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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1961

Page

7

Editorial asks overhaul of jobless reporting methods

This editorial argues that recurring bad news on unemployment can depress morale and distort international views. It cites McGraw Hill and United Nations data comparing U S and Sweden methods, and suggests including unfilled jobs and training needs to guide policy. It calls for an official high level review of unemployment reporting standards.

U. S McGraw Hill Publications Bulletin of Statistics United Nations Sweden U. S. Labor Department McGraw-Hill U.S

Long Beach names Murray Courson as city auditor

The Long Beach City Council commends Murray T. Courson for the post of city auditor to replace John Mansell who becomes city manager next Tuesday. Courson, harbor department chief accountant for 71 years, revised the harbor’s accounting and brings expertise in oil and tideland finance and state audits. His appointment lasts for Mansell’s term, expiring July 1963, with Courson seeking election in his own right.

Long Beach Murray T Ted) Courson Courson John R. Mansell Harbor Department Harbor Trans Mansell

Town Meeting Letter Attacking Unions Draws Fire

Ed Wianecki defends unions against editor S A Chapel and calls for laws supporting workers. He cites Roosevelt and Hughes on union necessity, noting unions aided child labor laws, public schools, anti debtors prisons, minimum wage and social protections. Wianecki argues free trade unions and democracy align.

S. A. Chapel King Hasmer L. A. Chapel Hitler Stalin Mussolini 5. A. Chapel Theodore Roosevelt Charles Evan Hughes U.S Supreme Court ED Wianecki E. Candlewind St

Customs House in Harbor Area Proposal Opposed

Editor argues against placing the new United States Customs Home in the Los Angeles harbor area. He notes 90 percent of collections come from Long Beach and LA ports and warns downtown interests push for parking, retail, and rental gains. Lionel G Gatley advocates locating public buildings where they aid their purpose.

United States Customs Los Angeles Cw Center Porta of Long Beach Harbor Lionel G. Gatley Sorrento Drive

Independent newspaper masthead scrambled text

Scrambled names and offices suggest a damaged masthead with publishers editors and advertising staff. The fragment lists several individuals and locations including New York and Detroit, but yields no coherent events or dates.

Latins Can Help Selves If They Tax as We Do

Kennedy should reshape Pan American ties by sticking to a Good Neighbor line. The plan urges rejecting dictators, strengthening defense under Monroe Doctrine, reforming Latin taxes, and tying U.S. aid to fiscal fairness to curb Castroism. It proposes roving Latin envoy Henry Wallace and 100000 host families for exchange as steps toward steady cooperation.

Washington Kennedy Princeton Carl Sandburg Ernest Hemingway Linus Pauling Cal Tech University of Mexico Henry Wallace Latin America Averill Hardman Europe Wallace U.S

Quotes on Peace Corps life and anti trust ethics

United Press Internationals Washington report quotes R. Sargent Shriver describing Peace Corps work as very difficult and real, not a joyride, while Senator Estes Kefauver criticizes businessmen for conspiracies and legal agreements, saying such behavior harms free enterprise and could please Khrushchev by breaking antitrust laws.

United Press Washington R. Sargent Shriver Peace Corps Estes Kefauver Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee

Striking Choices Foster Adolescent Mood Shifts

A Sydney Harris column cites Bruno Bettelheim on the surge of options facing modern adolescents. He argues broader choice raises restlessness, indecision, and moral strain, noting cars as a prime example of how plentiful options test character and risk.

Sydney J. Harris Ohio State University Home Economics Bureau Bruno Bettelheim Harris Bettelheim

Kennedy taps Rockefeller network for top advisers

President Kennedy selects key diplomatic, defense, disarmament and labor aides from Rockefeller funded and allied groups including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Ford Foundation and the Council on Foreign Relations. The move signals a distinctly internationalist foreign policy stance, drawing criticism from economic isolationists amid dollar and trade pressures.

Washington Nelson A. Rockefeller Kennedy New York Rockefeller Funds Rockefeller Foundation Rockefeller Brothers Fund Camogie Endowment For International Peace Council On Foreign Relations Ford Foundation Tucker Eisenhower Truman Roosevelt

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