Editorial on Seal Beach oil well zoning and politics
A 1934 editorial argues Seal Beach should regulate oil drilling on an offshore island rather than rely on a state permit. It critiques Mayor Morton Baum for challenging Standard Oil, compares the issue to Waxey Gordon’s tax evasion, and urges direct local control or state law to bar nonperforming uses of oil islands while deeming the island safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Baum
Seal Beach
Standard Oil Co
State Lands Commission
Baum
Standard Oil
City Hall
Lands Commission
Long Beach Unified
Long Beach
Bank funds new Barber work for Philadelphia Orchestra
Girard Trust Bank of Philadelphia commissions Samuel Barber to compose a piece for the Philadelphia Orchestra, signaling a shift in arts philanthropy. Barber notes the price as a small sum for the bank while urging other firms to support living composers, stressing benefits to orchestras, audiences, and non academic careers for musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girard Trust Bank of Philadelphia
Samuel Barber
Philadelphia Orchestra
Barber
America
Girard
The
Aluminum Co. of America
Pittsburgh Symphony
Meals For
Bright raincoats and vivid umbrellas for safer streets
A columnist laments loss of white collar workers and fashion shifts from white shirts to bright colorful attire. They argue male wardrobes should prioritize functional outerwear such as waterproof raincoats and eye catching umbrellas to improve visibility and safety in traffic.
Unauthorized biography of John J. Lewis and a satire collection
Saul D. Alinsky’s An Unauthorized Biography profiles John J. Lewis, portrayed as a pivotal yet ruthless coal miners’ advocate with humane aims, while Stephen Potter’s The Complete Umpmanship compiles satirical works on social games and winning strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan
Lewis
Saul D. Alinsky
Vintage
John J. Lewis
Budget Baskets and Big Numbers Stir Washington Policy Talk
Washington reporters carried the nation’s money in shipping bags to cover the release of The Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year 1972 along with the budget appendix and Special Analysis. The document warned against premature disclosure while revealing the vast, uncertain figures and the joke of understanding a billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Ronald L. Ziegler
Washington money talk and campaign dreams collide
Lou Cannon notes how high finance shapes political strategy as Sen. John V. Tunney hints at a California trip to raise funds for a large campaign deficit. Reagan, approached by a Nixon-watchful admirer, quips about Rockefeller’s war chest and the country’s political fund-raising frenzy carried by reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
John V. Tunney
California
Reagan
Nixon
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Letters to the Editor on smog and school funding
A Long Beach reader urges action against smog with Stamp-Out-Smog and writes to Burton Chace and Robeson, while several letters discuss Meals for Millions scrutiny, Long Beach school taxation, and a view on hijacking terms with reference to the Leningrad eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Gilbert Bailey
George Robeson
Burton Chace
Robeson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomas E. Dewey
Brooklyn
Waxey Gordon
Dewey
Waxey
Stephen Potter
Hall, Rinehart, and Winston
Schmeer
Ronald Reagan
Ziegler
Internal Revenue Service
Office of Budget and Management
Caspar Weinberger
George P. Schultz
Schultz
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lou Cannon
Eptitor
Meals For Millions
Tion
Department of Social Services
Santa Monica
George H. Hackney
Press-Telegram
Ong Beach
LE Chasseur
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Los Angeles
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