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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1964
Page
7
The piece calls the 1964 summer a time of discontent with riots and violence in the South and North. It argues most Americans oppose violence, favoring legal means to end discrimination, and commends those who resisted panic and stood for justice and restraint.
California Secretary of State Frank Jordan, the lone Republican in state government, battles Salinger on ballot labels. Courts have ruled Salinger qualified and seated in the Senate. Jordan now must identify him as incumbent on the November ballot, amid claims of residency and carpetbagging.
California judges gain up to 4000 a year in pay and strong retirement benefits. The system, boosted by a 1959 law, pushes mass retirements by age 70 with substantial 75 percent pensions. Legislators and governors also benefit, funded by taxpayers, creating layered retirement schemes for state officials.
Drew Pearson reports Rep. Adam Clayton Powell traveled abroad at taxpayer expense during major Harlem race riots. Powell and secretary Corrine Huff stayed in Geneva, skipped International Labor Office meetings, and attended only one dinner while in Europe for a supposed Geneva visit. Also noted is Mrs. Johnson taking a ceremonial city key from Billings, with varying claims on its value. Humphrey briefly locked out at Atlantic City, and a Johnson-Humphrey call to Georgia Gov. Sanders discussed Southern campaigning.
The Independent lists Danil H Ridder Co Publisher Harold Hines and A Collins as key executives with managing editors and advertising reps spanning Chicago Detroit Minneapolis and New York. The text outlines office traces and publishing roles for the Ridder company.
Sydney D. Harris argues that credulity toward astrology and numerology stems from a willing mind. He cites how Sophists could argue both sides, using facts to sway belief, and notes how kings named Charles suffered wars, exiles, and executions. He concludes that any name can seem blessed depending on the facts presented.
The page notes that signed columns reflect writers views not the newspaper, with editorials voicing the newspaper’s stance.
Editoress and readers debate liberty, economic policy, and party loyalty amid references to Lincoln, Barry Goldwater, Lyndon Johnson, and conservative versus liberal stands. Letters from readers in Los Angeles area contend Johnson’s record, Goldwater’s libertarian stance, and the role of government in democracy.
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