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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1968
Page
9
Willian W Bronm is listed as editor with Malcolm Eptey as associate editor Lon Obs and the editorial page editor credited in the byline. The line reflects a historical newspaper staff lineup for the page.
California faces loan access barriers for low income applicants due to lack of business skills. Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh proposes a $150000 yearly, two year program funding private nonprofit groups to train borrowers in bookkeeping, management, and organization. Targeted for small firms with 15 or fewer employees and under $250000 annual gross, favoring welfare-backed hires. Previous Oakland project showed tax gains and relief-roll reductions, supporting legislative action.
The college, once a beanfield in 1949, now enrolls about 24,000 students and ranks as California's third largest public university. Tonight a recognition dinner at the Lafayette Hotel features Dr. Glenn Dumke as principal speaker, highlighting community support and campus achievements.
A reader from Belmont Shire urges wider beautification of Santa Fe Avenue and surrounding Westside areas. The letter argues for island trees, improved property appearances, and potential post office upgrades, while contrasting concerns with federal spending on military and domestic needs. The piece includes a critique of Kennedy entering the presidential race and a bold defense of McCarthy.
Rockefeller presents a measured course toward the presidential nomination, balancing party unity with personal ambition. His stance favors staying in the race rather than breaking the party, signaling confident strategy and a hope to gain leverage without defying Republican support. The article notes his consistent self-assurance and calculated risk in confronting McCarthy and Kennedy.
James Reston notes Nelson Rockefeller at 60 faces a hard choice as he weighs leaving the party or staying to battle in a savage primary. After private polls and consultations with governors and congressional allies, Rockefeller concludes he can serve his beliefs better by awaiting the outcome rather than pursuing a divisive nomination, preserving a Democratic chance in November.
The excerpt lists several early contributors such as Ricard or Ricc? vault, Porta, de Caus, Worcester, Savery, Desaguliers, Blakely, Papin and Huygens as precursors to Watt. It also questions Benjamin Franklin and a French scientist D Abilard regarding discoveries about lightning and electricity in 1752.
Sydney Harris notes how electric motors and other advances emerged across nations during the Industrial era. He cites multiple international contributors to thermometry, telescopes, cell biology, anesthesia, energy conservation, gas liquefaction, and heredity to argue that progress stems from global cooperation, not hatred or isolation. The piece urges readers to remember these names whenever using everyday technologies.
A fragment notes wry life irony as fear of black power fuels reactions in a school board or insular town clinging to a dual system. it hints at ongoing tensions in local governance and social order.
Ralph McGill reports on tense school board hearings where Negro parents air grievances about underfunding and neglect. Board members seldom visit Negro schools, leaving parents powerless as protests persist and communities seek genuine action and representation.
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