Editorial Proposition C Would Avoid a Legal Problem for City
Proposition C on the May 10 ballot seeks to legally safeguard Long Beach upland oil leases used in the repressuring program amid a dispute over whether parts of the turning basin are tidelands. The measure would allow extending and amending upland contracts even if later areas are found to be tidelands, mirroring state law changes to prevent possible future invalidity and protect leaseholders and the city’s subsidence control efforts.
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Long Beach Inner Harbor
Long Beach
DMV Head McCarthy Calls For Department Spending Cuts
State director of motor vehicles Robert J. McCarthy urged budget cuts at the Legislature’s session, arguing streamlined consolidations and less paper work can maintain or improve service with fewer employees. His stance drew wide attention despite Senate finance committee restoring some cuts. He warned that spending more money than necessary is fiscal insanity.
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Robert J. McCarthy
Senate Finance Committee
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DMV
Flood of Mail Dwaves Congressional Staffs Across Nation
Virginia Kelly reports on the surge of mail to U S legislators driven by population, policy debates, and the right to petition Congress. California members receive tens of thousands of letters weekly, with Kuchel Engle and Hosmer noting high volumes and staff strain as they tackle issues from Connally Reservation to the World Court.
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United Nations
International Court of Justice
Connally Reservation
Clair Engle
Dcalif
Connally
Craig Hosmer
R-Calif
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Long Beach
Lakewood
Hosmer
World Court
IML
Clyde Doyle
City urged to fund West Side Boys Club building
Ten years ago on March 28, 1950, Dn Don CL Markham and Westside unit directors asked the city council to provide up to 25000 toward a proposed West Side Boys Club. The funds would come from liquor license taxes collected years earlier but not claimed by dealers. May ort Geary and Charleville also tapped Herbert Lege in Washington for a larger federal contribution to the 1500000 Municipal Airport.
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West Side Boys Club
Dn Don CL Markham
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Westside
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Francis HM. Geary
J. W. Charleville
Herbert Lege
WPA
Southern
California
Washington, D. C
Next President Will Be a Liberal Regardless of Party
The piece notes Sen. Stuart Symington avoids primaries to be everybodies second choice and outlines his four key campaign planks. It argues Kennedy leads in popularity while anti Kennedy forces maneuver, and warns the 1960 race may redefine liberalism with a new consensus on defense, education, farming, and equal rights.
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Stuart Symington
Symington
Jack Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Kennedy
Humphrey
Nixon
United States
Filibuster Over Procedure Not Civil Rights Bills
The piece argues the Senate delay stems from a dispute over orderly process rather than voting rights bills. Senator Willis Robertson cites the need for committee hearings and a competent legal report, noting bills are treated by weight and amendments pile up, revealing a method where the end justifies the means.
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Washington
Senate
Wrence
Willis Robinsont
Virginia
Banking and Currency Committee
Committee On the Judiciary
Public Forum on Registration Woes and Narcotics Law Reform
Readers critique county registrar difficulties hindering voter registration urging expanded registrar access and local classes. They call for tougher narcotics penalties, including long mandatory terms for peddling to minors, and reforms to prevent lenient judicial leniency. Names Charles Post Lester L Marshall address listed.
California Drug War Notes On Publicity And Reform
A reader praise notes three articles titled California Hophead Haven by Bert Resnik in the Independent Press Telegram and argues Ohio’s new law lowering crime penalties should inspire California. The writer asks why California cannot adopt similar reforms while acknowledging the ongoing narcotics problem already long standing.
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California
Hophead Haven
Bert Resnik
Independent
Press-Telegram
Ohio
Roosevelts stamp designs and pearl question
Franklin D Roosevelt designed at least two U S postage stamps the 1933 Adm Byrd issue and the 1934 joint air mail special delivery stamp. Cultured pearls are less valuable because they usually have thinner nacre than natural Oriental pearls resulting in a duller luster.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
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Roosevelt
Byrd
Air-Mail
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Metropolitan Representatives Meet In Graven Area
Representatives from metropolitan groups converge in Long Beach to discuss regional planning and shared governance. Officials from city and county bodies participate, outlining collaboration goals and upcoming joint sessions set for next month.
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