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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1967
Page
16
A fragmented masthead shows the Independent Herald editors and publishers with names including Bernard Ridder, Samuel Cauteray, and Daniel Rabten. The document lists roles such as editor, managing editor, and publisher with partial titles and locations, reflecting a historical newspaper masthead.
Opponents in California push to junk the inventory tax this session citing inequities and corruption risks as burdens fall on manufacturers retailers and wholesalers with large inventories. Repeal would create local fiscal gaps. Long Beach could face higher rates to compensate. Tax reform is expected to be piecemeal with careful to knit needed relief with stable local funding.
The piece contrasts a Church of England bishop in London who argues a drink or two aids honesty and openness with a UCLA psychiatrist in Los Angeles who argues social drinking is more harmful than beneficial. It ponders who is a better authority on the human mind and soul and imagines a televised debate between Bishop Edward Wickham of Middleton and Dr Max Hayman.
A reader criticizes the Angel-Senator game crowd management, citing 5,000 children in the Junior Angel section throwing paper airplanes shells and popcorn, with no stadium staff enforcing behavior. The letter argues parents fail to discipline their children and calls for order within the arena.
A fragment discusses whether hippies form a religious movement or test of Christianity, noting loose use of the term religious and the broad, evolving nature of hippie identity as Timothy Leary and LSD loom large in debates. The piece hints at earnest youth, charlatans, and varied motives among followers.
A San Francisco All Saints Episcopal Church dispute reveals a clash between hippie visitors and church officials. The rector supports outreach to youths in Haight Ashbury, while senior warden Donald Carlson resigns over perceived immorality. The debate touches on morality, society, and the role of religion in a changing era.
American special forces operate into Laos and North Vietnam to spy on infiltration routes. The guerrilla experts speak Vietnamese and blend into jungle terrain as their chief function is radio intelligence.
The piece outlines covert Vietnam reconnaissance the Gray Ghosts use to strike swiftly on ho chi minh trail targets and notes CIA and Army shifts to American led teams. It shifts to politics, detailing Rep. Mike Kirwan’s control over fundraising and party decisions that marginalize Negro lawmakers like Dawson at a Johnson era dinner.
A Georgia native, back from five years in Europe, recalls pre civil rights tensions and notes progress on bus seating, library access, dining, parks, schools, and shops. He observes mixed Negro and white diners, friendly Black clerks, and a shift away from past fears, while acknowledging lingering resistance among some old guard peers.
The writer critiques social status tied to race amid wartime effort. He notes persistent prejudice in Washington and Mississippi draft boards, counters call for inclusion with a reflection on African American service, and questions the rationale of racial discrimination during national peril.
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