This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
7
Miles E. Sines serves as Executive Editor while Sterling Bemis is Manizing Editor and Avon War holds the Editorial Page Editor title.
Long Beach and neighboring counties grapple with complex tidelands oil tax cases following a California Supreme Court ruling. The decision offers partial support but leaves many questions unresolved regarding enforcement, revenue, and state legislation. The biggest operator, Thom s Long Beach Co, awaits further adjudication as lawmakers debate relief measures for oil firms.
A cautious view urges Johnson not to call a special Senate session to ratify the nuclear arms treaty. Senate support is seen as unlikely this year due to Czechoslovak invasion and lame duck limits. Nixon pledges backing in the next regular session, with a broader plan for a smooth administration transfer.
Sylvia Porter addresses population growth and citizen actions. The piece highlights contacting leaders, writing letters, supporting research, backing UN efforts, and donating time or money to birth control groups. Local clinic details include Family Planning Clinic at 525 East Seventh Street operated by the Long Beach Welfare Council and Family Planning Clinics of Los Angeles. CORA COCKS directs the effort with contact numbers 426-7171 and 432-7504.
Washington Star reports speculation that President Johnson may summon the Senate for a renewed push to ratify the non proliferation of nuclear weapons treaty. The piece notes the treaty’s broad appeal despite surface concerns and hints at strategic timing.
The piece argues against rapid ratification of a nuclear treaty, calling it mostly aspirational and insufficient to halt weapons diffusion. It notes opposition from France, China, India, and Germany, and cites concerns by Walter Wentz, Craig Hosmer, Edward Teller, and Earle Wheeler. It urges deliberate Senate debate before any judgment.
In Long Beach residents describe leisure amid busy lives. James F Montgomery enjoys travel and fishing both at sea and on the Colorado River. James F Nelson says he has little spare time but listens to music or swims for fitness. Mrs Judith Foster notes weekends are their only free times for sailing in Alamitos Bay and sometimes bowling.
New York voices warn that the public labor movement is expanding from city to state workers. The trend toward strikes is seen as a growing weapon against government bosses, with white collar unions adopting blue-collar tactics and others likely to follow.
Flora Lewis argues that punitive New York laws and arbitration fail to prevent essential-service strikes. She warns that confrontations in schools, hospitals, and police work threaten society and calls for a renovated media tian system and objective research to reduce costly, disruptive strikes. Government must catch up with industry in labor relations.
The passage argues that the greatest danger of communism is not external attack or internal subversion but its role as a flawed benchmark. It contends that communism exposes our values and actions, enabling us to justify worse behavior than necessary, likening the situation to a family with one bad example.
Sydney Harris argues that Americans use communism as a cop out for domestic ills and compare themselves to worse systems to feel superior. He warns this mindset harms progress, urging self scrutiny and inward improvement rather than boasting about being healthier than Russia or China.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.