Cities Should Empower Regulating Card Gambling
Long Beach City Council urges state action to authorize local ordinances controlling card gambling. Courts preempt state law and limit city powers, with cities like Long Beach Signal Hill and Seal Beach seeking clear authorization while Gardena permits some gambling. Legislative relief via interim studies and public pressure is urged before the next Legislature session.
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Wes
Long Beach
Signal Hill
Seal Beach
Focal
Gardena
Santa Monica
Supreme Court
Log Beach
Senate and
Assembly
Los Angeles
Long Beach Tax Line Shows City Holds Modest Share
Long Beach residents face about 8.52 per hundred in assessed value, with the city rate at 1.42, the county 2.48, and the school district 4.01. The remainder covers flood control, water, and sanitation districts as officials defend city spending and urge balanced view of tax burdens.
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Long Beach
Unified School District
Seeds of War Rise Amid Hope in Alaskan Skies
Drew Pearson argues seeds of war sprout again as nations repeat past mistakes. He cites greed, territorial ambition, and rising tensions in the Mediterranean and Asia, while noting countervailing forces in Khrushchev’s diplomacy, independence movements, and civil rights progress. He warns vigilance is needed before conflicts begin.
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Mediterranean
Turkey
Greece
Asia
Sukaro
Indonesia
Goodine
Near East
Nasser
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Poland
White House
Southwest
Nothing Like Pioneer Days
A man named Blaque tours in his new automobile, praising the pioneer spirit and self sufficiency. He notes features like automatic choke and transmission, power steering, defrost, and wipers while critiquing modern gadgetry and seeking a smoother ride. The piece reads as a satirical drive through technology and nostalgia.
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America
Blaque
It's Up to Local Officers To Stop Spread of Crime
John S. Knight argues the federal government should aid local authorities without federalizing policing. He cautions against a national police force, urges vigorous local enforcement, cites FBI alerts on riots, and calls for leaders to uphold police power while addressing root causes of unrest in cities like New York and Philadelphia.
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New York
Rochester
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Chi [Cago
Knight
MIC
Sen. Goldswater
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Harlem
Johnson
FBI
Washington
East Germany
Los Angeles
William A. Parker
Hebrd
TLR
Blante
Ote
FSI
Editorials Express Opinions of Column Writers
Signéd columns on this page reflect the views of the column writers and not necessarily the newspaper. The editorials voice the paper’s stance.
Town Meeting on Convention Drift and Republican Woes
Readers debate the two conventions and the future of the Republican Party. Letters criticize spending, debt limits, and party leaders while invoking Goldwater and Eisenhower, with names and places attached and calls for a shift back toward fiscal restraint.
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Phyllis Schlafly
Elsie M. Workman
Independent
Rocky
Romney
Scranton
Nixon
Dewey
Eisenhower
Tommy Kuchel
Goldwater
White House
Independent Herald Editors and Publishers Directory
A roster listing staff roles and advertising offices for the Independent newspaper. Names include co publishers general manager and editors with offices in Atlanta Chicago Detroit Los Angeles Minneapolis New York Philadelphia and San Francisco.
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Herman Hi. Rieder
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Fairbanks
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Tan
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United States
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the Inquirer
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CORE
Town Meeting
Goldwater Really Tn
Ike
Congress
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Tinney
Barry
Lindié
Texas
Murphey
Karen Ave
Clown Prince
Governor Brown
LBJ
Atlantic City
Prince
Pennsylvania Avenue
Paul Gleason
Venetia Dr
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