Ridder-Epley Lead Long Beach Editorial Page
The Long Beach California edition dated Monday September 9 1968 lists Herman H Ridder publisher Daniel H Ridder co publisher Samuel C Cameron general manager Bernard J Ridder Jr business manager Walter H Polak assistant to the publisher Willem W Broom editor Miles E Sines executive editor Malcolm Epley associate editor Sterling Bemis managing editor Dos Ob editorial page editor L A Collins Stu editorial columnist. The byline indicates a full editorial staff and page designation B-2.
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Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
Bernard J. Ridder Jr
Walter H. Polak
Willem W. Broom
Miles E. Sines
Malcolm Epley
Sterling Bemis
Dos Ob
L. A. Collins
Stu
Long Beach
California
Major Step To Improve U S Housing
Sylvia Porter notes a 300 page federal housing law aims to help low income earners buy homes with government backing. It also allows middle wage earners to build vacation homes while protecting lenders and aiding local builders, creating jobs and welfare subsidies.
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Sylvia Porter
Congress
California Pure Air Act of 1968 signals smog control push
The California Legislature passes a Pure Air Act to let the state set strict automobile exhaust standards under the federal act. Hearings will be held by federal officials led by Dr. John Middleton as California pushes its case with state agencies and public letters to Congress and Senators.
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California
Massachusetts Institutes of Technology
Long Beach
James A. Hayes
Wilbur Cohen
John A. Maga
Air Resources Board
S. Hill St
Los Angeles
U.S
Town Meeting Conservative Facts
A reader column defends police during riots and rebukes perceived media bias. The piece argues conservatives must study facts from sources other than TV and libraries and cites McCarthy Humphrey debates and Vietnam policy as core issues. It also praises Chicago police for maintaining order amid demonstrations.
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San Francisco
CBS
NBC News
Chicago
Lakewood
FDR Constituency A Hostile New Breed
In Washington this weekend analysts compare Nixon and Roosevelt in the 1968 race. The piece notes Roosevelt’s forgotten man became today’s forgotten people who live in suburbs and benefit from welfare and planned economy while a new class of workers shifts politics toward the middle class.
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Richard Nixon
Roosevelt
Nixon
Nixon strategy reshapes race and class in 1960s politics
The piece analyzes Nixon appealing to a growing middle class while claiming the forgotten man in cities remains the key. It contrasts Humphrey’s liberal stance with labor union backing and Democratic worries about workers and poor voters. Washington observes a repeat of past electoral shifts and cautious optimism.
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Washington
Nixon
Humphrey
Roosevelt
South
White House
Mayor Daley
Chicago
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Taft
FBI Reports NBC Bugged Demo Session
Secret FBI memo cites NBC as the source of a hidden microphone at a Democratic convention platform committee room. The device was traced to an NBC outlet two floors above and involved producer Enid Roth in ordering the equipment.
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Washington
Ramsey Clark
FBI
NBC
Platform Committee
Enid Roth
Mike
NBC mike scandal splits campaign reform talks
NBC faced questions after a concealed microphone discussion surfaced during a closed meeting. The FBI traced the device to NBC while NBC denied listening in. Meanwhile Congress debates reforms with elder leaders clashing with younger voices over committee control and retirement norms.
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House of Representatives
John McCormack
Donald Rumsfeld
R-Ill
McCormack
Capitol Hill
Senate
House
America
Security and Fear at 1968 conventions amid threats
The account recalls urgent warnings to President Johnson before MLK’s funeral period and the Chicago 1968 convention. It notes assassins’ threats, heavy security, gate crash incidents, and public resentment over credential checks as part of a broader climate of violence and distrust.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
Johnson
Humphrey
Sidewalk Senate: Shirley Long Seeks Vice Presidency
A Lomita telephone operator named Shirley Long runs for vice president. The author notes Few know him before the nomination but worries many have not heard of him since. A local reader comments on the surprise of the candidacy.
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Shirley Long
Lomita
United States
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