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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1967
Page
11
Daniel H. Ridder is listed as CoPublisher, with Herold M. Hizer as Authbe Publisher and Bertier Mameger appearing in the byline. The fragment suggests a mid century newspaper restructure or ownership note featuring these individuals in leadership roles.
The article discusses aging in U S politics noting 14 senators aged 65 or older face potential reelection in 1968 with no compulsory retirement rule for incumbents. It highlights Carl Hayden at 88 and Barry Goldwater challenging him, while observers say voter attitudes and the baby boom trend push down voter ages and threaten elder prestige in elective office.
Busy federal activity grows as the Census Bureau and the Post Office Department plan to buy mailing lists. The Census Bureau will spend about 1 million dollars to obtain addresses for the 1970 census at 2.6 cents each, while the Post Office plans to charge 1 dollar. Both want inter-agency efficiency to avoid duplicate costs before census forms go out.
Readers clash over styles and politics in a mixed forum. Contributions praise and condemn current dress trends, while others defend police action at Century Plaza and Vietnam protests. Debate touches on independence, brutality, and national duty with several named commentators.
Washington Star Service reports on FCC and FTC regulatory overreach as they apply the fairness doctrine to cigarette advertising. The June 2 order requires stations to offer free time for warnings, a unprecedented step without hearings and beyond prior policy practice.
A column notes James Kilpatrick arguing the FCC ruling on cigarette advertising is impractical and illogical. It questions extending public service messages to all hazardous products while noting high cigarette consumption and a belief in personal freedom to take risks in a free society.
The Soviet Presidium reopens arms to Egypt Syria and Algeria while weighing the extent of the crash program. Yugoslav reports of 100 MIGS shipped to Egypt are noted as a beacon for future deliveries. Israel profits from abandoned arms and resales, boosting its budget and influence.
Soviet and Western sources weigh the impact of Israel capturing intact SA-2B missiles with launch ramps and gear in Sinai. Analysts warn Moscow’s air defenses rely on the SA-2B and fear loss may spur new arms moves, test ranges, and costly defense rejiggering.
A distressed quote from a young unemployed Black resident in a Tampa slum riot highlights scarce jobs. The line, amid hardship, emphasizes the felt impact of policy limits on urban communities. A parallel remark from Watts is noted, reflecting similar frustrations across cities.
McGILL condemns street corner idlers as part of flammable urban fuel. He argues unskilled workers face short, irregular jobs and that slum neighborhoods lack work, outlets, and safe spaces. He calls for police study programs and psycho-social approaches to curb unrest.
A fragment discussing how language reflects vision and insight, noting ambiguity between synonyms like vision and sight. It argues absence of perfect understanding leads to acceptance of inadequacy, and hints at a larger critique of linguistic limits in conveying truth. The text stops mid thought with a personal flourish.
The piece argues modern culture labels people like mav ericks while miseducating the masses. It cites Livy on not enduring vices, Hoffer on reverence for the body versus mind, and notes gendered social dynamics and mutual dissatisfaction in marriages.
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