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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1961
Page
12
Editorial argues the Electoral College is archaic and costly and cites plans by Sen. Margaret Chase Smith and CBS ideas for shorter campaigns and a national primary. It urges citizens to pressure lawmakers for direct election and reduced campaign time and expense.
A column contends that presidential golf jokes ignore other pressures on leaders and that Kennedy’s Florida golfing habit should not be political liability. It argues presidents may play on vacations and critics should not dictate their recreation, while noting public humor around presidential leisure.
Senator Soaper lampoons the Kennedy cabinet and mothers auxiliary while poking fun at mentions of loyalty and public life. The piece parodies media and political tropes, noting evasive language and the absurdity of high level appointments amid winter street scenes and train imagery.
The Long Beach publication lists Harold Hinas Avst as publisher with Samuel C. Cameron Genora as manager and Colin as business manager. Meller Miles, Miles Eple, and Harry Karns are named in executive and editing roles, with the Maleopolitan Group, Inc. handling advertising.
The opening of California's 72nd legislative session will set spending procedures for the next fiscal year as Gov. Brown seeks no tax hikes. Bills flood in while routine routines, education, water, narcotics, licenses and sales taxes loom. A complete state reorganization could cut costs, but growth limits budget relief.
A public forum quotes a sharp retort to R F Pyne ckon asking if silence avoids folly. It notes Californians should refrain from commenting on Illinois election tallies after mailing 200000 absentee ballots and counting 260000. Address by Mrs T R Glanville at 1950 Iroquois Ave.
Don R Roth and W T Hamilton call for action amid fears of communist influence in schools. They urge renewal of the House Un-American Activities Committee and stronger state measures, citing Hoover reports and San Francisco riots. The letters urge readers to contact Congress and demand oversight.
A historical discussion surveys why the Electoral College should be replaced by direct presidential elections. Key figures from California express skepticism about change soon, arguing winners take all and that the system benefits dominant parties, pressure groups, small states, and the South, with fears of racial politics shaping the debate.
The article recalls the Tabernacle built in 1884 in Long Beach, its use as church and gathering place, and its bell that rang for civic events and school, later moved to the Long Beach High School museum after the 1915 demolition and the 1933 earthquake. its present fate remains unknown.
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