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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1962
Page
5
Gov Brown seeks 65.7 million from the Water Fund for Feather River project while Long Beach tidelands oil revenues fund the effort. Prop 1 would keep local control and about 600 million in state and city profits, opposed by a state takeover if rejected.
A moody city vignette describes rain on windows and wet streets. Neon signs, bank dome, Hilton Sky Room, and washing on rooftops set a gray urban mood as pedestrians move beneath umbrellas and catch reflections in soaked sidewalks. A child in rain gear strains toward independence amid the downpour.
Nellie Combellack filed for Signal Hill City Council on an anti gambling ticket and promised to end bingo parlors. She announced this week she will retire from service, leaving a gap in leadership after three terms as mayor and long outspoken civic involvement.
A satirical column mocks coaches and public figures, noting coaches can evade accountability while everyday workers fear confrontation. The piece weaves quips about urban life, television ads, and budget worries, referencing Walter Tippy, the United Nations, and a film company moving to pre teen titles.
The document listsPress Telegram Long Beach staff roles and editorial offices. It mentions Herman H Ridder publisher Daniel J Wisder De Pupraher Haroty Mt Hines as general manager and executive editor, with various editors and advertising representatives and multiple city offices across the region.
At the state capital a reshaped Ways and Means Committee emerges as Republicans Joseph Shell and Assenbyman Johhn Busterud resist or accept appointments. Unruh pushes the expansion to gain leverage over Gov. Brown’s 1962-63 budget, while Shell and Busterud cite conflicts with duties and political pressure. The GOP plans to study the budget, but Democrats hold the majority and have already decided its course.
In Washington the Senate divides a prime two room suite once meant for Styles Bridges between Margaret Chase Smith of Maine and Maurine Neuberger of Oregon. Senate leaders insist Smith has seniority and Neuberger gains a strategic, stylish workspace with Capitol Plaza views and adjacent access, amid plans for shared use and architectural tweaks.
Readers urge city to install bus stop stands with route details and timetables at main downtown points. Propose canopy panels for routes and ad space to boost ridership and civic pride. Letter signed by Oliver Orb and Lester L. Marshall with addresses provided.
Katherine Cyr from 618 W 39th St voices outrage at dog curb laws and editorial endorsement. She argues dog owners pay licenses and the curb policy would harm dogs and owners, urging repeal and defending the dog loving public.
Letters from the Long Beach Area Chapter of the Retired Officers Assn praise Long Beach Independent and Press Telegram editorials on a Naval Hospital for the Long Beach area. Congressman Craig Hosmer and Senator Thomas H Kuchel push for action in regulatory bodies, with support from the Joint Veterans and Service Committee of Long Beach and Orange County.
Mrs John C Roberts of Seal Beach writes that a report by Dr Donald Parker showcased Western youths who created 160 distinct spellings of universal. She argues that while some may deplore the errors, the youths show creative diversity and bright futures for capable boys and girls.
Readers ask about middle name meanings in French. Mrs. Freddy La Follette explains Le Follet relates to a Brittany marsh myth with will o the wisps. Martin means starling. A query about The Lion Sleeps Tonight chorus yields weema wapi in Swahili meaning Where is he standing up.
A compact devotional excerpt cites Psalms 90 17 and Ellen Allerton praising earnest brave and true labor. It frames daily work as a sustained blessing and asks God to establish the hands that labor.
In 1688 Francis Daniel Pastorius drafted a memorial against slaveholding adopted by Germantown Friends and sent through Monthly and Yearly Meetings in Philadelphia. This is believed to be the first formal protest against Negro slavery by a religious body.
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