Editorial The Music Hall Funding Limit in LA County
Citizens urge tight control on public funds for a downtown music hall project facing the Civic Center. Private money has raised 4 million of a proposed 10 million cost. the plan would limit public funds to 6 million, with vigilance against further taxpayer costs and scope expansion. If private support pivots, promoters may fund entirely via city taxpayers and donors.
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Los Angeles County
Civic Center
Los Angeles
Board of Supervis
Law and Order Ally Fights Soft Crime Policy
In Sacramento at an Assembly Criminal Procedures Committee hearing a member questioned bills easing defense rights and tightening prosecution. Bruce Allen of Los Gatos stands as a leading ally of law and order in the Legislature, and the writer hopes his efforts prove decisive against the trend.
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Friend of Law and Order
Assembly Criminal Procedures Committee
Sacramento
Bruce Allen
Los Gatos
Law and Order
Mr. Allen
Town Meeting Invitation on 1989 San Francisco quake memory
The event invites all to hear eyewitnesses of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire with a Phoenix College Band concert at 2 pm, then a memory lane walk at 3 pm. It takes place Saturday April 18 1989 at MacArthur Park Los Angeles Band Stand with free seats.JOIN C Crowe 2205 West 6th St Los Angeles $7.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Memory Lane
Pam
MacArthur Park
Los Angeles
C. Crowe
West 6Th St
Five Years and Two Characters in The Seesaw Log
Sydney Harris reviews William Gibson’s The Seesaw Log, a five year chronicle from early 1953 to 1958 detailing the arduous journey to staging Two for the Seesaw. He notes repeated rewrites, producer hunts, and the toll on those involved, ending with Gibson’s worn perspective on success as potential loss.
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Sydney J. Harris
William Gibson
Gibson
Trujillo’s Dominican Republic described by Drew Pearson
Drew Pearson portrays Rafael Trujillo’s Dominican Republic as a meticulous police state with family control over industry and media. He notes Columbus’s renaming echoes the dictator, cites Trujillo’s vanity, and details his grip on power through his brother Hector, son Ramfis, and state enterprises while contrasting tourist neglect with a tense security posture against Fidel Castro.
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Dominican Republic
Christopher Columbus
New World
Trujillo
Columbus
Ohio
Wolfville
Walf
Urujillo
Caribbean
National Guard
U. S. Marines
Marine Corps
Marines
Faustus
Galindez
Ramfis
Novak
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Fort Leavenworth
Fidel Castro
Remember Ray Tucker When
A Long Beach school district page from years past notes recall of Ray Tucker and a plan to vote on nine candidates for three Board of Education seats. It places the event amid historical local governance, housing, and planning concerns in the city.
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Long Beach
Lional Hill
Avalon
Lakewood
Board of Education
Bixby Road
Atlantic Ave
Regional Planning Commission
Los Angeles
Lncal
Ooe
Leaders Sidestep Oil Import Ban Controversy Spreads
The piece surveys how Eisenhower’s oil import ban sparks political backlash on the East Coast and Midwest. It highlights Sen. George Aiken’s public dissent and notes Kennedy, Rockefeller, Meyner face criticism for not louder opposition. It cites regional economic stakes and party politics shaping response.
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Washington
Eisenhower
East Coast
New England
Middle West
Congress
White House
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Capitol Hill
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Aiken
Quotes From Washington On China Spending And Policy
United Press reports Acting Secretary of State Herter condemns Communist China for Tibet repression. Senator Douglas criticizes Air Force civilian trips to air shows as waste. Speaker Rayburn defends Democrats against Eisenhower spending charges. The article lists Ridder family staff and newspaper offices in multiple cities.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
China
Tibet
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Air Force
Sam Rayburn
Eisenhower
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Donald Jackson
California
Gardner Withrow
Wisconsin
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Robert Hinshaw
Trujillo City
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Long Beach Brick Co
E. Seventh St
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Ferasis
Kennedy
Sen
Leverett Saltonstall
House
John W. McCormack
Saltonstall
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Charles A. Halleck
Senate
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Indiana
Ilinois
Texas
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Johnson
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Wyoming
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United Press
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Samuel G. Cameron
Larry Gollina
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Harry Bulten
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Bal Fifth Avenue
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