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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1968
Page
14
The Independent presents Herman H. Ridder as Publisher Samuel C. Cameron as General Editor Walt William W. Broom as Editor Malcolm Epley as Associate Editor Dox Obs as Editorial Page Editor Edis shown among the newspaper staff.
The list names Daniel H. Ridder as co publisher manager Bernard J Ridder Jr as business manager H Polak as assistant to the publisher Miles E Sines as executive editor Sterling Bemis as managing editor and L A Collins Sr as editorial columnist reflecting a mid century newsroom structure.
The act aligns court-martial procedures more with civilian federal courts. It extends the time to petition for a new trial from one to two years and gives the judge advocate general power to modify or set aside convictions. Future measures may provide qualified counsel, allow military judges to preside on request, hold pretrial and post-trial sessions, and permit bail pending appeal.
Long Beach Library veteran Blanche W. Collins resigns after 43 years, having defended professional selection policies against censorship attempts. She stood firm at public hearings and private meetings amid verbal abuse, warning against removing books under pressure.
Alfred E. Perlman president of the Penn Central Transportation Company calls for a new regulatory concept for transportation. He argues that different forms of transport should be integrated under a unified system to streamline policies, pricing, and infrastructure planning across highways, rail, and other modes.
Perlman argues against rigidly separating rail, bus, air, truck, and barge services. He supports mergers among same field firms to coordinate long and short hauls, citing railroads, airlines, and water transport. He notes Justice Department merger trends and proposes integrated systems linking freight by barge and rail and intermodal transfers.
A columnist defends parental restraint on television for a two year old, arguing the device reshapes family life and values. The piece links faith in technology to social ills and questions the role of media in child development. It weaves in editorials on regulatory politics and US UK diplomatic shifts.
Berlin endures a grim division as a nine foot fence electric alarms and trip flares line the wall. A fourteen foot high rebuilt barrier stretches across the sector while historic symbols loom including the Brandenburg Gate and Spandau Prison where Rudolf Hess remains.
A vivid portrait of Berlin's mood after the war notes a city rebuilt from rubble with a new hill turned park and ski slope known as Mount Junk. It observes limited Soviet reach, strong American policy, and a bustling pre Christmas economy amid high tensions with Moscow and the Middle East.
Amid cautious hope in Paris and Saigon’s tempering stance, observers foresee a negotiated settlement. Hanoi shifts to political means for Vietnamese unity, possibly accepting an independent neutral South Vietnam, while the NLF seeks Southern collaboration and reconstruction aid.
Students at Long Beach City College discuss horoscopes and astrology. Opinions range from skeptical to curious with personal anecdotes about how forecasts influence mood and daily interactions.
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