Editorial grade crossing dangers linger indefinitely
An editorial recounts the Cucamonga fatal crossing crash and ongoing highway safety concerns. It notes 379 train-car collisions in California last year with 120 deaths and 503 injuries, cites daytime vs nighttime collision patterns, and critiques slow progress on replacing grade crossings. It explains cost shares, funding limits, and the limited number of authorized projects, urging a crash program to separate rail and auto traffic to prevent repeats.
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Long Beach Hosts First Olympic Class Regatta At Sea
Long Beach prepares for the first annual International Olympic Class Invitational Regatta on a 10.8 mile course off Alamitos Bay. Sanctioned by the Southern California Yachting Association and backed by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, the event serves as a 1964 Olympics tune up with trophies in Dragons Finns Flying Dutchman and 5.5 metre divisions. The regatta marks a return of high level international competition to the coast and aims to become an annual feature attracting top skippers.
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Alamitos Bay
Japan
Southern California Yachting Assn
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Kennedy Westward Strategy Affects 1964 Campaign
President Kennedy targets the Middle and Far West to widen the Democratic base. Norton Bailey notes California’s pivotal role after Nixon’s 1960 win, with Udall and Freeman backing Western projects and federal power plans. The article highlights Western-focused cabinet members and House leaders, and Kennedy’s aim to dispel views of him as a city president.
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Independent article personnel and office details
The Independent lists staff and office locations including publishers, editors, and managers. It notes offices at New York Bay, Minneapals, San Francisco, and Washington with the Berrait Panonscot and other entities. The text reflects historical newspaper masthead information and administrative contacts.
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Pupither
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Harold M Hines
Samuel Cameron
Arry Calling
Berrait
Panonscot Fq
Minneapals
Lee Anger
Wes Hundl
San Francisco
Buiter
St. Washington
Néwa Buresu Bde
Albee
Cirrent Hué of the Independent
Kennedy Clash With Catholic Press Over School Aid
Catholic editorials attack Kennedy plan for aid to parochial schools while lay clergy mobilize for letters to congressmen. Commonweal defends the president, urging restraint and praise for the administration's education program amid broader religious battles. Senator Marcano cites Puerto Rico cases of clerical political intervention and warns against church influence on public education.
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Kennedy
Commonweal
Joe McCarthy
America
Jesuit Weekly
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Father Whelan
United States
Brother Bobby
Hartford
Conn
Transcript
Our Sunday Visitor
Huntington
Ind
Richard Ginder
Father Ginder
Hipolito Marcana
U.S. Senate Education Subcommittee
Mariano
Luis Munoz- Marin
Sen
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Puerto Rico
Christian Action Party
Sen. Marcano
Popular Democratic Party
World leaders weigh Congo crisis amid root debate
United Nations ambassador Adlai Stevenson warns against undermining efforts by repeatedly probing the Congo's roots. In California, X-15 test pilot Joe Walker laments losing flight time after being grounded. In Washington, President Kennedy urges cooperation to fight unemployment, noting possible summer recovery but persistence of joblessness into fall.
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Calif
Joe Walker
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Repertory drama and the case for repertory
Sir Cedric Hardwicke argues for maintaining a core repertoire of plays through repeated productions. He says modern theaters overproduce new works while classic dramas fade, stunting actor development and audience growth. He advocates formal repertory theaters to keep drama vibrant and training robust.
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Cedric Hardwicke
Europe
Town Meeting on One Way Streets Proposal
Readers Sandra Cutting and Ernest Denning suggest options for city traffic. Cutting favors keeping current one way streets or adding more with engineer guidance. Denning argues for broader one way plans and tax fairness discussions.
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Ernest Denning
Cedar Avenue
Star Treatment for Everyburly?
Editor letters discuss how income tax enforcement targets movie stars and entertainers, noting several high profile figures have failed to pay taxes and questioning fair treatment. The writer calls for consistent tax enforcement across all earners.
Bridges Should Be Fireproofed
In Long Beach to Paramount area bridge fires rose, urging fireproofing of wooden superstructures across Los Angeles County. The county fire commissioner ordered bridges be fireproofed, a step the writer says could have saved time and money and reduced disruption. Nancy J. Young, Paramount resident.
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Los Angeles County
Tregret
Nancy J. Young
E. McKinley Ave
Paramount
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