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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1967
Page
6
In Long Beach California on Tuesday September 12 1967 executive editor Sterling Bennit managing editor L A Collins and editorial writers discuss local governance and community concerns in this Page B-2 column.
A 9th Congress decision to sharply cut local poverty spending harms cities nationwide. Atlanta loses 2 million, Los Angeles over 6 million, Long Beach faces program delays as 600 awaiting trainees lose aid. The piece urges restoring funds and notes Long Beach’s hope for New Careers grants.
Analysis of New York lottery shows underwhelming sales after a hopeful start. June sales reached 6,447,695 tickets and July fell 36 percent to 4,125,698, totaling only 14 percent of the year's target. Estimated annual gross remains far below expectations, with less than 39 million dollars available for schools.
Letters discuss Al Laca telli saving four people from fire and praise North American Moving and Storage Santa Cruz long Beach drivers. Contingent leader James B Jacoby thanks Long Beach residents for hospitality during World Jamboree visit and praises local families. Reader asks why Reagan cut oil taxes and criticizes policy toward elderly and air companies.
The United Auto Workers and Ford confront tough negotiations as wage talks begin in Detroit. Reuther presses for profit sharing amid rising industry wages, while Ford stresses its initial offer. Tension grows over Ford policy and the role of the Ford Foundation.
Drew Pearson reports a tense exchange with Walter Reuther over workers hygiene and management duties. He notes auto executives face a vacation outlook amid a potential long strike, while New York leaders Lindsay and Javits push city programs and police integration in Harlem amid ongoing slum issues and unrest.
Two elderly men retired within months of each other last year. One found immense joy in retirement while the other returned to work, nearly at a breakdown, revealing contrasting ways to fill life after employment.
The piece contrasts two men in Florida and college life, arguing elderly workers face restlessness and emptiness when confined to one function. It urges retirement as a chance to pursue growth, truth, and beauty beyond mere toil or wealth, urging use of leisure for personal development.
Warren Harding gave the first presidential radio speech on June 14, 1922 at the Francis Scott Key Memorial dedication in Baltimore. Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first president shown on television on April 30, 1939 at the New York World's Fair. London politicians are nicknamed habbies from Sir Robert Peel.
Washington laments teacher strikes disrupt the opening of free public schools. It contrasts underpaid teachers in Paducah and East St. Louis with broader demands for better pay and conditions, arguing economic recognition of teaching value cannot be postponed. The piece critiques industrial unionism in education and foresees lasting impact on school administration and policy.
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