Compton’s Race Relations Lesson From City Riots
Editorial recounts Compton’s leadership during last August’s riot and the yearslong effort by Negro and Caucasian leaders, the Council on Human Relations, and city agencies to foster understanding. It notes how restraint and dialogue helped prevent greater damage and underlines the value of cross racial cooperation learned in the decade.
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Compton
Tos ‘Angeles
Willowbrook
Council On Human Relations
Chace Honored by Colleagues for Fourth Term as Supervisor
Burton Chace, longtime Long Beach leader and former mayor, has been elected to a fourth term as chairman of the Board of Supervisors. He faces a dynamic and challenging agenda including taxes welfare road construction and law and order as the district now covers nearly all of Long Beach. The community is urged to feel confident in his steady leadership and representation.
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Ing
Burton Chace
Board of Supervisors
Chace
Long Beach
Johnson
Viet Nam
Lyndon
Texas
St. Louis
Open Forum readers praise wilderness preservation stance
Letters praise editorial backing San Gorgonio Wilderness preservation and warn against overdevelopment. Contributors from Long Beach urge prudence, applaud uplift of spirit, and stress protecting pristine areas amid growing populations.
Should City Councilmen or Long Beach Voters Elect Mayor
Long Beach debates whether to change the charter so voters elect the mayor rather than the nine councilmen. Mayor Wade notes risks of council voting blocs and cites past close elections, arguing a voter mandate would better reflect citywide authority and responsibility.
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Long Beach
Edwin W. Wade
Wade
Councilman Wade Proposes Citywide Mayor and District Councils
The reporter notes Wade and staff explain the city’s political life and a proposed hybrid where mayoral candidates run citywide while eight council seats are elected by districts. Critics warn of ward-dictated power shifts. insiders call for nongovernmental lobbying and caution against outside interference.
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Wade
Spectator notes on Cuba, Vietnam, and space trends
Spectator columnist Bill Farmer comments on Cubans willing to fight in Vietnam, while opponents block US forces. A coach from a former school laments lack of progress, and Russia fails a lunar soft landing. A Miss Doily quip aside and a France space push with a satellite and champagne cork conclude the items.
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Russia
Miss Doily
Thoughts on riches and feasts from a faded print
A compact verse fragment contrasts worldly abundance with spiritual priorities. The lines reference a soul storing goods for years and enjoying leisure, while noting the world moves on. Ellas Wilcox style hints at American verse from a bygone era, echoing moral reflection.
Rise of Alexander Shelepin within Soviet leadership
Alexander N Shelepin emerges as a top Soviet official, second to Brezhnev, noted for rapid rise from Komsomol leadership in the 1930s to first secretary of the Komsomol in 1952 and later chairman of the State Security Committee in 1958. His career links to Khrushchev era policies and mass youth mobilization for virgin lands projects.
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Shelepin
Komsomols
Young Communist League
Stalin
Komsomels
Khrushchev
State Security Committe
KGB
Internal Affairs Ministry
MVD
Virgin Lands
Siberian
Shelepin rises after Khrushchev fall to top Kremlin roles
After Khrushchev's removal Alexander Shelepin moves from alternate to full Presidium member within a month. He serves as deputy premier and secretariat member while chairing a state control commission that extends into party and government life, building a political machine. He leans toward economic reform, is well traveled, and has only visited Switzerland among non Communist nations.
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Khrushchev
Shelepin
Kremlin
Shelépin
Europe
Red China
Switzerland
De Gaulle Campaign Image Blamed on TV Stature
A French election analysis credits Gen Charles de Gaulle's poor showing to a dull television image and weak campaign organization while noting an early bold attempt by M Homex T Pettibon, director of Paris, to revive the bid.
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Charles de Gaulle
M. Homex T. Pettibon
Paris
The General Faces Image Makeover From Political Advisors
A dramatic transcript shows Arthur Hoppe spoofing campaign hype as Image Engineering urges the General to adopt a warm humble persona. The exchange ends with the General reluctantly flashing a smile once on TV, sparking a rumor of dyspepsia while illustrating the era's focus on media-facing images.
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M. Pettibon
Pettibon
Chuck
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