Editorial New Water Plan Promises Everything Except Water
The piece attacks Northern California opponents of Proposition 1, critiques Richard Colwig’s proposed plan to dam San Francisco Bay, reverse the San Joaquin River flow, and build a large valley reservoir and aqueduct. It argues the plan would not supply Southern California and would raise costs, urging unity behind Prop 1 and denouncing obstructionist tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Joaquin
Los Banos
Lake Tahoe
San Joaquin Valley
Colwig
Valley
Tehachapi Mountains
San Francisco Bay
Navy
Sen. Colwig
Southern
Dolwin
Metropolitan
Welcome Back Beats Enduring SF Beatnik Mystery
A nostalgic column observes the disappearance of San Francisco beatniks from North Beach and muses on their return to mainstream life. It notes badges and police shifts, questions where the beats went, and concludes with a warm welcome back and mutual digs.
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San Francisco
Bread and Wine
Badge
William C. Bigarani
Grant Avée
Bigarani
Thomas Cahill
North Beach
Pentagon admirals crack down on bandsmen letters about Rio tragedy
In a blunt Washington dispatch, Drew Pearson reports senior Navy officers punished enlisted band members who wrote home criticizing the Navy's account of 18 band deaths in a Rio de Janeiro air crash. Capt. Schwab heads the inquiry while Moss probes info suppression. The men face barred promotion as records flag them for poor conduct.
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Washington
Pentagon
Navy
South America
Rio de Janeiro
Eisenhower
Andes
Ike
John Moss
California
Moss
Herbert Schwab
Young Turks Emerge to Lead in Two Parties
Washington report notes the rise of energetic young House members from Republicans and Democrats shaping the presidential campaign and preconvention battles. It highlights contrasts between GOP leaders like Ray and Rhodes and the Democratic bloc once called the Roosevelt rebels, now pushing bold labor, civil rights, and welfare reform agendas.
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House
Young Turks
Washington
Tucker
Capitol Hill
Gopers
Eisenhower
Congress
Reps
John H. Ray
New York
Gerald R. Fora Jr
Michigan
John W. Byres
Wisconsin
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Bob Wilson
California
Nixon
Rockefeller
V. P
Kennedy
Johnson
Los Angeles
Roosevelt
Question for LAC on town meeting and self-made laws
Editorial asks LAC what trouble results if the public keeps making its own laws. It criticizes a frustrated police officer who feels discredited for acting as judge and jury in rare cases. The piece questions authority and the balance of citizen rights under the American Constitution.
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Lac
Independent publisher staff line decodes to credit offices
The notice lists The Independent staffing and office locations, naming publishers, editors, managers and advertising representatives. It notes that current files are kept at multiple city offices including New York Chicago Minneapolis Los Angeles San Francisco and Washington.
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Herman
Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Harald M. Hines
Samuel
Gameron
Larry Collins Jr
L.A. Collins Sr Edis
Malcolm Eptey
Witte E. Sines
Harry Fulton
Natl
Fracer Johns Ing
New York
Fifth Avenue
Ghitago
Wrigley
del Saanage Penobscot
Minneasicts
Foshay
Los Angeles
Bth
San Francisco
Sutter Si
Strictly Personal Success a Poor Excuse for Boots
Sydney J Harris criticizes sports and celebrity culture showing how top stars misbehave with audacious self-importance. He cites a Davis Cup player, Hollywood figures, and a Democratic convention incident to argue that adulation fosters arrogance, harming youth and social norms.
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Sydney J
Harris
Long Beach Unified School District to seek 19.8 million building program
Long Beach voters were to be asked at the general election on November 7 to approve a 19.8 million school building program including 12 new elementary schools two new junior highs completion of City College facilities additions to existing high schools and land for a fourth senior high school. The history notes recall a separate 20 year old item about the Eighth Street Bridge and a welcome of Gladys O'Donnell to Long Beach with a public banquet at the Pacific Coast Club.
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Long Beach Unified School
Board of Education
City College
Long Beach
Gladys O'Donnell
City Hall
Pacific Coast Club
How to Prevent Defections and Missionary Roles
UPI reports Sen. Hruska questions deterring defections by code clerks to the Soviet Union with a sharp quip about Benedict Arnolds. In Bogota, Douglas Dillon warns that promises of benefits threaten freedom and dignity. John Wesley Shungu urges more American missionaries to Congo to train African leaders amid July violence recovery.
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Washington
Roman L. Hruska
Berman F. Mitchell
William H. Martin
Soviet Union
Russia
Bogota
Colombia
U.S
Douglas Dillon
John Wesley Shungu
Congo Methodist Conference
Congo
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San Rafael
Squaresville
Beats
Drew Pearson
Pentagon Admirals
Kate
Draw Pearson
Jack Anderson
By Jack Anderson
Rio
Harry Truman
Sen
Jack Kennedy
Truman
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Independence
Lyndon
Perle Mesta
Perle
Gwendolyn Cafritz
Ray Tucker
L.A.C
Hollywood
E. 7Th St
San Gabriel River
Orange County
United Press International
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