Unusual party switch in California Legislature shocks observers
The California Legislature flips traditional roles as Republicans back higher spending and Democrats defend budget restraint. Gov Brown seeks balance amid a partisan clash over a 2.481 billion dollar budget, with Unruh pushing to cut state employee raises and tensions rising over tax increases.
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Jerry
Tor
Norman Vincent Peale
California
Brown
Republican Bloc
Sec. Democrats
Jesse M. Unruh
Los Angeles
Ways and Means Committee
Assemblyman Unruh
Coy, Brown
Gov. Brown
State College
Long Beach State College
Assemblyman
Unruh
Long Beach
William Grant
Joseph Kenrick
Republican Party
Old Poets Never Die Poetry Day Raised By Legislature
The piece mocks a state legislature resolution for Poetry Day as unnecessary and poorly timed. It likens poets to hardy plants that bloom in spring and argues October is an ill choice for a poetry day while noting speakers at a White House youth conference say kids have a right to be as bad as their parents.
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White House
Poe
Nevermore
Can Double Bubble Conquer Space Says Senator Soaper
Senator Soaper jokes about space gum and disarmament referencing a statistic on 240 million pounds of gum chewed annually in the U S A Vaughan notes the idea could be a costly political tactic while a defeated candidate is described as handicapped for another run and the writer hints at support from lifelong fighters under a bright banner.
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Bill Vaughan
Mars
Bright
Out Our Way Nay Sayers and Springtime Quips
A jumble of witty lines notes spring training rookies, a presidential qualities survey, and street repair delays. It mentions trout rummage sales, a parson’s overcoat sale, and a bedbound caption about vernal lassitude from a coworker.
Oregon primary shows why politicians detest primaries
Doris Fleeson notes Oregon's May 20 primary will test presidential sentiment with Wayne Morse on the ballot alongside names like Kennedy Stevenson and Humphrey. The piece explains ballot length, ballot access rules, and local opinions on Morse’s chances as Oregon watchers weigh whether Morse can win re election as an Independent amid Democratic and Republican cues.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Wayne Morse
Democratic
Republican National Committee
State Appling
Appling
Senate
Johnson
Texas
Sen. Neuberger
Adlai Stevenson
Morse
U S Passport Applications Jump 50 Percent in Five Years
U S passport applications have risen by about fifty percent over the past five years and may rise to eight million travelers abroad in 1960. The Passport Office under Frances G. Knight has cut issuance time to three days, with a record day issuing 300 passports. Proposals before Congress seek power to deny travel for certain citizens and to curb risks to U S interests.
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Washington
Nea
Tno
EDSON
U.S
Canada
Mexico
Frances G. Knight
Passport Office
Washington and Night
Congress
Herter
United States
One Man's Noise Is Another's Freedom
A letter defending Air Force Reservists argues that criticism of Long Beach Municipal Airport noise is misdirected. It cites the 452nd Troop Carrier Wing as safe, productive, and locally rooted, noting reservists pay taxes and seek nearby training, while noise is a subjective tradeoff for national defense and economic impact.
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Air Force Base
Air Force
Air Force Reserve
Long Beach
Berlin
Armed Forces
George F. Schlagel
Long Beach Municipal
452Nd
Los Angeles
United States
Crisics
Douglas Aircraft Company
Gelearam Long Reach Calif Press Originators
A fragmented OCR snippet lists Press-Gelearam Long Reach California with staff roles at Ridder and Hines, executives including Harold Mines and Samuel Camera, and advertising reps. It documents office addresses in New York Chicago Boston San Francisco Los Angeles and a note about Comic Advertising representatives.
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Ridder-Johns Inc
New York
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Winsley
Betfalt
Benobscot
W.ath St
Io ‘Sutter St
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Control Better Than Prohibition Opinion Letter
Mrs. Eupha A. Dasset argues for regulating drugs rather than eradicating traffic. The writer endorses control as the logical approach and questions the efficacy of Prohibition, noting the failed bottle up of the issue. C. J. Fortner, 3201 Golden Ave.
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Eupha A. Dasset
C. J. Fortner
Golden Ave
Did V-2 rockets travel faster than sound in WWII
Questions and answers discuss the V-2 rockets allegedly surpassing sound speed, noting reports of rocket appearances over London early in 1845 and suggesting no warning. The piece also touches on world population by race, giving estimates of Mongoloid, Negroid, and Caucasoid shares and definitions of race based on observable traits.
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London
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