Bill Grant Retires After Fourteen Years in California Assembly
Career of service highlighted by seven terms in the State Assembly ends as Bill Grant retires to private life. Long Beach Chamber of Commerce to host a testimonial dinner Oct. 2. Grant championed Long Beach State College, state water plan, child care improvements, and reform of the state constitution while promoting fiscal responsibility. He also helped establish the National Guard Armory and the State Recreation Commission and held leadership roles in local civic groups.
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California
State Assembly
Wiliams
Bil
Grant
Long Beach
Long Beach State College
Bill Grant
State Recreation Commission
Local Nations] Guard
Chamber of Commerce
Community Chest
State College Advisory Board
Wrong Way Refugee Bourret Seeks Asylum in Cuba
Castro-supported asylum claim by Richard Bourret sparks debate over political refugees. Revolucion quotes Bourret on U S life forcing him to seek safety while Cuban authorities suppress dissent and Masons in Havana. The piece suggests many Cuban refugees flee to the United States while a few escape justice at home.
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Castro
Richard Bourret
Revolucion
Bourret
United States
Masonic Grand Temple
Havana
Cuba
Masonic
Something for Nothing in England a Landowner Seeks Compensation
Sir Philip Humphrey Antrobus, near Stonehenge, discovers a law paying landowners for not building after permit refusals. He plans to seek permission to build two houses mainly to trigger compensation, hoping for a payout though he prefers not to build. A foreign farmer's familiar dream of getting paid for inaction.
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England
Sir Philip Humphrey Antrobus
Sir Philip
Stonehenge
Proposition 1 A Creates New State Aid to Education
California voters face Proposition 1 A on the November ballot. Gov. Edmund G. Brown seeks a $270 million general obligation bond to fund state college and university construction, equipment, and site work plus $20 million to junior colleges. Proponents claim broader access for students. opponents warn of lavish spending and a blank check for higher education.
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Sacramento
California
MacArthur
Edmond G. Brown
Allan Post
University of Calfornia
Lron
University
Powell Absent Records Mark School Aid Debate Delays
Washington report notes Rep Adem Clayton Powell has 163 absences out of 224 roll calls, delaying key education bills. Also details a Republican-led quorum issue in the House Education Committee and a separate Senate trip by Sen Frank Moss aboard a luxury Air Force plane. Weather bureau controversy closes the piece with public forecasts and staff pressures.
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Washington
Adem Clayton Powell
Harlem
Pearson Tee
House of Representatives
Powell
Wiliam Colmer
Pascagoula
Miss
Colmer
Keesler Air Force Base
James O'Hara
Dmich
Education Committee
Adam Clayton Powell
Sen
Frank Moss
Utah
Public Works Committee
Moss
William Feaster
Willis Robertson
Carter Bradley
Senate Space Committee
Stewart French
Senate Armed Services Prepareoness Committee
Thule
Greenland
Prestwick
Scotland
Aberdeen
London
Cuba
Berlin
Jackie Kennedy
Newport
Weather Bureau
Francis Reicheldesfer
Reichelderfer
Hunting Knife a Dandy Gift to a City Dweller
Sydney J. Harris recounts receiving a genuine Swedish steel hunting knife from Monroe County Sportsman's Club as a gift. He doubts a city man should wield it, joking about skinning a bear, preferring a hot water bottle and Bard Aid to any hunt, and fearing he will injure himself with the knife.
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Sydney J. Harris
Monroe County Sportsman's Cluir
Cleopatra
du Barry
Coty
Red Cross
Monroe County Sportsman's Club
Town Meeting Calls Eisenhower Tarnished Idol
Editor argues media idolizes Eisenhower despite claims of limited accomplishments. Letter cites articles from 1958 onward criticizing Ike and blaming him for U S lag in science and global leadership. He urges Republicans to find a more vigorous, progressive figure.
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Eisenhower
Republian
Ike
Russia
LANGUAGES in the NEWS week and wartime judgments
A montage of commentary on Franco German ties sparked by de Gaulles visit and a chorus of wartime assessments. It cites diary attributions by Allanbrooke Patton Churchill and Eisenhowers role in the Battle of the Bulge, plus criticism of Eisenhowers ties to oil executives and Gettysburg farm funding.
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de Gaulle
Adenhaver
Goethe
Leiden
Viscount Allanbrooke
Eisenhower
Rheims
Allanbrooke
Ike
Medaris
U.S
George Patton
Winston Churchill
Berlin
Europe
Tre
Hang Truman
Korean
Russia
Gro, Allen
Billy Byars
Alton Jones
Cities Service O% Co
Gettysburg
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Mare A. Kees
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LA Comm Sr
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Eker
BEL Agvetene
Bee
York
Fame Avenue
Eens
Fecaay
Les Amperes
Ane Ars
Sam Fr
Wadugtes
Oicel
Friend
Drew Pearson
Senate
Puerto Rico
House
Cardinal Spellman
New York
Cleveland Bailey
Chaian
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Air Force
William F. Pitts
Bruce Arnold
Rhid Air Force
House of Commons
Harris
Town Meeting
Charles F. Bortite
Robert Strewpen Derrie
Kaiser Wilhelm
Caboche
Gale Avs
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