Telstar sparks debate over federal vs private satellite operation
Editorial weighs Telstar’s origins and the future of the satellite network in U S hands. It notes Telstar was built by a private company using government launch services and funded by taxpayers via NASA. Proponents of private operation stress efficiency and profits, while backers of federal control cite government research support and fair returns through taxes.
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Telstar
Satelite
Parate Corporation
Uncle Sam
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
I. M. Levitt
Fels Planetarium
The
Franklin Institute
Kennedy
Minow
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Atlantic City
N.J
Miami
Beach
Fla
Corona del Mar
Newport Beach
Lapuna Beach
Still Another Delay In Finch Thiele Case
On Sept 2 1960 former Long Beach detectives Harry Finch and James Thiele were arrested for extortion and bribery conspiracy. They were convicted in April 1961 and sentenced on June 16 1961. A 30 day delay granted by the District Court of Appeal extends the wait as defense plans an appeal.
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Harry Finch
James Thiele
Long Beach
Finch-Thiele
District Court of Appeal
U. S
Century's Biggest Triumph or Uninvention of the Wheel
Senator Soaper muses on future tech and history. A reporter cites congressmen cost, nostalgia for cheap politicians, and quirky reflections on frontier life, telephones, Telstar, and a noisy neighborhood era.
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Bill Vaugnan
Public Forum Letters Debating Beaches and Catholicism
Readers debate public beaches access and the Catholic Church. Angeline Davis urges acknowledgment of Catholic contributions while others criticize beach redevelopment and local governance. Daisy Murchie condemns delayed beach park development. Editor urges Long Beach to consider annexation as Los Angeles county shifts.
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Sam Yorty
Long Beach
Custom House
Chandler
Los Angeles
Jesus
Los Angeles County
Hall Park
South Bays
Ling Beach
San Fernando
Deannex
Stokes
Ranchview Rd
Rolling Hills
Senator Engle Helped Push Car From Sand on Coast
The article recounts Sen Clair Engle of California visiting Hatteras Island with Coast Guard officials and colleagues. A stalled car on a sandbar at Oregon Inlet needed a push to reach the ferry, with Engle and four Congressmen plus Adm. Roland and Vice Adm. Hirschfield helping, illustrating small town spirit. Engle praises Marines as the finest fighting force and voices support for varied military programs while noting Senate interactions and a brief cloakroom encounter with colleagues.
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Sen
Clair Engle
Calif
Missouri
California
South
Sen. Engle
Senate Armed Servces Committee
Coast Guard
North Carolina
Hatteras Island
Sierras
Maijlliard
Hatteras
Oregon Inlet
Sen Angte
Adm
Edwin J. Roland
James A. Hirschfield
New York
United States
Navy
Marine Corps
Senate
Seventh Fleet
Ant
Capital Capers: Castro and Turkey in Mixed Headlines
The piece surveys Fidel Castro’s past speeches replayed by Voice of America to show political shifts. It also covers Minnesota congressmen objecting to Air Force turkey budgeting amid 1963 dining plans, and Jackie Kennedy’s Italian vacation buzz drawing global press.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Voice of America
Cuba
Castro
Fred Galvan
Casio
Minnesota
Air Force
House Armed Services
Joseph Kharth
St. Paul
Minn
Turkey
Shry
Earth
Burke
Department of Drfenge
Army
Jackie Kennedy
Lee Radziwil
Ravallo
Italy
Amalfi
Jackie
Ravalla
William Ayres
Ohio
Ayres
Revolutionary rhetoric links animals to Cuban rebels and spies
The report describes Fidel Castro labeling Cubans who resist or seek American goods with animal terms. It notes his pejorative words for traitors and those sympathetic to the United States, including references to rats and a Cuban song for informer, and explains a Spanish term tied to age.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Bahia de Cachitos
America
Ratas
Castro
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Lang Beach
Daisy M. Murchie
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