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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1966
Page
9
Police brace for thousands of California youths during Holy Week as revelry turns into disorder. Expect arrests for drunkenness and traffic violations. last year Balboa Island alone reported over 900 juveniles taken into custody. Community leaders warn of unsafe behavior and unsupervised youths.
A column considers using computer compatible matching to assess romance and marriage potential. It notes that while love stories thrill, many divorces result from incompatibility and argues pre marriage analysis could reduce failed unions. The piece contrasts high tech matching with traditional romance and reflects on modern dating norms.
In the March 12 edition a State Lands Commission ratified a 35 year production deal with Atlantic Refining Co for 2200 acres off Long Beach near Orange County. The commission also recommended buying about 400000 of domestic pipe for submarine lines in the East Wilmington offshore field.
On March 2, 1966 a damp Monday morning a foreman reports a person lying at the back of the plant. The shenf’s office orders the witness to stay by the individual and render aid until responders arrive. The account notes the start of daily orders and the cautious steps taken by staff.
In Sacramento a heated azn insured battle unfolds over auto insurance rates. Senators attack the insurance commissioner while questioning whether high risk drivers or low risk drivers should bear more costs. Governor Brown orders a 30 day review as campaigns heat up.
Washington Star report says NASA's evasive briefings have eroded trust among lawmakers and reporters. Rep. Joseph Karth criticizes inconsistent NASA statements as hearings cut funding for Voyager and Venus probes. Critics accuse NASA of withholding information and manipulating security concerns to hide delays.
A jumble of phrases riffs on a summit, debt, cowboy clothes, cigarette prices, credit, dances, and a neighborhood teen. The piece links odd ideas in a playful, rhetorical tone with unrelated observations and humorous asides.
A fragment from a reference work called An American's Guide to Foreign Lands describes Latin America as a folding area south of Tijuana about the size of New Jersey. It notes you cannot drink the water and jokes that it is nice if you cannot afford Europe, despite portraying the people as illiterate, gay, poor, friendly, apathetic, and happy.
Arthur Hoppe delivers a satirical critique of U S Latin America policy. He ridicules the notion of Our Sister Republics while highlighting alleged hypocrisy in supporting dictatorships and promoting rapid social change through Alliance for Progress. The piece mocks gunboat diplomacy and calls for firm yet noninterventionist actions in the region.
A compilation notes humorous misprints and odd quotes from the Norfolk Virginian Pilot the New England Herald and the Hartford Times with lines about punch nose drowning and a misattributed political support remark across this era of clippings.
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