Jails and storm drains top county ballot urges Yes
The editorial urges Yes on Prop A for a $19.42 million jail bond and Prop B for a $6.202 million women’s jail, with bonds spreading costs via future taxpayers. It backs Prop C for a prison TB hospital, Prop N for storm-drain bonds, and Prop D for a $7.3 million county hospital outpatient clinic. It opposes Prop E and Prop F, and favors or opposes other props per stance summaries.
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Leader With Vigor A Roosevelt Birthday Retrospective
Col Dan T Moore Jr recalls Theodore Roosevelt as a dynamic White House figure whose vigor showed in boxing workouts in the White House gym. The tale includes TR’s beeline walks, a rescue trip to Roosevelt Island, and his role as a conservation founder alongside Pinchot. Roosevelt’s memorial aims faced congressional opposition in 1958.
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Prop 4 seeks 60 million for San Francisco harbor plan
Sacramento reports Prop 4 would authorize 60 million dollars for the San Francisco Harbor and related facilities, plus 10 million for a loan fund to aid small craft harbors. Bonds would be repaid from harbor revenues or the general fund, with later repayment to the general fund. Pro and con arguments note economic and recreational benefits and local control concerns.
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San Francisco
Knight
Strictly Personal Is Greed or Pride Our National Sin
The speaker parallels Billy Graham in Charlotte urging Americans to face covetousness as the root sin behind a material driven age. He argues pride fuels the urge to possess status through wealth, rather than moral virtue, and calls for a shift to firmer values where respect rests on character, not possessions.
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Quotes from leaders reflect postwar tensions and optimism
United Press International notes from multiple cities feature Billy Graham condemning denial of a capitol rally, Charles Barie Jr recounting a 50 day solo flight with engine and prayer as his only friends, Nixon cautioning Democrats against poll overreliance, Eva Gator noting the ocean between Europe and America, Sinclair Weeks warning on a larger Democratic Congress, and a closing editorial section on conservative parties and fiscal restraint.
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Readers weigh in on local issues and elections
Letters discuss the Nov 4 election urgency and space limits for opinions. Residents protest Tin Can Beach conditions, lament school funding and political integrity, and contest Prop 16 and Prop 36 while urging civic responsibility and accuracy in public discourse.
Remember When Long Beach Harbor Radar Contract Authorized
Remembrance items note 10 years ago Harbor Commission approved a Sperry radar installation at the Port of Long Beach pilot station to scan approaches in fog or rain, a first for a major American port. 20 years ago city actions moved a large aircraft firm closer to Long Beach Municipal Airport by authorizing a contract for use of land and facilities. 0 years ago Fred W Hoffman of Chicago joined as Long Beach Credit Association manager at a monthly luncheon hosted at the Breakers Hotel.
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Rights Clash Over Leftist Measures in U S Politics
Washington analysis argues conservative House majority will curb socialization and nationalization moves even amid Democratic gains. It cites 1936 and 1960 political dynamics, highlighting Rayburn Johnson Byrd and Butler factions, cautioning against leftist triumphs.
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Soviet Broadcast Says Word Drunk Will Be Erased
Radio Moscow declared on a home broadcast that the word drunk will be erased from the Russian vocabulary. The program tied this to Nikita Khrushchev's remarks denouncing heavy drinking, calling drunkenness incompatible with the notion of a Soviet man and disrespectful to the people.
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