Long Beach Newspaper Exacts 1968 Editorial Team
A 1968 Long Beach front lists publisher Jed Ridder co publisher Herman Ridder and staff including editor Broom associate Epley and page editors. It shows the paper's headquarters at 604 Pine Avenue with phone 435 1161 and date October 28 1968.
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William W. Broom
Malcolm Epley
Cox O
Miles E. Lines
Sterling Bemis
L. A. Collins, Sr
Pine Avenue
Long Beach
California
Long Beach housing issue gains council attention
City Hall heard strong words on a proposed municipal housing authority and rent subsidies as Long Beach eyes shelter for the poor amid freeway encroachment and new federal housing laws. City Manager Mansell to report in November on avenues to aid ownership and subsidies, with the authority screening local applications. William T. Gossset of the American Bar Association urged law's affirmative function to advance human rights and decent shelter.
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Long Beach
City Hall
Robert F. Crow
Mansell
American Bar Association
William T. Gossett
Los Angeles
Prop 7 could open path to California tax reform
Prop 7 would amend the state constitution to let the Legislature allocate General Fund money to local governments for local purposes. It seeks to remove court limits tied to a state purpose and support broader tax reform including commissions like the Flournoy panel.
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Flournoy Commission
Civil servants pick HHH on main issue
Washington analysis notes confusion over the nation’s main question as Election Day nears. The piece argues that past debates about Vietnam and Johnson era policies are not the primary issues. It stresses voters must decide what will best serve the country beyond personal or past grievances.
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Washington
United States
McCarthy
Harvard University
The
Harvard Crimson
Eldridge Cleaver
Peace and Freedom Party
Dick Gregory
Freedom and Peace Party
the Crimson
Crimson
Nixon
Humphrey
Vietnam
Hubert Humphrey
Volved
Johnson
Civil service view favors Humphrey over Nixon for future governance
Washington insiders and long time civil servants favor Hubert Humphrey over Richard Nixon for the next four years. They argue the key is arms control funding, managing Congress, and calming domestic unrest, with Humphrey seen as more capable of reconciling after Vietnam and delivering a smooth transfer of allocations to the economy.
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McCarthy
Nixon
Humphrey
Washington
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Hum
Phrey
Congress
Capitol Hill
Nixon plots three way vote split strategy in 1968 race
The article outlines Nixon’s plan to appeal to unbound electors or House members if no candidate wins a majority. It notes his reluctance to deal with Wallace and his aim to have House delegations vote per state popular choice. It also mentions his calm with Spiro Agnew amid tensions.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
House of Representatives
George Wallace
Wallace
House
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Midwestern
Rocky Mountain
Spiro Agnew
GOP
Agnew
Town Meeting Budget Rationale and Liberal Policies
Editor voices support for expanded social programs and civil rights, citing Long Beach Lakewood bargaining, eight hour day, Social Security, Medicare, Head Start, and public services shifting to private care. It warns against apathy, urges party loyalty and carefully chosen candidates to safeguard reforms.
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Tennessee Valley
Wall Street
Long Beach
Rafferty Attacks Cranston Over Vietnam War Views
Eleanor Chard notes Max Rafferty uses invective calling Alan Cranston treasonous about Vietnam policy. The columnist criticizes Rafferty for not sticking to issues and recalls his effective tactic against Senator Kuenzel.
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Max Rafferty
Alan Cranston
Vietnam
Rafferty
Out of town tree-trimming scam targets local residents
A phony crew in a truck offers near impossible savings and upsells large fees. Victims feel too embarrassed to complain as the operator and two assistants work fast with a fake company name. The Better Business Bureau in LA and Long Beach has no record of them and they lack licensing or insurance.
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Better Business Bureau of
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Leopard coat ad sparks debate on life reverence
A New York Times quarter-page ad by Georges Kaplan, a Fifth Avenue farrier, urged readers to respect life and wait 20 years before buying a leopard coat. Citing Albert Schweitzer, the ad framed fashion choices within a stance on animal welfare and conservation.
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New York Times
Georges Kaplan
Fifth Avenue
New York
Albert Schweitzer
Fur firm urges end to leopard and cheetah skins
A fur company appeals to American women to refuse leopard and cheetah coats to curb poaching. It argues high prices spark a black market and extinction risk, urging durable fashion choices and a return to abundance within 20 years if demand drops.
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Africa
Europe
America
The
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Lakewood
Effective Tactics
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Man Proposes
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Marco Otero
Eric Block
Long Beach City College
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Greg Tyler
John Watkins
Sydney Harris
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