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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1966
Page
5
An editorial argues nurse and hospital staff deserve higher pay but warns rising wages drive up patient bills. It cites a three part series on hospital costs and urges civic hospital boards to consolidate services, adopt shared computer systems, and cut duplications to control costs. The piece warns against subsidies and full socialization of medicine if care becomes unaffordable.
A Viet Nam era message from USS Tutuila crewman asks for California culture context before returning home to the Orange State. The letter notes East Coast origins, feelings of foreignness in deployment, and hopes for a smoother reintegration. The page also cites testimony on alcohol and traffic safety from Rutgers Indiana Sweden and Long Beach police, criticizing funding sources and relevance.
The writer recalls a Midwest hospital visit six years ago where a room for two cost 11 dollars per day per person and asks how long since a bed in Southern California cost that little. The mother asks to pay the doctor with two dollars for the house call and five cents for medicine, in Seal Beach.
A compact verse reflection cites Job 21 5 urging restraint after looking inward. The lines echo caution toward excess talking and the futility of speech, framed as a moral admonition with a pithy, period-verse cadence.
Saigon dispatch praises U S personnel in Vietnam, noting many are well behaved and focused on duties. The piece argues critics at home misjudge the younger generation and urges readers to visit Vietnam to see the GIs’ conduct and purpose firsthand.
Walter Ridder reports that while soldiers and sailors dislike combat and long separations from family, they remain disciplined and purpose driven. He notes the enemy’s jungle warfare, low American casualties, and soldiers’ hard work. On leave in Saigon they mostly behave well, strolling markets, USO, and eateries, with few incidents.
OUR FRIENDS were almost an hour late for dinner, the husband apologized that a business emergency had held them up. It turned out that one of his most valuable employees had suddenly given notice, and it took a two hour con-
The piece argues morale drives value, not just budgets. It contrasts short term cost cutting with long term planning, noting bosses often rely on “paper” records while subordinates push for promotions. It stresses loyalty and humane leadership as essential to company strength and worker morale.
India's prime minister declares tolerance for outside influence but vows not to yield to any attempt to weaken or dislodge the federation. She frames the issue as defending national unity against political disruption from China and abroad.
A Los Angeles report notes a split by Operating Engineers over a $50,000 campaign gift to Gov. Edmund G. Brown amid labor’s loyalty questions to Johnson and a broader critique of Reagan’s anti labor image. It highlights Brown’s pro labor record in California and warns that Meany’s stance may influence national labor support for LBJ.
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