Editorial: Airport Built as Eventual Terminal Not Reliever
A FAA survey finds Long Beach Los Angeles area top needs for new or improved reliever airports to ease congestion. The piece argues Long Beach Municipal Airport should not be viewed as a permanent reliever and urges residents to use new flights to boost its case for expanding air service and direct regional travel.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Long Beach
Los Angeles
FAA
U.S
Clair Engle
Long Beach Municipal Airport
Standing Against Commies Requires Courage in Debate
A Senate discussion on anti-communist courage features Sen. Miller of Iowa praising peers for speaking out against communism while Sen. Humphrey mocks anti-communist rhetoric as risky. The piece argues true courage lies in measured, informed stance beyond radicals or reactionaries, despite John Birch Society baggage.
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Sen. Miller
Iowa
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Ator
Times
John Birch Society
John Bircher
Senator Soaper Says Is It Fair to Copy Fair
Bill Vaughan riffs on fair exhibits and daily life as a chaotic collage. The column surveys the World Fair idea of a Seattle replica and trims with quips about taxes vacations and public life while interweaving biblical and cultural allusions.
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Bill Vaughan
Out Our Way and the Tornado Season in Politics
A humorous strip commentary mocks idle retirees and Kansas City A's cellar struggles amid tornado season. It riffs on public apathy, a congressman named Sludgepump, and solar flare caution, while trailing off with an obfuscated byline and out-of-context newspaper credits from the Long Beach Press Telegram.
State boat registration shift promises tax savings misspent
Sacramento analysis questions a claimed 20 000 windfall from moving boat registrations from the Department of Motor Vehicles to the SCH division. The change adds a 17‑person staff, equipment and operating costs totaling about 135 125 for 1962 63, versus DMV payments of 154 000, implying higher net costs despite the stated savings.
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Edwin S. Capps
Sacramento
Department of Motor Vehicles
SCH
State Department
DMV
Reverse Freedom Rides: Impact on North and South
Caspar W. Weinberger argues that reverse freedom rides drain the South of skilled workers and depress its future industrial base while boosting northern states. He notes ongoing outmigration of both black and white residents, the resulting labor shortages in the South, and potential gains for California and other states as industries seek new labor pools. The piece frames the plan as harmful to the South and advantageous to the North and West, with implications for national economic balance.
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White Citizens Councils
Los Angeles
San Francrinca
New Orleans
Washington
California
Old South
South
White Citizens Council of
Public Forum Letters on LBUSD classified employees pay dispute
Long Beach letters contest a Press Telegram claim of 5.75 percent raises for 877 classified staff. They cite May 7 1962 Personnel Commission and June 4 1962 Board notes as showing no general increase only adjustments to align salaries with nearby rates.
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Press-Telegram
Long Beach Unified School District
Personnel Commission
Labin Stewer
Warren L
Cape
Pres
Long Beach
Calif
Assn
Thanks for Serra Cuba Series in our Cuba series
Reader letter from Mrs G Weeks at 626 Temple Ave thanks the paper for Jose Serra’s life under communism coverage. The writer praises the informative articles as the most factual account and says the series wakes readers to what communism is really like.
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Jose Serra
Cuba
T. G
Temple Ave
Sharks inshore myths and language clues for swimmers
As swim season opens, the article muses on shark origins from German and French roots, notes sailors once hunted sharks like searchers, and playfully offers how to ask Are there sharks around here in several languages for travelers and curious readers.
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Cherchez
Naval Housing in Long Beach Faces Rent and Space Concerns
A Letter to the Press Telegram describes Naval housing in Long Beach as overpriced and poorly maintained. The writer cites extreme crowding, noting a family of 12 living in a three bedroom unit and criticizes neglect by management at the HELM. The piece highlights soldiers and sailors feeling unheard in their housing fight.
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Jess
Long Beach
Belmont Shore
Naval
Navy
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