Editorial: Speaker Brown Fights Government Secrecy
The piece lauds Ralph M. Brown of Modesto for expanding open government since 1953. It credits his reforms ending local closed sessions and his 1957 push to open state bodies. Last week he urged 21 more agencies to reveal meetings and records, citing named commissions and boards. The Independent endorses his open government agenda and urges passage.
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Ralph M. Brown
Modesto
California
Brown
Assembly
Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission
State Division of Small Craft Harbors
The
Wildlife Conservation Board
Water Pollution Control Board
Marine Research Committee
Soil Conservation Commission
California District Securities Commission
California Olympics Commission
California Aeronautics Commission
Goodwin J. Knight
Reader Letter Weighs Tax Proposals and Castro Critique
The letter questions auto taxes in Los Angeles and cites past tax legality under Roosevelt. It contrasts proposed car taxes with gambling and race track pari mutuels, urging a national lottery as an alternative. The writer asks Mayor Poulson to recall a similar tax decision and protests any new auto tax after it is declared illegal.
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Los Angeles
Roosevelt
Poulson
Congress
Mayor Poulson
Strictly Personal Scoffer Tests Truth At Iowa College
A lecturer recalls a skeptical student at an Iowa college who challenged him with a loaded question. He notes young people seek values, not easy certainty, and argues the best students probe truth while remaining compassionate to partial answers, with humanity mid between heroism and humbug.
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Iowa
Strauss to Face Critical Session in Senate Cross-Examination
Washington column outlines Secretary of Commerce Lewis Strauss under Senate scrutiny over his AEC era dealings with Kuhn Loeb Westinghouse and Dixon Yates. It notes possible executive privilege claims, White House discussions, and opposition from Kefauver and Mahoney. Real estate lobbying impacts Travis AFB housing plans alongside broader political maneuvering.
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Washington
Lewis Strauss
Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Senate
Wall Street
Kuhn, Loeb and Co
Atomic Energy Commission
Justice Department
Rogers
Atomic Energy
Strauss
Westinghouse
John M. Schwiff
Kuhn, Loeb
Kuhm
Loeb
Percy M. Stewart
Uranian Reduction Co
AEC
Kus
North American Aviation
Kula, Loeb and Co
First Boston Corp
Dixon-Yates
Edgar Dixon
Eugene Yates
Memphis
AFC
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Tennessee
Alabama
Judiciary Committee
Estes Kefauver
Jon O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Supreme Court
Dixon- Yates
Combine
Justice’ Department
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
White House
Bryce Harlow
Harlow
Clint Anderson
New Mexico
Albert Gore
Ike
Congress
Commerce
Remember When Conf Rounds Between City and Pacific Electric
Remembrance notes recall conferences between the city and Pacific Electric Railway over abandoning the New port line east of Park Ave to clear space for Alamitus Bay development. Also mentioned are years-ago Harbor Commissioners actions against Craig Shipbuilding and Ford Motor Co over oil title disputes and Edison plant workers in Long Beach for a 7,000,000 generating unit milestone.
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City
Pacific Electric Railway
Newport
Park Ave
Alamitus Bay
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Craig Shipbuilding Co
Ford Motor Co
Southern California Edison Co
Terminal Island
Long Beach
Uni
Pentagon Spurns Small Firm Pleas in War-Contract Billing
The Pentagon refuses cooperation to small firms seeking payment for Korean War era work. West Virginia subcontractor Daniel Foley accuses Kaiser of large overpayments to its main contractor, with Foley unpaid on $129,000 of seats for C-193 planes. Senator Randolph's office and the Small Business Committee face rebuffs as pressure mounts to settle or press for publicity.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
Max Golden
United States Air Force
Senate Small Business Committee
West Virginia
Kaiser
Small Business Committee
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Sparkman
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
James H. Douglas
Air Force
Douglas
A As
Daniel F. Foley
Meteor Aircraft Products, Inc
Fairmont
W. Va
Willow Run
Foley
New York
William P. Rogers
United States
Sen. Randolph
Golden
Eisenhower clarifies Berlin crisis stance and free passage
In Washington, President Eisenhower asserts the United States will not retreat from its duty and will maintain peaceful passage to Berlin. Admiral Burke warns the crisis could deepen, while Rep. Hays questions civilian aid amid European tensions. Several Ridder editors and staff are listed with press offices.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Berlin
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Arive
Wayne Hays
D-One
Europe
Sam
Tam
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
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Ray Tucker
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