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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1967
Page
5
The page prints the Independent newspaper masthead listing publishers editors and staff including Herman H Ridder Daniel Ridder Samuel Cameron and senior editors with multiple roles and page designation noting Sunday edition and page 6-2 layout.
Gordon P. Smith, California finance director, says he does not foresee a net reduction in the tax burden. He predicts revenues will rise with population and growth, while urging a standard to measure expenses against growth to avoid real tax increases. He warns against hasty efforts and emphasizes forethought in the budgeting process.
Senate subcommittee hears Lewis Mumford urge cautious urban reform and small measures to fix city blight. Jerome Weisner warns against underfunding HUD research, while lawmakers doubt a 10 year 50 billion plan will succeed. Congress shows restraint amid fiscal pressures. experts urge prudent, phased action.
A Long Beach editor thanks readers for backing the Therapeutic Abortion Act, now advancing in the Senate, urges support against a perceived religious minority opposition, and notes broader views on Russia and brain power. Also mentions Cassius Clay’s military draft case and duty to prove fighting credentials.
Sacramento coverage notes the goof-up derby starting strongly as Sen. Jack Schrade of San Diego County informs colleagues during a committee screening session. The scene captures the session's brisk pace and political tension as lawmakers vet ongoing proposals.
A synthesis of California politics notes labor power in San Francisco, Senate dining lines, and efforts to raise local property taxes via Medi Cal share shifts. Transit planning shifts in Long Beach face scrutiny after Assemblyman Hayes prompts a rethink, plus quake tax overrides for Long Beach districts face committee peril and a Schmitz Dymally exchange signals cross‑aisle shifts.
The $1 voluntary income tax checkoff to fund presidential campaigns heads to a final Senate confrontation led by Democratic Whip Sen. Russell Long, highlighting party divides and political fundraising tactics.
Drew Pearson details the political clash over a $1 voluntary tax checkoff to fund presidential campaigns. He traces Huey Long’s populist roots, Russell Long’s continuation of that stance, and Albert Gore’s opposition amid Republican entanglements and campaign finance disclosures.
The piece notes limited political speculation for 1968 amid shifting winds and unresolved domestic issues beyond the war. It mentions the South and George Wallace as a possible coalition builder who could deny either major party a clear electoral majority.
Ralph McGill analyzes potential third party splinters amid poverty and race issues. He notes past movements like Bull Connor’s 1948 walkout and Wallace’s 1984 results, cautioning that leadership capable of solving poverty and race will decide the next election, with no clear prediction for 1968.
Dr Martin Luther King calls for 10 000 volunteers for a Vietnam summer while Adam Clayton Powell faces integration claims. Jayne Mansfield's Ireland show canceled but payment secured. Percy supports Rocky and Romney. Uncle Harlow vents about family strikes and travel.
The piece argues that theater critics wield heavy influence over openings on Broadway and in the arts. It recalls Olin Downes’s critique of critic power at The New York Times and suggests rotating critics or diversifying coverage to curb bias and preserve talent opportunity.
Sydney Harris argues that power tends to attract aggressive men who pursue it, making them least fit to wield it. Public criticism is vital to civilization, yet critics must be emotionally stable and competent. The piece warns that the urge to judge and control corrupts leaders, teachers, and judges, turning power into abuse.
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