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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1966
Page
11
A city editorial argues that Long Beach council members deserve a raise from 200 to 600 dollars monthly. It notes complex budgets exceeding 100 million and time required for duties, urging a YES vote on Prop. 1 to attract capable candidates and avoid excluding ordinary citizens from service.
Conservationists clash with Arizona leaders over damming the Grand Canyon as part of the Colorado River Basin Project. Debates focus on water supply, power interests, and federal funding, with renewed hearings set for May 9 on Bridge Canyon and Marble Canyon dam plans. Entities: Grand Canyon, Arizona, Phoenix, Goldwater, Bureau of Reclamation, Columbia River Basin, Lake Havasu, Colorado River system, May 9.
Letters to the editor urge raising Long Beach city council members pay from 200 to 600 dollars a month. Proponents cite rising duties, growth, and parity with nearby cities, while opponents question taxpayer burden and use of public funds. Members named include C Duchaine, R Holt, Sam Morgan, Will Tart, Jeanette Saltman, M E Paul Sr., Ronald Alger, Arthur SantaRocco, and others discussing impact and ethics.
A Vietnam war dispatch appears as a soldier’s letter to an old high school instructor. The 20 year old draftee, portrayed as a poor student, writes with apology and candor about his experiences. The piece reflects on war, politics, distance, and personal effort.
A Vietnam era letter describes war life and longing for home. The writer recalls dreams of death at a funeral and grim scenes of combat. He laments loneliness and questions life and purpose while observing dark imagery of battle and escape.
Culture on the Move reports the California Arts Commission selects Players Production Co to tour The Rivalry by Norman Convin after a prior Santa Monica Unitarian Church run. The project aims to keep professionals at work, facing budget cuts from a requested $500,000 to about $100,000. Actor Ralph Bellamy had threatened to leave the commission over funding levels.
The note discusses budget constraints and leadership changes at the commission. It praises The Rivalry tour for Lincoln Douglas debates and notes touring and arts council efforts to reach remote communities, citing Beverly Hills as a positive example despite frictions and unfinished concerns. It highlights community cultural development aims and criticisms about accessibility from outlying areas.
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