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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1967
Page
17
The piece argues that rising crime costs strain budgets and predicts a middle ground in sheriff and supervisor pay disputes. It highlights Lockheed’s planned crime data system with central storage, instant access, and networked retrieval, stressing privacy safeguards and public vigilance to prevent overreach.
A San Francisco report notes hippies are organizing forming a communications company creating two publications and seeking a colony site. Elders fade as new leaders push parliamentary rules and attempt orderly conduct, signaling a shift from noninvolvement to structured group activity amid time’s relentless passage.
Judith Zimmerman from Lakewood objects to dissent being equated with communism and defends liberty and justice for all. She cites Amendment F, recalls historic dissents, and condemns vandalism and political pressure in public discourse while opposing bumper sticker symbolism.
Governor George Romney on a southern trip tied the Wallace third party states rights push to his own presidential bid. He warned that the movement would seek to legalize racial segregation.
Ralph McGill argues that the old cry of states rights has been a cover for preserving racial discrimination. He notes how states used secession and the Civil War to defend slavery and how lynchings and disfranchisement were defended as states rights. Today governors invoke states' rights to challenge federal civil rights and education standards.
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon, longtime labor ally, ignored AFL-CIO pressure delivered via his aide Bill Berg and warned he will not be blackmailed on legislation. Morse stated he will proceed with the President's bill to mediate the dispute, telling labor leaders to go to hell.
The current railroad labor dispute faces a 90 day process with mediation for 30 days, a 30 day panel report period, and a final 30 day window for agreement. If no accord is reached by day 91, terms become binding for up to two years, with labor accepting terms. Morse, a veteran mediator, defends mediation over compulsory arbitration. The debate mirrors broader war and policy tensions and includes proposals to seize railroads as a settlement option.
In London the House of Commons, though openly Socialist in tone, refused to pass a bill that would abolish titles in Britain. The measure aimed to end all existing titles after current holders and bar the Queen from creating new ones, preserving only the Royal Family.
Sydney Harris argues Britain would retain nobility despite radical programs and notes American views of titles as undemocratic. The piece contrasts aristocracy in Britain with American celebrity culture and cites knighthoods including a controversial example. It reflects on the social role of peers and the enduring function of the House of Lords.
The piece notes Vice President Hubert Humphrey visiting Lyndon Johnson over root beer in a discreet meeting. It highlights political tension as Nixon backers move near the White House and comments on the balance of justice and access to lawyers amid campaigning.
The article portrays Negro community anger over a Poly High incident as part of a long history of racial discrimination. Local NAACP leader Dr. Fillmore Freeman frames the issue within centuries of humiliation, while Civil Rights activity of 13 years heightens expectations. Officials note shifts in Negro student attitudes during nationwide racial events. Ben Silverman, president of the local group, weighs in.
Long Beach's Poly case illustrates persistent racial inequities and community fault lines. ACLU leaders warn against narrow views of integration while parents describe a breakdown in communication between students and administration amid perceived injustice and frustration from black and white families.
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