Long Beach Independent Staff Elevates Newsroom Roles
In Long Beach California on Tuesday November 18 1969 the Independent announces staff changes. New roles include Sam W Broom as Editor Advertising Director and the paper lists publishers managers editors and columnists such as Herman H Ridder Daniel H Ridder Samuel Cameron Will Miles and Bernard Ridder Jr among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
Will Miles BE. Sines
Larry Allison
Sterling Bemis
Don Obs
Malcolm Epley
L. A. Collins Sr
Bernard J. Ridder Jr
Don Nutter
W. J. Morrissey
Long Beach
California
Marcos wins second term in Philippines election
Filipinos reelect President Ferdinand E. Marcos amid vituperative contest with the Liberal Party. Marcos signals a more independent line from Washington, including possible legalizing of the Communist party, prompting concern over U.S.-Filipino relations and Huk insurgency implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
United States
Marcos
U.S
Washington
Philip
New LA County mail re registration law eases voting
A new Los Angeles County rule lets voters re register by mail for moves within the county. Postcards available at city halls and utility offices let voters sign as on their registration affidavit and mail to the Registrar Recorder. Those changing party or registering anew must still appear before a deputy registrar.
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Los Angeles County
Registrar- Recorder
Agnew Defends Views on TV News Bias
Washington report notes Vice President Agnew claims television network news is shaped by a liberal bias controlled by a small group of men. He asserts the charge has persisted for 20 years and mirrors criticisms once aimed at the Warren Court.
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Warren Court
High Tribunal
Bias on the Bench and Airwaves in Network TV
The piece argues judges and anchors carry personal biases, with Thurgood Marshall, Huntley, Brinkley, Cronkite named as symbols. It critiques the TV format’s half hour limits, constraints on Cronkite, and Agnew's view that the medium shapes the message per Marshall McLuhan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurgood Marshall
Senate
Messrs
Huntley, Brinkley and Cronkite
Agnew
Marshall McLuhan
Japan Okinawa visit tests U.S. Asia policy directions
Eisaku Sato's Washington mission this week hinges on a decisive choice for U.S. Asia strategy. The outcome could reinforce ties with a major industrial power and shape a cooperative base for regional defense or lead history toward a more uncertain path as Nixon's policy unfolds.
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Washington
Eisaku Sato
America
Asia
Nixon
U.S
Nixon's Okinawa decision could steer Asia after Vietnam
The piece argues Washington seeks keeping nuclear weapons on Okinawa after return to Japan to avoid concentrating arsenal on Guam. It notes Sato's flexibility on military issues, but warns a return date and a ban on nuclear weapons there are red lines. It frames the choice as a fork between strained US Japan ties risking bases versus a fortified alliance aiding non communist Asia.
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Okinawa
Japan
Pentagon
Pacific
Guam
Nixon
Sato
U.S. State Department
Asia
Vietnam
Readers defend Cariaga's music criticism and liberal arts support
A letter writer argues Jane Young misjudged critic Daniel Cariaga, praising his fair reviews of Los Angeles area concerts and noting how he pushed for improvements in Long Beach and at California State College. The piece also comments on inflation, utility bills, and a satirical view of political figures and party leaders.
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Jane Young
Daniel Cariaga
Long Beach
Tom Jones
California State College
Grove
Fresno
California
Vietnam
Dear George Dancing Advice From a Despairing Dear
Dear George, I am tense and nervous about dancing and want to know how to convince my wife I can learn. The reply suggests reciting love sonnets to please her and then enduring the misery like others.
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George
Sidewalk Senate Dinner Talk in Local Column
Sidewalk comments reveal a set of residents sharing casual meals and domestic details. Joann Kinder and Marilyn Vivalda describe simple dinners while Rich Frankel and Joe Vivalda discuss personal tastes and homegrown foods.
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Sam W. Broom
Liberal Party
Sergio Osmena
Pines
Huks
Communist Party
Outla
James Kilpatrick
Supreme Court
Huntley
Brinkley
Kunkle
Kunze
Kunzig
Kupetz
Cronkite
South Korea
Taiwan
Tokyo
North Korea
Kiichi Aichi
Foreign Affairs
China Sea
China
Aichi
Cariaga’s
Vienna
Austria
Topper Smith
Edison Company
Angela Davis
Eee the Bey Om Toten
Independent
Press-Tele
Mother OF
Joann Kinder
Chateaubriand
Rich Frankel
With Don Kirkland
Lifeguard Headquarters
Joe Vivalda
Marilyn Vivalda
Don Wilson
Vicki Parra
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