Editorial: Color Bar Is Ending in America
The piece praises the end of the color bar as President Johnson joins Robert C. Weaver as the first Black cabinet member in HUD. It recalls Kennedy's failed bid and notes Weaver’s long government service, arguing progress comes slowly but surely as Black talent gains access to high office and military careers open.
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Johnson
Robert C. Weaver
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Senate
Weaver
Kennedy
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
Ignorance of Asia and Its Impact on America
A brief opinion argues that American ignorance of Asia is dangerous for both war and peace. It urges better education on Asian cultures such as Confucianism Taoism Hinduism Buddhism and Islam, noting Western bias and limited college coverage. It warns news from China is often propaganda and calls for broader understanding of Asia.
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Red Ching
Asia
Open Forum Letters Reflect Community Views On Police And Tax Policy
A reader thanks an editorial on police performance and wartime morality, praising prompt LBP.D. responses in Belmont Shore. Others advocate payroll tax withholding, citing state revenue gains and tax equity. Senders from Gundry Ave and Orange Ave weigh in on discipline, youth fashion, water service, and civic trust.
Long Beach Pushes Underground Wiring Fight
City government faces a lengthy struggle to beautify urban landscapes by replacing overhead poles with underground systems while resisting state preemption over utility regulation. Long Beach seeks state Public Utilities Commission action, but progress remains inconclusive and branded discouraging.
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California
Long Beach
State Public Utilities Commission
State Commission
Prac
California under ground utility debate shapes city rights
Long Beach officials push for local control amid state effort to set nationwide rules for underground electric and telephone lines. hearings discuss costs and aesthetics, with cities seeking to limit preemption while League of California Cities hires counsel to defend municipal authority.
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Long Beach
Public Utilities
Henry E. Jordan
PUC
Jordan
Bureau of the Franchises
Commission
San Francisco
John R. Mansell
League of California Cities
Richard
Bud) Carpenter
League
What It's Like in Watts Now
In Watts, five months after nights of flames and blood the area seems quiet though scars remain. Residents note calm on the surface while reflecting on violence and fear, with veterans and youths offering stark views of survival and inevitability in a neighborhood still marked by wrecked lots and boarded storefronts.
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Watts
Los Angeles
Watts After the Riots A Quiet Five Months
Five months after the Watts riots, residents recount changes in daily life. A Savings and Loan takeover, new employment offices, and reduced street violence bring cautious optimism, though memories of upheaval linger. The street remains vigilant but fewer clashes occur as people claim improvements amid ongoing fear.
Spectator Scuffy Stubtoe Riffs On King Sousa Echo
The piece mocks King as top marching composer since Sousa while Hubert Humphrey travels abroad and burns out jet engines and translators. It notes Red Grange as a subversive group and that Republicans find fault with LBJ’s State of the Union on two issues foreign and domestic policy.
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Scuffy Stubtoe
Martin Luther King
John Philip Sousa
Hubert Humphrey
LBJ
Penalties in Highway Safety Act of 1966 Proposed
Washington column urges bold penalties in the National Highway Safety Act of 1966. It lists drivers and behaviors like foot on accelerator at green, tailgating, speeding in city streets, lane cutting, creeper driving, pelter behavior, and rush hour parking, proposing jail terms, license revocation, or long detentions for each offense to curb highway death toll.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Pacific Atoll
Speeder
Gen
Erally
Himy
Parker
King
America
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About Teen-Agers
Nelsam
Dosser
Orange Ave
Praise For Water Co
Long Beach Water Co
Water Department
Walter Gilkey
L.B
State of
Gram
Porkbie
Walts
Arthur Hoppe
Fock
Whitey
Bill Farmer
Friendly Neighborhood Hat
Red Grange
Walter Ridder
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