Why Favor Counties on Dual Body
Assemblyman Mike Cullen proposes a bill that would tilt LAFC power toward counties by barring a city official from voting on cross jurisdictional matters. The piece argues for independence on the commission, notes court challenges around Bond’s vote, and cites a statewide LAFC effectiveness report urging cooperation and urban growth control.
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Mike Cullen
Cullen
West
Long Beach
Commission
Bert Bond
Committee of Mayors
Bond
Calinty
Dominguez-Carson
Ralph Nutter
California Intergovernmental Council On Urban Growth
Sacramento
Burning of Flags Truly Is Stupid
The Paris flare up over flag burning shows mutual anger between the United States and France. Demonstrators in Boston tore down a French flag and burned it, prompting French officials to call the act stupid. The incident follows French protests after an American flag was burned in Paris during Vice President Humphrey's visit.
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Paris
Boston
Charles de Gaulle
Humphrey
U.S
France
el Grande High Noge
Death Penalty Debate and Foreign Affairs Critique
A reader objects to the death penalty praising only God to take life and questions lawmakers, linking abortion debates to murder. She notes U S responses to Paris unrest, recalling past Franco-American ties and criticizes current officials abroad justifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Terror: Staple Diet of Cubans
A Cuban engineer, Jose Ortega, recounts how he was seized for three years of military service after being denied a degree. A telegram to serve sparked a sudden arrest, removal to a military committee, and transport in a truck with four other prisoners, while details remained vague and unexplained.
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Washington
Nea
Cuba
Jose Ortega
United States
Ortega
Santiago
Military Committee
Prison Camp At Cane Field Describes Forced Labor
The account details 16 prisoners held near a Camaguey Province plantation camp. They wear uniforms, endure barbed wire fences, and face strict daily schedules with 4 am wakeups, long cane work, indoctrination sessions, and guarded conditions under armed locals. Ortega earned 23 cents daily.
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Ortega
Camaguey
Buard
The Greeks Still Have Word for It in Athens Heritage
In Athens heritage trip highlights ancient democracy born 2,500 years ago. Current Greece faces doctor and dentist strikes, limited Post Office hours, rioting, possible elections cancellation, and whispers of a military coup amid political explanations.
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Athens
Mise Plimsoll
Greek beer plot mocks Coca-Cola and Greek politics
Arthur Hoppe recounts a satirical, convoluted tale from a Greek source claiming a complex anti Coca-Cola scheme. The piece weaves monarchy, elections, and Fix beer into a mock conspiracy, ending with reflections on democracy and endurance abroad.
Swedes Plan Right-Side Driving Like Americans
A short note states that Sweden intends to drive on the right side of the road, aligning with American practice. It also mentions the typical freshman congressman needing four to five sessions to accept the seniority system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Johnson hints at least favored nation trade policy shift
In Punta del Este President Johnson signals a shift toward temporary preferential tariffs for developing countries. He suggests poor nations may require special advantages to overcome poverty, while privately acknowledging that MFN policy has governed Washington’s trade approach for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punta del Este
Uruguay
Johnson
Latin America
United States
Washington
Trade preferences and the poverty problem at Punta del Este
James Reston analyzes Johnsons proposal for trade preferences to aid poor nations, detailing consensus and doubts among Britain the Common Market and U N delegates. He notes domestic fears of low wage competition while fearing insufficient funding and legislative time to implement such aid amid broader Latin American economic integration challenges.
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Raul Prebisch
United Nations Conference On Trade and Development
Johnson
Washington
Latin America
U.S
Punta del Este
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Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Skirvel C. Cameron
Harold M. Hines
Wiliam W. Broom
Miles E. Lines
Mats Epler
Sterling Bemis
Don Ohl
Eye For Eye
Town Meeting
Wilmington
A.B. Johnson, D.D.S
Et Rage
Tnt
Troan
Sinead
Walinateh
Telggrna
Ray Cromley
Greece
Arthur Hoppe
Mr. Zorba
Zorba
Brooklyn
Fix Beer
Fix
Amstel Brewery
Holland
Papandreou
Fix Brewery
Cyprus
Coca-Cola
Mr. Zarba
Miss Plimsoll
By Harry Karns
LBJ
New York Times Service
James Reston
Congress of the
Britain
Europe
St. France
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