Letters on executive pool idea and steel worker concerns
A reader promotes an executive pool of over 65s for impact in business and human interest coverage. Another letter from R G Palmer of Local 2058 USWA voices frustration over back pay and praises the Steel Workers Union, citing oath compliance and wage issues in the harbor area.
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Williams
Long Beach
Steel Workers Union
Steel
R. G. Palmer
South St
USWA
Exhibit Hall Funds Advance After YMCA Ruling
The California Supreme Court decision approving the Armed Services YMCA site in Long Beach signals a broader use of offshore oil funds. City officials seek state approval to fund a Convention and Exhibition Hall adjacent to Municipal Auditorium, aiming to leverage tidelands revenue for harbor, marina, and urban projects. Attorneys plan to have the Attorney General stipulate proper fund use, with court relief as a fallback if needed.
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California Supreme Court
Armed Services Ymca
Long Beach
YMCA
Loing Beach
State Lands Commission
Asain
Attorney General
Jands Commission
Walnfred Jacobson
Joseph A. Ball
Filth racket warned as obscene mail sales rise
Postmaster General Arthur S. V. Summerfield warned that a rising filth racket uses the U S mail to push obscene photographs and literature to children. He said traffic in obscenity has doubled in five years and could double again by 1963 unless parents act locally to curb the practice. The Long Beach postmaster George J McMillin echoed the call for vigilance and urged parents to preserve and report all obscene material received, including envelopes, to the local postmaster promptly.
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Arthur Ei. Sumerfield
Congress
Parents of
America
U. S
Long Beach
George J. McMillin
Washington
Ise
Nmx
Postal Service Canal
UFL
Senator Soaper Sees Servants Learning Husbandry
Bill Vaughn notes amused grumbles about using servants as cooks, cleaners, babysitters and yard help while saying it offers odd training for husbandry. He also pokes at Nixon in Russia, a critic complains about American girls and track glamor, and Pravda jokes about pillow shortages in Moscow and Khrushchev’s figure.
Scientist wins patent for heavy water process
After a long legal fight a scientist secures a patent on his method for making heavy water. A neighbor recalls a farm family keeping staff on the property and showing color slides to guests while vacationing in their yard as manufacturers warn of scarce outer spares for Christmas.
Road funding battles stall highway act revisions in House
Washington A tax writing committee in the House of Representatives prepares a new effort to resolve a tangle of compromises on federal highway construction. Aides foresee potential Byrd amendment suspension and a possible three year tax increase, with divisions over finance methods and program speed.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House Ways and Newns
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
Dem Va
Maurice Stans
Treasury
General Revenue Fund
Highway Trust Fund
White House
Fair Park Barrel Pierced By Pork Barrel Reform
Governor Brown signed AB 1433 to restrict annual funding for California fairs and expositions to needs-based allocations. An advisory committee will review fair needs and guide the finance department, capping any single fair at 60,000 dollars. The measure aims to curb pork-barrel practices and anticipate net gains to the general fund.
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Henry MacArthur
Sacramento
CNS
Edmund G. Brown
California
Brown
Wis Okeh
Thomas Reis
Los Angeles
State Department of Finance
Department of Finance
Steel Workers Salaries Sparks Pay Gap Debate
A.Forum notes figures show steel workers earning around 3.26 dollars an hour, while the writer earning a top scale of 2.91 dollars. The piece highlights wage disparity and calls for scrutiny of pay scales in the steel industry.
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Xditor
A.forum
Letter to Miss New York editor critiques Miss USA runners-up
Edward N Dunlap of 915 E Ocean Blvd writes to the Miss New York editor in New York City expressing strong disagreement with the Miss USA judges. He favors Miss California as Miss USA and believes the first runner up should have been Miss New York, praising her above the others.
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New York
Edward N. Dunlap
Ocean Blvd
Peacetime GI Bill votes split in Congress from Long Beach area
Legislative roll call summary shows 57 to 31 House approval for a peacetime GI bill with $200 million yearly cost, amid expected presidential veto. Key supporters from Long Beach and nearby districts include Rep. Doyle and Rep. King, while Rep. Hosmer and Rep. Att oppose. Voting patterns reflect party lines with Kuchel and Engle taking opposing stances on amendments. Washington debate also covers a noncollegiate training grant and the loyalty oath issue in national defense education funding.
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House
Sen
Thomas
H. Kuchel
Clair Engle
Kuchel
Engle
Clyde Doyle
South Gate
Cecil King
San Pedro
Craig Hosmer
Long Beach
James B. Att
Santa Ana
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Doyle
King
Hosmer
Utt
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Heron M. Ridder
Maral
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Enero Anecal Manager
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