Editorial on caring for exceptional children in society
The Long Beach Unified School District proves the value of including deaf, blind, speech and physical handicapped, and mentally retarded students in mainstream learning. Public Schools Week should showcase these efforts, arguing that investing in exceptional children saves future costs and upholds humane progress. Helen Keller cited as example of achievement despite handicap, urging society to support early development and inclusion.
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Long Beach Unified School District
Dangerous Intersections Press for Garden Grove Freeway Tie In
Public concern rises over the Seventh Street corridor at Pacific Coast Highway and Bellflower Boulevard in Long Beach. City officials urge immediate state action to align and build the Garden Grove Freeway from the San Gabriel channel to the coast to relieve congestion at entrances to VA Hospital Long Beach State College and College Park.
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Long Beach
Pacific Coast Highway
Studebaker Road
Seventh Street
Bellflower Boulevard
Jess Gilkerson
Garden Grove
San Gabriel Channel
College Campus
VA Hospital
College Park
Editors View Of Washington Season On Bureaucrats And New Frontier
Washington readers note editors gathered discuss government in space age. 1962 A S N E meeting moves to New Orleans, amid praise for Kennedy and concerns Nixon acts too early as opposition.
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Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
State Department
Treasury
Labor and Commerce
United States
Kennedy
Endsville
A/S.N.E
New Orleans
Nixon
Press Telegram Editorial: Nixon’s 1964 GOP prospects
In a wide-reading editorial view from editors with political experience, Nixon is not seen as a sure Republican nominee for 1964. Goldwater Rockefeller and Dirksen-Halck are cited as shaping competing factions, while Kennedy’s popularity complicates a unified program. The piece deems the GOP a fragmented party with no clear leader.
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Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
GOP
Dick Nixon
Kennedy
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Sen
Dirksen
Rep
Charles Halleck
Dirksen-Hallect
California Legislature Stalemates Over Water and Narcotics
Sacramento report notes a dull closing stretch as the 1962 legislature nears its end. Bills and constitutional amendments face final rounds while water policy and the $1.75 billion bond loom large, with cross–state friction and party strategy shaping the stalemate.
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Henry C. MacArthur
Sacramento
CNS
Assembly
Senate
Tyne
MacArthur
Senator Soaper and the global satire collage
A satirical collage cites Senator Soaper mocking Khrushchev over cotton, notes on Mars habitation costs, and a global front-page mash of Cuba Laos and Congo signals. It riffs on aging memory, diplomacy with smashed embassy panes, and a tongue-in-cheek take on public speaking phrases.
Public Forum on Bus Schedules and Route Changes
Paul B. Wilcox writes from Long Beach about the new LA municipal Flyer service. He praises the shiny buses but cites uneven scheduling, insufficient cross references, and gaps in the LB Long Beach and San Pedro routes. He urges preservation of the old P E right of way and requests timetable clarity for weekdays and local stops.
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Asand
Anaheim
L. B
Blody
LB. Blvd
Santa Ana
7Th St
Avalon
Watts
Willnnbrook
Compton
Compton College
Bette
L.A
Willow St
Long Beach
Alameda
L.B
San Pedro
P.E
Every School Vote Cost $1.58
Editorial note praising combining city and school elections as a way to save tax money and reduce expenses. The piece cites a ballot cost of $1.58 and signals strong public interest in the proposed change, with many readers favoring it after recent school board and city council meetings.
City and County Tax Assessing Debate in Long Beach
Norman G Hovlid argues in favor of simplifying to a single tax assessment system, noting city and county taxes create confusion. He claims city assessments overstate local government costs and that combined rates misrepresent county costs, urging end to the split system.
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Shanighan
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Norman G
Hovlid
Space Wins or Personal Comfort, Editor Letter
John Wczny of Huntington Beach argues that the United States should prioritize space and missile programs over consumer goods. He laments wasted brains and resources on cars and appliances, urging a shift toward national strength and global respect rather than personal comforts.
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Satellit
John Wczny
Huntington Beach
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By Bill Vaughan
Russia
Khrushchev
Mars
Cuba
Laos
Congo
Anna
Ribicoff
Federal Aviation Agency
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New- York
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Public Forum
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