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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1968
Page
12
The text lists the Independent newspaper staff including publisher Samuel C. Cameron general editor Walt William W. Broom and other editors and managers along with a contact telephone number 435 1161.
The paper endorses Alan Cranston for U S Senate over Max Rafferty citing steadiness honesty and prudence. It condemns Rafferty as radical and hypocritical while noting Cranston’s efficiency and fiscal conservatism and placing him closest to the Kuchel legacy.
Vice President Humphrey resists advisers urging him to soften key race remarks even if Vietnam peace talks advance. The piece notes race as a pivotal campaign factor and argues his blunt message may win broad support despite pro forma caution from pollsters and professionals.
Flora Lewis argues that Hubert Humphrey appeals across audiences by urging equal protection for all and extra help for the disadvantaged. She notes his call for decency and leadership to end racial strife, urging politicians to clearly address the question of race and opportunity.
A Q A list covers henotheism as belief in a single Supreme Being with subordinate gods. It notes the Labrador duck is extinct with unclear causes. It states Jackie Robinson broke the color line in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. It explains the Domino Theory as fear Southeast Asia would fall to communism if South Vietnam were lost.
Washington reports progress toward releasing the 82 crewmen of the USS Pueblo after negotiations with North Korea. An American apology is sought in exchange for the release as haggling over wording continues and the United States weighs its position on admittance of Pueblo’s location in North Korean waters.
Drew Pearson outlines a pattern of U S officials and magnates involved in ship deals and tax dodges. He recounts the Pueblo incident and Aristotle Onassis facing charges over dummy ship registries while Standard Oil of New Jersey operates tankers under foreign flags through 17 subsidiaries.
California State College at Long Beach would receive 6.125 million from a 250 million state bond for 1969 70 construction including a 2.681 million classroom and office building and a 2.234 million administration building with 1.754 million in federal matching funds. Dominguez Hills also positive.
Letter from Long Beach reader George Smotherman contesting police remarks on drug use by teachers. He quotes founding ideals and argues liberty justice and charity surpass rigid law and order language.
At California State University Long Beach students show low overall interest in the 1968 presidential race. Durinda Platts and Stephen Jonnum describe disillusionment and scarce enthusiasm, while Bill Hansen notes varying levels of informed interest and clear candidate differences.
A collection of excerpts from Holmes and Lee praising direction over status and duty as guiding principles. It frames duty as sublimest in language and urges calm amid panic and testing times.
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