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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1962
Page
17
Editorial notes Governor Brown's move to tighten spending to offset revenue slumps. It cites a projected June 30 uncommitted surplus as low as 3 million, aims to save about 5 million, and pledges no welfare spending increase. The piece emphasizes a stance of fiscal responsibility from a strong election mandate.
Douglas Aircraft of Long Beach reports a bright year end with seven DC8 sales in a week, totaling ten in two weeks. New buyers include Capitol Airways Air Afrique and Flying Tiger Line, with Theria Airlines of Spain expanding its DC8 fleet. The sales boost local employment and economy.
A mixed group of 40 white and Black residents of Lumberton Mississippi answered Mayor Ward Hurts call to rebuild a destroyed Negro mans home. They erected a new five room house and furnished it with donations from town citizens reflecting a small beacon of goodwill amid racial tensions.
A satirical roundup notes tiny Russia apartments labeled airy, a ban lift on twist dancing in the United Arab Republic, and Smithsonian interest in heritage. It jokes about heating engineers, college students home for holidays, a Republican reform call, and jokes on Christmas trimming and gifts as towns move toward the space age with the jet cafe renamed the rocket bar and grill.
A fragmented masthead from a Long Beach California newspaper lists Herman H Ridder Daniel H Risderau and Semel Cameron as publishers with L A Callins Jr and Malcolm Enler as executives. Harry Karath serves as managing editor with E Sines as page editor.
A Washington opinion piece condemns the New York and Cleveland newspaper strikes, arguing workers jeopardize jobs and information flow. It criticizes unions for demanding uniform wages, proposes self restraint, and credits average American workers with fairness in resolving conflict without violence.
Washington bureau notes a high level counter leak tactic in the Adlai Stevenson controversy. An anonymous insider describes Stevenson as a soft-nosed idealist yet a practical politician while detailing the press, leaks, and denials shaping public perception.
Letters discuss Medicare criticism and emigration myths about doctors. Signed pieces by TH. Walters of EvItok and Q Henry of Long Beach Blvd urge civility, practical views, and better mail delivery to aid carriers and potentially lower postage.
A reader praises the stand against banning books in public libraries. The letter defends librarians and their judgment to address varied tastes and warns against censorship groups. It cites censorship in Russia as a comparison and signs SARAH CASHMAN of Ostrom Avenue.
The text discusses Hungarian as a Central European language with about 15 million speakers, noting 1.25 million in the U.S. and a post 1956 influx. It provides sample phrases with phonetic guides, mentions a Hungarian revolution motto Nem nem scha meaning No never, and notes a Berlitz Diner's Dictionary submission offer for questions used in Languages in the News.
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