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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1961
Page
4
Editorial questions Treasury Secretary Dillon's statement that the recession is over while unemployment is expected to rise to about six percent next winter. It argues that political rhetoric masks deeper issues like automation, labor force growth, and global competition, noting administrations cannot instantly solve such factors.
San Diego operator William L Tooley has purchased the Wilton Hotel and plans a step by step effort to revive Long Beachs faded hotel prestige. He predicts a bright future for the city as a premier Pacific Coast resort.
An industrial house organ urges prepared industrial subdivisions to attract plants. The Long Beach editor argues good government and recreation attract industry, noting the city should not surrender park land. Refusal strengthens residential value and industrial sites overall.
Washington outlines Sen Clifford Case of New Jersey as a liberal Republican contender for 1964. He backs former Secretary James Mitchell for governor, aiming to boost Case’s national run while reshaping New Jersey politics and GOP prospects amid intraparty competition with Nelson Rockefeller.
Sydney J. Harris reflects on the doctor as healer beyond science. A museum scene prompts musings on wish-doctors versus medicine as an art. He cites Dr. George Engel on healing power through sympathy, confidence, and understanding between doctor and patient.
Drew Pearson recalls a NORAD simulation at Pike’s Peak where Canadian Air Marshal Slemon faced a 17 minute decision. Ellipses on glass maps traced missiles from Siberia to New York and Detroit while Greenland radar hinted moonlike echoes, revealing how near or far from peace the world truly stood.
The readable fragments list various roles and names connected to a newspaper operation. Mentions include publisher, executive editor, managing editor, advertising representative, and a Washington news bureau. Several personal names and addresses appear, suggesting a catalog of personnel and contact points for the paper.
United Press International reports Justice Michael A. Musmanno testifying on Adolf Eichmann's role, stating Hitler ordered the extermination via Himmler. In Washington, Senator J William Fulbright says any Kennedy Khrushchev talks should be formal and conciliatory as a get acquainted meeting.
A letter to Governor Brown from Richard A. Koutsko of Bassett proposes many more beachfront campsites in California. He argues campers need about 1,000 square feet, water nearby, and reserved bookings by phone or letter to avoid distance-based inequalities and repeated trips for distant travelers.
Interior Secretary Stewart Udall proposed various funding options for a sweeping National outdoor recreation program. He floated a one cent soft drink or cigarette tax, user fees for federal parks, manufacturer taxes, or a $2 billion bond issue with special taxes. Udall said the revenue sources are under study and warned the country has a decade to save 23 to 28 million acres for parks wildlife refuges.
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