California Lottery Proposal Prompts Public Debate
Editorial notes Assemblyman Pattee of Monterey County pushing bills for a California state lottery and a special election. It argues gambling persists despite moral objections and cites existing forms of wagering and revenue use. The piece asks readers for their views on harnessing the urge for state revenue.
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Shci LD
California
Golden State
Alan Pattéé
Monterey County
Pattee
California ballot yes no on state lottery questioned
Editorial page notes a ballot measure asking if California should enact a state lottery. The piece states the ballot question appears as Yes or No choices and mentions the Independent and Press Telegram in Long Beach California as the mailing destination for responses.
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California
Independent
Press Telegram
Long Beach
Calif
Keep This Banner Flying Red Cross Campaign in Long Beach
The Red Cross asks Long Beach residents to support a March fundraising drive to sustain disaster relief, blood collection, health and safety programs, and services for servicemen. The campaign runs through March 31, marking the 100th anniversary of the Red Cross and the city’s 30th anniversary earthquake response. Gray Ladies assist veterans hospital patients, and many locals benefited from Red Cross aid after the quake.
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Red Cross
Long Beach
Tocal
Long Beach Veterans Hospital
Death of a Policeman Editorial Comment
An editorial cites a Hollywood kidnapping slaying of Officer Campbell and the escape of Officer Hettinger near Bakersfield. Campbell, married with two children, was shot five times in an open-field killing. Hettinger fled, describing the suspects pumping bullets into his partner. The piece questions the death penalty’s role in deterring crime.
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Press Service
Hollywood
Bakersfield
Dispatch
Campbell
Hettinger
Braden Rafferty clash threatens California education program
In Sacramento a power struggle between Dr. Max Rafferty state superintendent and Thomas Braden, board president, threatens to stall education policy. Atty. Gen. Mosk’s opinion is sought as lawmakers draft new rules to define governor appointive board powers amid party clashes and Braden Rafferty political feud intensifies.
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Sacramento
California
Max Rafferty
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Thomas W. Braden
State Board of Education
Capitol
Stanley Mosk
Thomas Rees
Los Angeles County
Braden-Rafferty
Rafferty
GOP
Braden
Oceanside
Hig
John Birch Society
Kennedy era clash over Minow and ads stirs White House
Washington. Minow told President Kennedy that Joseph Kennedy urged quicker exits from government, undercutting his son’s drive to place capable appointees. The piece notes Broadcasters’ fight over cigarette ads, public health critic Wishik’s warnings, and State Department cables on Vice President Johnson’s Dominican Republic trip.
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Washington
Newton Minow
Federal Communications
Kennedy
JFK
Minow
Joseph P. Kennedy
Security and Exchange Commiss Praisation
Maritime Commission
Great Britain
Joe Kennedy
FCC
Bobby
White House
Leroy Collins
Florida
National Association of Broadcasters
Colling
Join Hayes
WTOP
Collins
Morris Udall
Dariz
Interior
Udall
Samuel Wishik
University of Pittsburgh
State Department
Johnson
Dominican Republic
Congressmeen
Eisenhower
Trujillo
Bosch
U.S
Mra Johnson
United States
The Irony of Intentions and Unforeseen Actions
A meditation on how intentions often backfire in real life. Karl Popper is cited on reverse outcomes where actions aimed at benefit produce contrary effects, from housing markets to branding, education, and armaments. The piece questions what we truly learn from life.
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Dr. Wishik
Karl Popper
Oxford
Town Meeting Article Cites Execution Bias and Death Penalty Moratorium
Editor notes the gas chamber at San Quentin for 26 years has disproportionately affected the poor and unrepresented. Clinton Duffy cites capital punishment as a tragic failure while comparing national and state trends, highlighting a California four year moratorium proposal as a trial measure.
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San Quentin
Clinton Duffy
San Quentin Prison
Europe
South America
Australia
New Zealand
United States
California
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Strictly Business sentenced to life imprisonment without parole
Grace El Neil is identified as the proprietor at 1903 Parkdale Place Montrose in a report noting a life imprisonment verdict with no possibility of parole at any future time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace EL Neil
Parkdale Place
Montrose
Language notes from Moscow sparks Khrushchev clash
The article describes Nikita Khrushchev signaling a shift with China over opposing the West. It cites his handshake with the Chinese ambassador in Moscow and a controversial phrase about laying capitalism in its grave. It mentions prior anti American rhetoric and hints at lingering tensions in Sino Soviet relations.
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Charles F. Bertiee
Peters Strampae Daria
Khrushchev
China
Moscow
Kogda Posledni
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Gue
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American Public Health Association
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By Sydney J. Zene
Town Meeting
Argyle
Komok Zemli
Budet Broshen
Evo Brosin
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