Registration Slows as Voters Lag in California
County Registrar Ben Hite reports slow voter registration for the November election, with Sept. 13 as the deadline. The piece urges renewed citizen participation, notes a state pamphlet on 24 propositions plus local measures, and cautions that studying candidates will be essential for a busy fall in California politics.
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County Registrar of Voters
Ben Hite
Secretary of State
California
Learning Grim Facts of Weekend Sky Shield 11 Exercise
North American Air Defense Command coordinated US and Canadian forces as 3,000 warplanes engaged in high altitude mock battles. Forty theoretical missiles reached targets despite Gen. John K. Gerhart stopping all manned bombers, underscoring unresolved defense gaps and a grim reliance on deterrence.
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North American
Air Defense Command
John K. Gerhart
It’s a Good Idea lights on day time safety push
The National Safety Council urged motorists to keep lights on during daylight Labor Day weekend. The suggestion drew few complaints and many drivers complied, with headlights sparking safety comments and possibly contributing to a weekend with no traffic fatalities in Long Beach.
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National Safety Council
Long Beach
Reapportionment and TV Debates Redefine 1962 Politics
Washington report notes Supreme Court reapportionment decisions and televised debates reshape campaigns. It cites Charles S. Rhyne on surge of cases, pending opinions, and rapid state reapportionment likely by next year, shifting incumbents onto the defensive and energizing political discourse nationwide.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Rhyne
Teast Fall
Debates Shape This Year’s Presidential Campaign
Independent observers note debates becoming central to this year's race as veterans face aggressive challengers. Governors like Edmund Brown resist open arguments with Nixon, while managers clash over format. Outcomes remain uncertain even after broadcasts, with cost concerns and fundraising dominating candidate activity.
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Edmund
Pat) Brown
California
Richard Nixon
Yugoslavia Key in U S Foreign Policy Analysis
Drew Pearson argues Yugoslavia’s independent path challenges Moscow dominance and could reshape U S policy. He notes Tito’s mixed economy, private farms, government stores, and smaller shops under market-like conditions. Yugoslavia’s stance may foreshadow broader satellite independence from Moscow.
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Tito
Kremlin
Senate
Yugoslavia
Russia
Yugoslavia mixed economy under Tito belt tightening
Question column discusses why trainers are coach-like figures and traces origins to Kollocchie. It describes Yugoslav worker councils setting wages, Yugoslavia as a tourist draw, and heavy borrowing leading to 19 payback obligations. It notes Albanian minority schools and radio programs and predicts hard years ahead as Yugoslavia shifts from capitalist borrowing to tighter controls under Tito.
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Tito
Yugoslavia
Names Through Time Reflect and Shape Identity
The piece examines how names influence self perception and social fitting, noting Chinese milk names and Anglo-Saxon quirks. It recalls Domesday Book appellations like Badneighbor and Losewit, Puritan era oddities such as Kill Sin and If Christ Had Not Died, and the practice of changing names at 18 to shed awkward given names.
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Ilarris
R. Flelie JR
William the Conqueror
Badneighbor
Themouth
Gotobed
Blisswench
Cocksbrayne
Virgils
Cuthberts
P. G
Wodehouse
Taxable Payola Barred as a Deduction
The IRS ruled payola is not tax deductible for individuals or firms. Undisclosed payments to disk jockeys to induce airplay violate public policy. Deductions after December 6, 1959 are barred. earlier ones denied if they thwart public policy. Taxpayers must provide names and addresses of payola recipients.
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Washington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue
Federal Trade Commission
FIC
Revenue Service
Town Meeting Seeks More Festival Publicity By Reader
Mary Obersmith of Lakewood asks Long Beach and Lakewood city leaders to promote the Southwestern Music Festival held August 24 to 26 at the Lafayette Hotel. She argues the event is culturally valuable and deserves wider local support over costly events like the International Beauty Congress.
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Lars
Long Beath
Music Teachers Association
Lafayette Hotel
Long Beach
Lakewood
Mary Obersmith
Centralia
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