Editorial: A Better Reason to Defeat the Big Board Plan
The Los Angeles County Board faces a September vote on enlarging the board from five to seven. Supervisor Burton Chace argues voters should know how new district fines would be set, calling the proposal a pig in a poke. He warns expansion would raise costs, add staff, and duplicate work as city incorporation reduces the current load. The piece urges dropping the idea and keeping five supervisors.
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Khrushchev pressures Berlin over postspace triumph stance
Khrushchev uses Berlin as leverage in a new bid to reshuffle NATO presence. He abandons UN auspices for Berlin garrison by neutrals, arguing for neutral troops while vast East Bloc forces surround the city. The West must insist Western troops stay in Berlin and protect freedom in Germany amid ongoing propaganda from the wall.
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Humphrey Case Highlights Innuendo Versus Justice
Washington column argues that political liberals use guilt by association to smear George Humphrey. It notes his 1953 testimony on the M. A. Hanna contract, his insistence on noninvolvement, and asserts that insinuations persist despite documented facts.
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Russian Space Success Highlights U S Pressures and Pride
The piece compares Soviet feats by Nikolayev and Popovich to American progress in space, praising Russian concentration while urging continued U S support for long term space programs. It notes U S defense gains, Von Braun’s call for steady, years long backing, and cautions about domestic protests and funding waste.
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Absentee Registration and Voting Rights for Voters
State voters informed about absentee registration and voting rights for those away from home. Instructions cover mail requests, duplicate forms, notarization, and deadlines. Clerks require signatures matching registration, home address, and reasons for nonattendance. Applications due Sept 7 to Oct 3.
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Politicos Should Get Stories Straight
Los Angeles reader E Kenneth Lasourrette questions California politicians on misaligned statements over U S China policy. He cites CDC president Tom Carvey Jr and Gov Brown with Sen Richards and asks who is kidding whom as political tactics loom in an election year. He notes the city council weighing sale of a park lot with a notable stand of trees at Heartwell Park.
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Glass House Proverb Rendered In Several Languages
Khrushchev’s finger pointing at U S nuclear testing sparks the refrain about living in a glass house. Translations render the proverb in Spanish German Portuguese Chinese and Ukrainian with variations. A Berlitz Diner’s Dictionary copy will be mailed to anyone asking about languages in the news.
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