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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1962
Page
5
County study commission urges placing judge names on ballots only when opposed and urges district voting to cut unopposed names. It also calls for mandatory retirement at 70 and a system to report judges’ hours and output to inform the public about productivity.
A new Histories Society of Long Beach aims to research preserve and publicize the area’s past. It will cover Spanish land grants ranchos early settlement Signal Hill oil harbor and tidal changes, hoping to boost civic spirit amid rapid growth. Kilns of interest, thousands may join, following a Kiwanis-sponsored kick-off.
Washington dispatch profiles Duke Duquesnay a San Diego real estate veteran who defends traveler dignity on flights and teaches hiring tests and self reliance. The piece contrasts his stance with modern corporate complexity and details his six steps to success and a mother superior prayer.
Attorney General Kennedy called for greater effort to spread the democratic way of life among American students and intellectuals. A Los Angeles press conference expanded his critique of Communist influence, noting espionage risks and the importance of exposing subversive activity by bloc agents.
Assemblyman John A Bugfeyad announces Republican bid for state treasurer as Busterud set to challenge Democratic treasurer Bert Betts. Busterud attacks Brown administration for rising debt and bond authorizations, urging fiscal restraint and criticizing new bonds. The contest framed as party battle reflecting broader fiscal policy.
A government official discusses American and Russian roles in violence, noting Americans kill at an implied rate of 100.4 per minute and Russians supply 40 tons of arms daily. The speaker remains unsure who is right or wrong, expressing personal affinity for both sides.
Readers urge against feeding Cuba under food for peace programs citing graft risk and Communist gains. They call for stricter charity distribution and critique Eisenhower and Kennedy era military and political advisory practices. Letters also question use of David Lawrence as legal adviser and Nixon influence on state matters.
The article notes the Israeli pound devaluation to about 1.8 lira per dollar and the spread of playful phrases among locals. It describes Shajosht as a pun greeting meaning the new dollar status and mentions Maereh ha-dollar ha yolim as a future query for the day’s rate.
Senator Soaper notes mislaid Harold Stassen amid jokes about Russians. TV executives say what people say they want differs from what they actually watch. Nation's college coaches and US professors earn higher salaries, and English pros win against Chaucer. Reverse snobbery seen in a pricey automobile upholstery. Disarmament talks show limited progress.
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