Medicare and Medicaid under Senate Finance scrutiny
A Senate Finance Committee probe led by Sen. John J. Williams exposes fraud in Medicare and Medicaid and urges corrective action. The piece notes profiteering harms while arguing these programs must be saved and improved, with calls for broader investigations beyond Congress and examples from California's Medi Cal fraud loss.
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Senate Finance Committee
John J. Williams
R-Del
Sen. Williams
California
Medicaid, Through Illegal and Unethical Practices. However, the State Senate
City urged to fund Fair Housing effort in Long Beach
City Manager John Mansell backs $25 000 for the Fair Housing Foundation to expand housing access for minority families. The move, supported by the Human Relations Committee, aims to speed contract setup and begin funding on July 1, showing the city’s nondiscrimination policy in action.
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John R. His Mansell
Fair Housing Foundation
FHF
Department of Community Development
Long Beach
Time is the goal in revolutionary warfare in Vietnam
The piece argues both sides seek time, not space, in Vietnam and outlines how U.S. withdrawal risks broader global fallout. It discusses Indonesia, Sukarno, Hanoi, public opinion, and the danger of losing will to continue. It links Vietnam to Europe, Japan, and potential crises if American resolve weakens.
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Washington
South Vietnam
U.S
Indonesia
China
Sukarno
Mao Tse-tung
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
Saigon
Nixon
United States
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
Malaysia
Philip
Japan
Europe
France
Dienbienphu
Gen. de Gaulle
Vietnam
America
Warren backs strict federal judiciary ethics code
Chief Justice Earl Warren, over six years, quietly supported a code of ethical conduct for the federal judiciary. Had it passed, Fortas would have faced no scandal as judges would file outside income for public inspection. a similar House code has now been adopted.
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Washington
Earl Warren
House of Represent
Ethics on Capitol Hill Raise Steps Toward Honest Government
Drew Pearson notes growing efforts to curb outside income and conflicts of interest in Congress and the judiciary. He cites Kefauver Dirksen efforts to revive a judicial ethics code while praising Johnson for mandating quarterly financial statements from top officials to improve executive ethics.
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Joseph Borkin
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Joseph D. Tydings
Maryland
Kefauver
Sen. Dirksen
Fortas
Congress
Johnson
Civil Service Commission
Town Meeting Right to Shoot
Reader letters debate police use of lethal force in escaping felons in California. Allee argues officers may shoot only to protect themselves or others, or when escape poses greater danger, warning the law may value property over life. Hanson and Hanford praise photography and paper.
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Long Beach
It's easier to be against than for at eighteen
A reflection on choosing a stance. The author argues it’s simpler to oppose options than to commit to a positive path when starting adulthood, noting the burden of defining what one supports versus what one rejects. The text emphasizes thoughtful deliberation over easy opposition.
Sidewalk Senate Lark
Bruce, a bank clerk, says he stays busy with sewing cooking and reading. Bill Self, a box boy, collects and fixes cars, currently with six in progress. Carol Schmidt, a Palos Verdes High School student, values friends and has little time for entertainment.
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Lark Bruce
Bill Self
Carol Schmidt
Palos Verdes High School
Can You Entertain Yourself In Riviera Village
In Riviera Village Redondo Beach residents share hobbies and pastimes. Barbara Sachar collects stamps and notes high prices for Apollo commemoratives. Joanie Hosken enjoys casual singing. Bud Doe spends spare time at Burbage Theater Hermosa Beach inviting others to visit.
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Riviera Village
Redondo Beach
Barbara Sachar
Philately
Apollo
Guiana
Bud Doe
Burbage Theater
Hermosa Beach
Wisdom from Sydney group on judgment and self control
The Sydney group suggests collective judgment may outshine individual insight and warns that actions like smoking to prove maturity can lead to long term attempts to quit. It argues that giving is psychologically beneficial and that true knowledge requires applying what one knows.
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Ward J. Ridder Jr
Miles E. Lines
Sterling Bemis
A. Collins, Sr
SDAY
Pines
Pentagon
Cc. L. Sulzberger
Warren
Drew Pearson
Thomas Dodd
Adam Clayton Powell
Capitol Hill
Senate
Sen
Tom Dodd
House
Everett Dirksen
Inois
Peoria
Harold Medina
U.S. Court of In
New York
J.A. Medina Coffee Company
Medina
Pan American Airways
Time Magazine
Pan Am
Justice Department
Town Meeting
Steven C. Allee
Clever Twin Photos
May Belle Hansford
Wilmington
With Don Kirkland
Joanie Hosken
Sydney
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