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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1968

Page

12

Notable Ridder newspaper staff listings

The Independent lists executive names for branding and newsroom roles. Ridder family members hold publisher and co publisher positions while Daniel H. Ridder is noted as co publisher. Other executives include Samuel C Cameron general manager Bernard J Ridder Jr business manager Walter H Polak and editors Mile Sines and Sterling Bemis.

Herman H. Ridder Daniel H. Ridder Samuel C. Cameron Bernard J. Ridder Jr Walter H. Polak

Rising costs reshape the college scene nationwide

The rising cost of college attendance outpaces living costs with tuition and fees rising sharply in private and public schools. Enrollments are expected to grow four times faster than the population, while public funding, work study, and loans face tighter prospects. Administrators cut enrollments and delay campus expansions as fiscal pressures mount. The piece warns that high costs may deny access to many pursuing higher education and notes looming political constraints on funding.

National Association of State Universities and Colleges Congress and National Administration California

U N Debate Over Admission of Communist China

UN observers say the annual vote on admitting Communist China will again be hostile with mid November roll call likely adding two to three negative votes to last year’s 59 to 47 rejection. The article notes China’s leadership crisis, limited interest in arms control, and expanding nuclear capacity as factors delaying global membership.

China U.N Chou En-lai Mao United Nations

Election timing linked to Vietnam bombing halt

Secret dispatches show the American election influenced the pause in bombing. South Vietnam sought delays to favor Nixon, while the Russians believed Nixon would win and pressed Hanoi to act before the vote for better terms, aiming to deal with Johnson or Nixon as outcomes.

Washington Nixon Lyndon Johnson Hanoi

Johnson seeks ceasefire as bombing pauses and peace moves unfold

DREW PEARSON reports that Johnson aims to push a ceasefire after the Oct 31 bombing halt while Nixon’s position shifts. Recon planes and satellites monitor North Vietnam. five divisions pulled back and the DMZ cleared, with no enemy concentrations within 50 miles of Saigon.

Johnson Hubert Humphrey United States Nixon Paris U.S Humphrey South Vietnam North Vietnam

Inside the Candidates Nixon Faces His True Self

The essay assesses Richard Nixon after the election, contrasting him with defeated rivals George Wallace Eugene McCarthy and Hubert Humphrey. It argues Wallace exposed ugly public language, McCarthy embodies inner dictate but lacks public principle, and Humphrey failed inner control and discipline, leaving Nixon's inner heart as the defining question for his presidency.

Washington Richard Nixon Nixon George Wallace Wallace Swaydo Eugene McCarthy Harper’s Chicago Norman Mailer McCarthy Mailer Hubert Humphrey Humphrey Johnson Phrey

Town Meeting Salutes Electoral College System

Editor praises the Electoral College for delivering a clear majority and limiting third party movements. It argues it forces majorities, reduces fractionalization, and defends against popular vote irregularities. Letter from Sonoma, California by Joseph Reynes.

France Italy Sonoma Calif Joseph Reynes

Hangover Cure Sparks Mixed Local Reactions

Sidewalk Senate residents from Long Beach to East Los Angeles discuss whether medical science should pursue a hangover cure. Opinions range from support and practical benefits to concerns it would encourage more drinking and replace personal responsibility.

Lorraine Rosebaum Long Beach Pierpoint Landing Oliver Beder Los Angeles Lois Lee Mailen Lakewood R. A. McDonald el Segundo

Mammon Worshipers in a Troubled Kingdom

In a land once called Wonderful, all the people fall into poverty and despair. They pray to Mammon, the god of all Things, begging for a plenitude of material possessions to ease hunger and fear.

Mammon Wonderful Soho Yesteryear

Worship Things and the Rise and Fall of Mammon

Arthur Hoppe描写一场以财富为崇拜的社会讽刺。人民追逐“ Things ” 享乐至上,财富堆积而精神空虚,引发贫富冲突与社会动荡,领导人无法救赎。结尾以道德警句呼吁援助穷困者。

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