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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1968

Page

9

Ridder Newspaper Staff and Contact Details Listed

A readable fragment lists Ridder, Publisher Daniel H Rider, Co Publisher a Camera, General Manager , Merchard J Ridder Jr., Business d Manager , Wealth Hf. Polak, Assistant to the Publisher We Broom, Editor Jon Epler Associate Editor Cox Obl, Bdsteries Page Editor 604 Fine Avenue 90501 Afiles B Shes Executive Editor Stoning Bemis Managing Fallour L.A. Collins Sin Editorial Golumenist Telephone 435-1162.

We Broom Jon Epler Cox Obl Fine Avenue Afiles B. Shes Stoning Bemis Fallour L.A. Collins Sin Golumenist

California Obscenity Law Debate Faces Assembly Control

California's new Republican majority could push stronger obscenity laws through the Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee amid a history of 5 to 5 ties. Proposals include prohibiting harmful material sales to under 18 and tightening porn law enforcement, as Evelle J. Younger urges careful, prosecutable measures while debates pit him against the County Commission on Obscenity and Pornography.

California Assembly Dist Dist. Atty Evelle J. Younger U.S. Supreme Court Sacramento Raymond J. Gauer County Commission On Younger Gauer

Noisy Belmont Pier prompts city grilling on outdoor sound

Mary Steffens of Long Beach complained that the Belmont Pier’s city owned public fishing spot is marred by loud announcements and radio broadcasts. City officials brushed her off, leaving fishermen to endure the din as larger trends of loud outdoor noise persist, drowning even sea sounds except during storms.

Long Beach Mary Steffens Belmont Pier Steffens

Town Meeting Bottle Bombing Solution

A letter criticizes the Los Angeles harbor bottle bombing debate and urges practical fixes. It argues for a bottle proof fence or vehicle searches, condemns governor blame politics, and calls for societal and spiritual renewal to save America. The piece from Long Beach also questions civic apathy and urges personal change to counter threats to the nation.

Thomas Bridge L.A

Soviet shift slows as old leaders steer rapid state growth

The piece notes a fast paced Soviet life with new sky scrapers and a space program while questioning aging leadership. It highlights Kosygin, Brezhnev, and Podgorky in their sixties, a senior Politburo, and limited youth power. It argues decentralization and more incentives are needed for faster modernization.

Moscow Soviet Union Academy of Sciences

Wallace fund raiser kickbacks in Alabama liquor sales

An Alabama column links George Wallace fundraiser Robert M Millsap to under the table payments from liquor sales to state stores. Millsap, a Birmingham and civic leader, has long allied with Wallace since the 1940s University of Alabama days. The investigation traces over the recorded payments.

Birmingham George Wallace Alabama Robert M. Millsap Ali Wallace University of Alabama Millsap Lurlee

Millsap linked to liquor kickbacks and Wallace ties

DREW PEARSON reports that Millsap and Bolling Huey brokered a 50 percent liquor commission split on Ezra Brooks and Mar-Salle sales to Alabama, totaling at least $138,000. Bolling confirms the pattern though Millsap refuses to discuss under-the-table payments or provide details, while Millsap’s public roles in Bessemer and school desegregation are noted.

Millsap Bolling Huey Birmingham Wallace Ezra Brooks Alabane Mar-Salle

NATO gets a second chance in Brussels debate

The NATO meeting revived purpose after Russia's invasion of Czechoslovakia, affirming NATO as a defensive shield and core for Western security. It warned Moscow with vague terms, outlined a broader collective security scope, and urged a more enduring Atlantic partnership through renewed urgency and cautious political aims.

Brussels NATO Russia Czechoslovakia North Atlantic Treaty Organization Europe Moscow Commonwealth WATO Mediterranean America

Sidewalk Senate Capt Frank Connoley Comments on Mini Skirts

In a casual street survey, residents from San Pedro to Huntington Beach discuss skirt lengths. Responses range from provocative remark about a young woman to praise for miniskirts and fashion trends, reflecting mixed attitudes toward permissive styles.

Frank Connoley San Pedro

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Izaak Walton Town Meeting Los Alamitos Jean B. Stevens Ralph Green James Reston Council of Ministers A. N. Kosygin Communist Party of the Ussr L. Brezhnev Supreme Soviet N. ¥. Podgorky Politburo A. N. Shelepin Secretariat Germany Warsaw Pact Toete Moscow University Aldéi Ussr LBJ Drew Pearson James Jay Bolling San Francisco Bessemer Chamber of Commerce Bessemer School Board Bolling and Huey Wallace Organization Yugoslavia Austria Romania Dean Acheson Pacific South Korea Acheson U.S Flora Lewis Fourth Pine Jan Webb Huntington Beach Christine Dahl Bill Herian Steve Savage Lolywood
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