Vietnam Vance Nixon New York Pentagon Detroit Henry Cabot Lodge Harriman Lodge South Vietnam

Agnew urged to meet IACHRA on race relations

IACHRA chairman Rev. Charles H. King Jr. wrote Spiro Agnew on February 11 asking to discuss the nation’s race relations and anti discrimination enforcement. The group represents state and local commissions enforcing federal civil rights laws and seeks a top priority meeting with the administration.

Agnew Iachra International Association of Official Charles H. King Jr Washington King

King Letter to Agnew on Civil Rights Delays Index

Ernie Hernandez notes the need to prove anti discrimination laws work and seeks funding for enforcement under a single bureau. King’s letter went unanswered for weeks, then only acknowledged by Stanley Blair with a promised post May 1 audience. A communications gap exists and should be bridged promptly.

King Agnew Stanley Blair Ernie Minor Iachra Minor

California Assembly Repeals Odometer Misrepresentation Law

California lawmakers unanimously repealed a controversial odometer bill that let car makers and dealers disconnect mileage readouts on new cars. The reform restores honesty to mileage claims, addressing a widely cited class-privilege issue from the 1968 session and urged for Senate action to complete the correction.

California Assembly John Heywood Senate

Town Meeting Set Faculty Vote

Editorial argues against militant campus factions and for a majority voted on campus issues. It contrasts political viewpoints, comments on senators and a governor, and notes a court martial with sentences for 27 men. Ronald Scholz signs the piece from Long Beach.

Long Beach Ronald Scholz

Schizophrenia as human race’s defining trait and danger

The text argues humanity is split between two minds, one capable of great achievement and the other causing self destruction. It warns that division and provincialism threaten global survival as science outpaces social integration, and that force as a universal rule now endangers all.

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde of Technology Warns of Human Limits

Sydney Harris argues that science and invention promise vast benefits but are misused by prejudices and irrational behavior. He cautions that advancing power could sustain human harmony or inflame old hatreds, as society struggles between enlightened discovery and darker passions.

Agnew and Nixon Civil Rights Enforcement Debate

The passage stresses Agnew aligning with President Nixon on enforcing civil rights laws to prevent separate black and white societies. It warns Agnew that human relations commissions are responsible for enforcement and that ignoring this significance could be seen as an albatross on Nixon’s neck.

Washington Spiro T. Agnew Nixon Agnew

Sidewalk Senate Yes No On Lowering Vote Age

In Paramount business district voters debate lowering the voting age to 18. Daniel Olson, Paramount welder, says no 18 year olds lack maturity. Ernest H Smith, Bellflower retiree, argues 18 year olds deserve voting rights. Albert Hitz, Long Beach repairman, mixed on the question citing his son and others.

Paramount Business District Daniel Olson Paramount Welder Ernest H. Smith Bellflower Albert Hitz Long Beach

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William W. Broom Malcolm Epley Miles FE. Lines Sterling Bemis L. A. Collins, Sr Russia Drew Pearson Tribune Syndicate Side de Independent PRESS CCAD Conference of Commissions Against Discrimination Ernie Hernandez Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Human Relations Commission Congressional Hotel Town Meeting L. A. Collins McIntosh Collins Militant Peo Donald Duck Moon Hell Mr. Hyde Sydney Harris Dr. Jekyl Sonny Genera Jack van Haaster James Reilly Lakewood Oil Company Instrument
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