California Growth Forecast Prompts Governor Brown Party Plan
Gov. Edmund G. Brown predicts California will become the nation's most populous state, shifting political power westward and elevating the state's Washington influence. A California Tomorrow report warns that growth outpaces planning, urging a central planning agency to guide expansion and protect resources and livability.
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Edmund G. Brown
California
New York
Washington
Brown
Grant to retire from State Assembly after 14 years
William Grant announces retirement from the State Assembly at year’s end to join private business. He served Long Beach and Lakewood for 14 years, led bipartisan support, backed major local projects including Long Beach State College and the National Guard Armory, and defended tideland and oil interests at Sacramento. His departure leaves a competent, honest veteran.
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William
Grant
State Assembly
Long Beach
Lakewort
Sacramento
Long Beach State College
Long Beach National Guard
Tideland
Front Steps Rival Ski Slopes And Other Snapshots
Senator Soaper comments on everyday hazards and home life in a humorous roundup. Bits cover front steps safety, fireplace color impact, a vacuum’s shed needle cleanup, outdoor exercise, a radio dune joke, and a nutritionist’s remarks on shifting body types. The cabinet agency ends toll-free call monitoring.
Press-Geleoram Long Beach Item
A short reading from Long Beach presses notes a brief catalog entry with unclear branding and minimal readable details. The fragment hints at a trade notice or advertisement with limited information on product or date.
Stalemate haunts 1962 Congress optics and leadership
Washington dispatch notes a tight House conservative coalition in control and a Democratic Senate leadership aligned with southern influences. President Kennedy shelving public push for New Frontier policies, instead courting individual lawmakers. Republicans rally under Miller’s right wing, promising hardline opposition and calls for drastic shifts in policy and international stance.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
House
Senate
Public letter praises balanced editorial policy in Long Beach paper
William H. Peake of 5211 E Ocean Blvd commends the Long Beach Independent and Press Telegram for presenting both sides of political questions. He argues newspapers sharing a publisher should be publicly responsible for fair coverage and welcomes dissent as essential to a democratic society.
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Long Beach
Feling
William H. Peake
Ocean Blvd
Thoughtful conviction quoted in faith and trust
A compact quotation reflecting belief in Christ as the Messiah. The line cites John 11 27 and a remark by Jean Paul Richter about committing to the hands that bear the world. The excerpt emphasizes serene devotion and humility.
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Christ
God
John
Jean’ P. Richter
California population to reach 25 million by 1976 says finance dept
California's population is projected to grow to 24,816,000 by July 1, 1976, with about 18.8 million in 1965 and five counties over a million by 1970. Gov. Brown cites faster growth making California possibly the nation’s most populous state, with higher taxes to fund schools, utilities, water, sewers and parks as the population expands.
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Sacramento
CNS
California
State Department of Finance
MacarTour
Edmund G. Brown
New York
Department
Alameda
Los Angeles
Orange
San Diego
Santa Clara
Alpine
San Francisco
Millet the painter who died in Titanic wreck
Massachusetts born Francis Davis Millet (1846 1912) was a noted painter illustrator and author. He studied art in Europe after Harvard graduation in 1869 and was renowned for murals in U S public buildings.
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Francis “Davis Millet
Millet
Harvard
U. S
Open Doors or Not Basham Stirs Immigration Debate
Mrs. Raymonds, Carl from Tehachapi argues against Basham's stance on closing borders to immigrants, noting Emma Lazarus’s poem on refuge and asking where past leaders like Einstein Eisenhower and Kennedy originated. The letter defends America's immigrant roots and calls for inclusive ideals.
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Basham
America
Europe
Emma Jazarus
New York Harbor
Einsteins
Eisenhower
Kennedys
Raymonds
Carl
Tehachapi
Richmanns book on prison inner life sparked debate
Richmann began and completed a controversial book in prison. He pledged to speak plainly and call a spade a spade, using the German phrase Des Kind beim Namennen to name a child directly. The article notes how various languages render similar blunt expressions.
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Scar
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Doris Fleeson
William E. Miller
White House
Miller
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