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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1966
Page
11
National Research Council calls accidents a neglected epidemic and the leading cause of death in early life. Three year study shows public insensitivity to risk, urging individual vigilance and immediate preventive measures to curb injuries and fatalities.
Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh calls tax sharing a pipe dream as Congress debates a plan to redistribute federal tax revenues to states. Delegates at a Washington conference see theoretical appeal but rely on White House budget outcomes, with California politics echoing skepticism about any windfall. Governor Brown and Reagan campaigned on limited tax relief, warning against overestimates and urging practical budgeting.
The letter jokes about Santa Claus performing a chaotic downtown stunt with a safety suit and borrowed truck, noting the usual safety issues and aftereffects. It contrasts with a wish for a new figure next year and veers into a political aside about Governor Brown and California’s justice system, ending with a question about voters.
Dream vignette by And y T Howlett in Long Beach features Thomas Edison as inventor of an alcohol powered engine to cut smog, opposed by a caricature John Q Gitizen who pushes gasoline and drunken driving imagery, ending with Edison walking off to a smoggy horizon.
In 1985 Rhodesia seeks independence with Smith appealing to Britain for concessions. Prime Minister Wilson rejects terms, urging sanctions and possible UN force. The piece warns US exposure to economic and military entanglements, arguing Rhodesia’s plight mirrors early American independence and critiques US policy.
In a satirical travel note from Austin Texas the author skewers a fictional tribe observing a yearly ritual called Making a Budget The Washington chief known as The Man or El Supremo secludes himself in a guarded structure to perform ceremonies that supposedly reincarnate the Budget deity The event frames December as a time to forecast how many billion dollars the budget will be, with the ritual culminating in display of pain by tribal chiefs as proof of satisfaction.
The piece critiques a political budget process where a hidden figure, Him, emerges periodically from secrecy to reveal forecasts and budget projections. It highlights the use of jargon like add-ons and GNP, the ritualistic daily pronouncements, and anthropologists questioning any meaning behind the ceremony. The author notes critics tire of the ritual yet expect a larger budget each year.
Federal officials blame President Johnson for slowing the War on Poverty amid budget cuts and Congress opposition. Officials say he has deprioritized the program while Shriver and the White House face political risk. A family remark by a Shrivers child hints at Chicago relocation after Christmas. FCC urges legal caution on high power walkie talkies and promotes youth licenses.
Poverty officials blame funding cuts for next year as programs contract and early promises fade. They warn that without new aid the poor will suffer and cities may face unrest, while Director Sargent Shriver faces speculation about his role and future in the program.
Eight Negro leaders at a Philadelphia luncheon share pessimistic appraisals of progress for African Americans in jobs, housing, and schools as 1966 approaches. They fault white and Negro leadership, call for new power within the establishment, and warn of insufficient funding to tackle ghettos and urban barriers.
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