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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1967
Page
17
Local notices list editorial staff positions and page designation for a California newspaper dated May 4 1967. Mentions Miles E Lines Exerative Editor Sterling Bemis Managing Editor Everett Hosking Sunday Fuller Editor and page reference B-2.
A columnist urges more people-to-people exchanges between the United States and Canada. He notes Americans’ benevolent ignorance of Canada and Canadians’ skepticism toward US business, citing academic views and media critiques. The piece calls Expo 67 a start, urging Americans to visit and learn about their neighbor next door.
Two 30 p.m. Sunday ceremony at Temple Sinai 2600 E Seventh St marks the Wall of the Martyred Six Million a moving ecumenical memorial. Six ever burning flames honor Jewish victims while an Educational Fund Foundation will support concrete remembrance projects.
A reader condemns funding for war while recounting veterans’ injuries and nightmares. He recalls White supremacy in Poly High and broader U S discrimination, arguing for ending white dominance and challenging old slave era laws. He cites personal white privilege and urges resistance to perceived oppressive laws.
A provocative excerpt questions modern corporate culture and the obsession with compensation. It contrasts employer complaints about scarce workers with the idea that many leaders focus only on profits, noting the accelerated generational shift and shorter time horizons in recent decades.
Sydney Harris argues that rapid growth reshapes generations and values. He urges networks to balance prime time with programs of consequence, warns against government intervention, and critiques shifting standards among young and old as globalization and changing alliances redefine ideologies.
In a column, the author credits four members of Tom Dodd's staff for courage in pursuing honesty amid the ethics probe. He notes other senators' reluctance and credits the staff for driving accountability, while contrasting public praise from the New York Times with ongoing uninvestigated aspects of the case.
Drew Pearson recalls how Senator Dodd and associates halted a half‑million dollar juvenile delinquency probe while others on his staff, including Jack Anderson, pursued disclosures. Anderson testified that he advised against copying Dodd files, and Dodd staff debated risks before exposing misconduct to protect taxpayers.
Long Beach relies on underground reservoirs fed by San Gabriel Valley rainfall. Water levels fell from 50 feet below sea level in 1950 to 127 feet by 1962, despite Colorado River imports since 1941. Brennan B. Thomas of the Long Beach Water Department cites continued supply from wells while planning for growth.
The article tracks subsoil clay caps and rainfall runoff that affect underground aquifers, detailing how Los Angeles County water users curbed pumping since 1962, and Long Beach cut withdrawals by up to 30 percent. It explains water spreading, sea barriers, and sea wall projects, plus revenue from taxes and fees to fund pumping and spreading efforts. It notes 238,610 acre feet put underground against 283,600 withdrawn from 1965 to 1986, and discusses rainfall, rising water tables, and looming limits on Colorado River water from MWD. It also references Feather River project water arriving around 1971 and discusses future options like importing Northwest water or desalination.
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