Long Beach Page B-2 Editor Listing 1968
The Long Beach California page lists Sterling Bemis as Managing Editor with L. A. Collins Sr as Editorial Columnist, alongside a roster of publishers editors and staff such as Herman H Ridder Daniel H Ridder Samuel Cameron and Walter Polak. The contact address 604 Pine Avenue 90801 is shown with the paper’s newsroom in Long Beach California, dated Tuesday November 26 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
Bernard J. Ridder Jr
Walter H. Polak
William W. Broom
Malcolm Epley
Don Ohs
Pine Avenue
Long Beach
California
France seeks aid as franc faces crisis and Gaullist pride wavers
The article recalls Charles de Gaulle’s April 28 1965 news conference in Paris as France avoids devaluation while accepting international loans and sympathy. It notes French NATO disengagement, cooperation with Western powers, and growing jeopardy to franc and military security amid Soviet pressure.
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Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Francois- Xavier Ortoli
Bonn
Paris
United States
France
NATO
Naples
Czechoslovakia
Mediterranean
A fitting climax for Lady Bird Johnson at Redwood Park
Mrs. Lyndon Johnson wrapped up a five year beautification crusade with a trip to California’s new Redwood National Park. Conservationists, led by Sen Tom Kuchel, celebrate the 58 000 acre park and 92 million dollar authorization as a lasting memorial to efforts to protect ancient 300 foot redwoods from loggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Johnson
California
New
Redwood
Johnson
Redwood Park
Redwoods
Tom Kuchel
Monday’s Park
California Split Between Sex Symbol and Tennis Shoes Image
The piece argues California hosts opposing womanhood ideals from sex goddess to little old lady in tennis shoes, highlighting schizo phrenic cultural splits between Northern and Southern regions, liberal and conservative forces, and youth versus age in a volatile political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
John Birch Society
Max Rafferty
Earl Warren
Black Panthers
Richard Nixon
The
United States
Golden State
California Youth and Middle Age Clash Over Free Speech Movement
Russell Baker reflects on California tensions between youth and middle age amid Berkeley demonstrations. He compares attitudes to historic Southern resistance, notes “outside agitators” rhetoric, and argues for bridging the gap between aging caution and youthful need to challenge the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Berkeley
Wallace funds from liquor shift Alabama campaign finance
Insiders note that George Wallace, the law and order candidate, has drawn sizable contributions from the liquor industry to bankroll his political campaigns. Distillers and distributors allegedly paid kickbacks for the privilege of selling liquor in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace era liquor kickbacks tie to Alabama ABC board
DREW PEARSON reports that the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board handles all liquor purchases with a $100 million annual turnover. Robert M. Millsap, tied to George Wallace's operations, has been taking large commissions from Ezra Brooks and Mar-Salle brands, with over $138,000 traced through records. The piece links Millsap as Wallace's top fundraiser in 36 northern Alabama counties, notes attempts to implicate Gov. Brewer, and cites a 1965 Ezra Brooks pledge denying political contributions while detailing payments to Millsap.
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Wallace
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Alabama
Robert M. Millsap
Ezra Brooks
Mar-Salle
George Wallace
Lurleen
Millsap
ABC Board
Hiram Walker & Sons
Ten High
Hiram Walker
Albert Brewer
Lurleen Wallace
FBI
Spencer Robb
ABC
Brewer
Ezra Brooks Company
Alabama Abc Board
Herb Silverman
Birmingham
Bolling and Huey Brokerage Company
Robert Millsap
Bolling and
Huey
Town Meeting On Violence And Gun Control Opinion
A Long Beach reader argues that violence stems from societal frustration and low inhibitions and calls for gun control reforms. The letter also questions the Electoral College and echoes a desire for younger leadership in federal law enforcement positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristotle
America
Long Beach
Richard Coon
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Miles E. Lines
Lady Bird
National Park
Eleanor Roosevelt
Independent, Press-Telegram
New York Times Service
Massachusetts
Georgia
Los Angeles
Southern
Age
Genera
Russell Baker
Tron Gap
Bull Connor
Pasadena
Eric Hoffer
Drew Pearson
Department of the Treasury
Town Meeting
National Rifle Association
James Brown
U.S
J. Edgar Hoover
Nixon
Reddin
W. D
Lakewood
Bill Mallion
Fourth Street
Long Beach Boulevard
Helen Crehan
Adena Cramsey
Richard Williams
Postman
Tom Crehan
Mary Williams
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