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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1967
Page
8
A burst of interest in future electric cars collides with predictions of highway gridlock within a decade. Hearings by Senate subcommittees probe how electric motive power could cut smog, affect transit, and alter road planning, while planners seek a cohesive, redesigned multi part system.
Mrs Thurlyn B Waite ends 12 years on the City Planning Commission citing travel interests. Her departure comes as the commission contemplates independence and aesthetic beautification, with a successor Mrs Malcolm C Yodd bringing civic experience and a stance against censorship of reading materials.
In response to a Feb 7 article Danger Sign No Voice to Defend Polluted Air the writer defends dissent as essential to truth. He argues dissenters advance society, while ridiculing critics, and warns a future consensus with Lyndon Johnson would signal a sulfurous air. Backing Rhodesia trade, Ray Larson decries appeasers and pro communist thinkers, urging pen and public action.
The New York Times Service notes three differences persist between the Johnson administration and Sen Robert Kennedy over ending the Vietnam War. Kennedy seeks a halt to bombing in exchange for peace talks, while the administration demands a reciprocal reduction in enemy military activity. The dispute also covers how to frame public dispute over Communist demands.
The article outlines a clash between the Kennedy administration and Senator Reston over peace terms in Vietnam. It contrasts unconditional bombing cessation with conditional talks, notes Wilson Kosygin’s and Hanoi’s positions, and suggests an informal truce between Johnson and Kennedy to test proposals and avoid prolonging the war.
Barry Goldwater on Michigan Gov George Romney prospects for 1968 Republican nomination. Also Auden on modern morality and Ginger Abbe Lane praising a New York cab driver.
Lyndon and Lady Bird spark public art debates as Henry Commager criticizes government growth. A split on fiscal policy emerges with Republicans accusing the administration of gimmickry while roads clog from a heavy mountain snowfall and skiers head to resorts.
The Directors' Room at Presidential Manufacturing previews the 1968 Romney model. Dr. Werner von Werner presents a square jawed, sincere-eyed design praised for honesty and forthright lines.
A group of executives debate a new political product called the Romney, a souped up version of the Eisenhower, aiming to appeal to voters while noting past designs like Cold War era leaders. They worry about reception, bugs, and whether to hold back versus race to market.
A school administrator at a national convention discusses how television acts as a third parent for children. Parents report communication gaps with kids, who absorb TV narratives, documentaries, and dramas beyond parental vocabularies. Despite some resistance, educational TV matures while audiences shift, though children remain engaged with broadcasts.
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