Transit Petition Plan Resumed
Civic improvement advocates report renewed petitions for Long Beach transportation reforms. Petition drives, signed by numerous residents, aim to influence city council, Franchises Bureau, and state hearing on Long Beach Motor Bus Co changes. Signatures start March 19 at listed locations.
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Bureau of Franchises and Public Utilities of
Long Beach
Long Beach Motor Bus Co
Tracy Cooper
Wisconsin Ave
Apt
Beach Program Started Lets Keep It Going
After 15 years of debate Long Beach approves a master shoreline development plan and aims to fund western beach projects with a 42 million tidelands ballot measure. The Advisory Public Improvement Committee urges quick Committee of the Whole action to place the proposal on the June 7 ballot before April 19 filing.
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Long Beach
Advisory Public Improvement Committee
Tidelands
Censorship Debate in Texas Students Favor Self Censorship
A Texas questionnaire among junior and senior high students shows nearly a quarter view censorship as a fix for mass media problems. Suggestions include a National Censorship Board and strict TV program censorship, local newsstand controls, or censoring sex crime coverage, but all rely on an arbiter of morality who does not exist. The piece argues self-imposed censorship by media aligned with their own judgment is the compatible path with free speech.
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Texas
Senator Soaper Satirizes Space, TV Debates and National Tone
A breezy column references the Patrick Henry submarine, TV debates between presidential nominees, and political theatrics. It pokes at aviation dreams, space policy, and regional identities while riffing on current public figures and comedic wordplay.
Annexation of airport tract swells Long Beach growth
The Board of Supervisors approved annexing a 200 acre uninhabited tract north of the Municipal Airport to the city. The Chamber of Commerce backs the Buna campaign to ensure city counting in the April federal census. Ed Slemons, Charles Ward, Karl Ward, Brown Tank, Capt. Trenderson, and census supervisor Thomas DeCou assure support for enlarged census efforts.
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Long Meadh
Board of Supervisors
Far Gee Lion
Long Beach
Chamber of Commerce
Buna
Slemons
Charles VI
Waite
Karl M. Ward
Brown Tank
Robert Trenderson
W. J. Hosting
Thomas G DeCoudres
Students From So Cal Rally At Capitol On Narcotics
Sixty nine high school students and twenty parents from Southern California visited Sacramento in buses to press lawmakers on narcotics policy. They urged immediate tightening of narcotics laws, harsher penalties, and closing the border traffic, citing a shooting by addicts and alleged official corruption. The group questioned schools’ role in informing youth and blamed parental neglect and broken homes for narcotics use.
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Henry C. MacArthur
Sacramento
CNS
State Capitol
California
Nixon Letter Signals GOP Right Wing Tension
A Forbes Readers Say column shows Richard Nixon urging focus on issues over personal attacks. The note praises Hugh Scott for quoting Nixon and notes pressure from hardline Republicans to keep Nixon aligned with the party, while some Democrats and Republicans doubt his move away from confrontation.
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Washington
Forbes
New Jersey
Malcolm $. Forbes
Richard Nixon
Tetler
Hugh Scott
Senate
Campaan
Nixon
Joseph McCarthy
McCarthy
Young narcotics lobbyists praised by governor remark
Editor praises 69 teenagers who traveled to Sacramento to discuss narcotics legislation. They are commended for addressing a serious issue their age group faces, and the governor’s remark is noted as indicating unclear perception. Letter writer G B Klopf signs from Palo Verde Avenue.
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Sacramento
Gov. Brown
G. B. Klopp
Palo Verde Ave
New Bigger Library Opposed
Local resident criticizes Lincoln Park library expansion and downtown spending, arguing against a larger main building and upholds preservation of landmarks while condemning city council decisions and the Rainbow Pier changes.
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Long Beach
Lincoln Park
Brown's Distorted Sense of Justice Questioned
William A. Martin criticizes Governor Brown for not calling a special session to tackle narcotics yet supporting a session to abolish capital punishment. He accuses Brown of vetoing legislation before it is seen and questions his judgment, suggesting he would not be a good presidential candidate.
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Brown
Gov. Brown
California
Chessman
William A. Martin
E. Barbanell St
Imperial Beard and Stock Certificate Security
Q and A cover two topics. First, the imperial beard style a tuft of chin hair with the rest shaved, attributed to Napoleon II. Second, stock certificates are nearly counterfeit proof due to advanced engraving, special paper, inks, and NYSE rules requiring a human figure in new stock designs.
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D. A
Napoleon II
A.U. A
New York Stock Exchange
Press-Telegram Classified Advertising Form Note
The document lists advertising representatives and office addresses including Ridder Johns in Detroit and Metropoliten Svraps Inc with locations in Long Beach and Los Angeles. It references current files and offices where press materials are maintained.
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Ridder-Johns, Inc
al Bey York
People Are Funny A Letter From MajorIfL Mayberry
A Pasadena resident recalls a bird bath theft in February 1959 and its return recently after over a year. The author questions the motive and asks who might have borrowed it and why it was returned. The note ends with a quip about Billy Graham and a comment that people are funny.
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Billy Graham
Mayberry
Pasadena
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Daisy Ave
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Voltal
Capitol
Gav
Edmund G. Brown
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Doris Fleeson
GOP
New Hampshire
Wesley Powell
Geleoram
Calif
Metropeliten Sravps Inc
She Agrees
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