Long Beach freeway blight prompts state policy clash
In a Sacramento discussion, California Highway Commission member Jamis A. Guthrie exposed a policy of clearing freeways by demolishing or selling houses, creating Long Beach anger over years of neglect. Assemblyman Kenrick vows to press for action as the Artesia Riverside route remains a blighted, uncleaned right of way.
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Sacramento
California
Jamis A. Guthrie
Artesia-Riverside
Acca
Long Beach
Joseph M. Kenrick
Commission
Highways Division
Guthrie
D-Lang Beach
Long Seach
Kennick
Kenrick
George Deukmejian
Artesia
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Dara
Crosstown
Russia's auto push reshapes life in 1986 Moscow
In a surreal forecast, Renault and Fiat visit Moscow as Arjay Miller of Ford meets Russian officials for five days to discuss auto industry ties. The Balkanski family awaits Fyodor Pavlovitch Bolkowski, late from the People's Yummy Borscht Center, signaling a tense homecoming amid urban traffic and looming bad news.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Russia
Renault
Fiat
Moscow
Arjay Miller
Ford Motor Co
Balkanski
Papa Fyodor Pavlovitch Bolkowski
People's
Borscht
Family tensions in a satire of East West clash
Natasha and Fyodor host as Anna Mikhay Jovina arrives from Tashkent. Son Alexei returns from UC Baku to preach revolution and jail as he fears a decaying Russia. The family debates smog, oil, and the price of weekend freedom while the East meets the West in a peaceful ending.
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Natasha
Anna Mikhay Jovina
Tashkent
Urals
October Revolution Motor Lodge
Pam
Papa Fyodor
Josef Stalin
Acres
Minsk
Sergei Hawardovich Johnson
Hhick
Fyodor
Smerdyakov- Oblomov
Standard Oil of Siberia
Alexei
University of California At
Baku
Russia
Kremlin
United States
Sergei Howardovich Johnson
Bolkowski
Age of Exploration by John R Hale review
A Time-Life Books study surveys 1420 to 1620 voyages by explorers like da Gama Columbus and Magellan. It emphasizes greed and glory shaping world history and colonization, with vivid color illustrations and chapters on navigation and shipboard life.
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John R. Hale
Time-Life Books
England
Europe
Vasco da Gama
Columbus
Magellan
Americas
Asia
Africa
Spain
Portugal
Congress Finds it Rough Going on Air Strike and Civil Rights
Washington Star reports a tense Capitol Hill with the House paralyzed by civil rights legislation and the Senate wrestling with an airline strike. Lawmakers face political risk from both white and Black voters as they search for constitutional balance, price of a free society, and the right to buy or not buy.
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Congress
Washington
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
White House
Open Forum IL calls civil service push a county crisis
Letters accuse the county board of supervisors of targeting the Civil Service Commission to regain spoils power. Charles W. Cheatham denounces alleged pay hikes and rollbacks, warning of graft and mismanagement if the 60,600 county workers lose merit protections. Editor Elizabeth Porter critiques editorials on public behavior and wedding flower theft.
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Civil Service Commission
Ernest Debs
Civy
Debs
Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County
Tam
Civil Service
Charles W. Cheatham
Prospect Ave
Frankie
A. Elizabeth Porter
Palo Verde Ave
Changes At Surfside Sunset Beach Target Annexation
Editor note from Miss Knests in West Orange County reports big plans for Sunset Beach and Surfside. The local chamber of commerce investigates annexation by Seal Beach. A small committee meets weekly with county officials to study the move.
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Sunset Beach
Miss Knests
West Orange County
Surfside
Chamber of Commerce
Seal Beach
Sunset Beach faces annexation push amid water row
Reporter notes plan to master area growth as Huntington Beach seeks control of Sunset Beach water assets. Attorneys weigh parking district petitions while Ferry Jones and Seal Beach officials exchange information on financial structures. County plans mail resident surveys to gauge goals before any annexation moves.
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Huntington Beach
Royal Water Company
Ferry Jones
Chamber
Seal Beach City
Lee Risner
Irea
Jones
Sunset Beach
Water Rompant
City of
Surfside Water Co
Suntington Arbour Corp
Conmnlistud
Surfside
PUC
Santa Ana
Toshio Ishikawa
Southern Pacific Raiload
Janes
Urban blight in Long Beach and beyond
A downtown stroll reveals empty unkempt stores as pattern of merchandising shifts hit many American cities. Landlords with absentee ownership and high taxes keep properties idle, prompting calls for punitive taxes on unused commercial space to spur improvement and deter blight.
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Long Beach
Hidden Nobility in News Quietly Shines
A reflection on how newspapers skew toward sensational tragedy while acts of quiet courage go underreported. It cites a fire rescuer and a worker rescuing others, arguing everyday kindness and heroism deserve attention beyond headline crime and conflict.
Woman seeks gift for father who has everything
Lynda Bind John son travels in search of a rare handcrafted item as a gift. A global survey notes almost every nation has a golf course, while an international trouble-shooter offers a sly remark about slipping into the rough.
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Lynda Bind Johnson
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