Editorial: Legislative Session Checkered but Generally Constructive
The California legislature closed a session marked by a heavy workload and mixed outcomes. Despite 7,900 measures, major water bills stalled, while old age pensions and school funding saw gains. Interims and studies, subsidence issues for Long Beach, and tax concerns dominated, with calls for fiscal restraint and better prioritization in future sessions.
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California
Congress
Knight
Long Beach
Oil, Manufacturing, and Mining Committee
H. W. Kelly
Court ruling stirs debate on jury trials and race
The Supreme Court narrowed prior rulings by overturning a military tribunal verdict freeing two American women who killed their soldier husbands abroad. The decision prompts questions about civil juries for white and Black defendants in the South and cites a controversial precedent. Justice Frankfurter notes the reversal rests on different facts and warns against overreliance on past precedents.
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Washinston
Supreme Court of the
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Supreme Court
High Court
Justice Frankfurter
Mr. Frankfurter
Quarantine or Trade Debate Across the Communist World
Walter Lippmann contrasts Poland and China policies on engagement with the Communist bloc. He outlines two schools: quarantine to block influence versus limited trade that could strengthen both sides, noting President Johnson’s hints toward freer China and the risks of isolation for smaller states like Poland.
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Poland
China
Press-Teleprem advocates Poland ally over Soviet trade monopoly
The piece argues hiring Poland as an alternative supplier to Poland's essential needs challenges the Soviet monopoly. It claims China trade embargoes only slow industrialization slightly and would backfire by forcing China to rely more on the Soviet Union. It suggests openness with the outside world would help China become more independent.
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Russia
China
Poland
Soviet Union
Jean
Probe May Solve the Cherry Pie Mystery
Senator Soaper hints a Senate probe into the Hakers Union could reveal why gelatine appears in cherry pie. The column lampoons government waste and public conformity while noting the public awaits a century of the common man. It also touches on manners, population growth, Gabors in acting contracts, and a revival of classical studies in college baseball.
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Bill Vaughan
Senate
Hakers' Union
Green River ordinance explained and math query from readers
A reader asks what the Green River ordinance means the answer notes it bans canvassing and soliciting at private homes and cites a legal path. The second Q&A asks who is the world’s greatest living mathematician and mentions Andre Weil born in Paris 1906 and a Chicago professor since 1945.
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Ohio
Green River
Town of
Brush Company
Federal Circuit
Andre Weil
Paris
University of Chicago
Flag Day Ode By E A Guest
A poem honors the United States flag and the narrator’s family history as immigrants. It praises freedom, opportunity, service, and merit, recalling parental guidance about deserve and friendship, and laments no forgetfulness of the flag. The verse extols homeland virtues, family life, and gratitude under liberty.
Long Beach Fire Chief Welter Mudller’s Retirement Ten Years Ago
A 28 year veteran and assistant fire chief Welter Mudller retired from Long Beach Fire Department after a career begun in 1939. Preliminary plans for a Class A addition to the Professional Bullring were drafted, estimating a cost of 1.25 million dollars.
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Long Beach
Welter
Mudller
Public Forum Letters Edited for Taste and Space
Community letters require authentic signatures and addresses and are limited to 250 words. Editors may shorten or modify content to preserve civility and fit space constraints.
VA Hospital Seeks Escorts for Patient Aid
The Long Beach Veterans Hospital requests volunteers for Patient Escort duties. No group ties required, just stamina to help wheel patients to treatments. Thursday shifts preferred. contact Special Services at Hemlock Q-8361 to interview.
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Long Beach Veterans Hospital
Moraie
Hemlock
Marianne Taylor
15Th St
San Pedro
Connecticut Bus Service Bill Sparks Secularism Debate
Carl J Nyquist condemns Connecticut 1957 vote 133 to 143 approving free bus service for students of nonprofit private and parochial schools as a threat to secularism and the U S Constitution, urging citizens to defend church state separation. He questions who will protect constitutional principles as government leaders pass such legislation.
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Connecticut
U. S
Police Gave Him Roust On Section Day
A sound-truck operator for a council candidate was stopped by a patrol officer who demanded his permit, questioned his identity, and checked his driver’s license in a daytime incident described as a roust. The operator had believed no permit was needed for sound equipment.
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Mickey Cohen
Ncessary
Status of Forces Treaty Debate in Public Discourse
The speaker condemns the Status of Forces Treaty arguing it forces foreign jurisdiction over U S personnel and calls for resignation from signatory nations. They urge accountability only by U S courts and caution against leaders who defend the treaty while warning of global governance schemes.
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Fitnop-Rugram
Display Our Flag Petition for Unity and Liberty
The poem extols raising the flag as a symbol of unity and liberty. It invites parade and loyalty, praising Old Glory with stars and stripes and urging steadfast allegiance as battles continue.
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