Ridder Newspaper Staff and Editorial Roles Listed
A 1947 Long Beach California page note lists Herman H Ridder publisher David H Ridder co publisher Somadi C Cameros general manager Harold Minces Ai sh to publisher Bernard Js Ridder Ye Burnett manager Pitter 9 Broom editor Malcolm Epley associate editor D Ailes EB Lines executive editor Sterling Bemis award editor on OM editorial page editor May 14 1947 page B 2.
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Herman H. Ridder
Pubiisher
Daviel H. Ridder
Somadi C Cameros
Genet
Meneger Herold Mi Nines
Aish
Bernerd Js Ril Ridder Ye
Burnett
Ailes EB. Lines
Sterling Bemis
A Risky Approach by Soviets
The article warns that Soviet destroyer actions in the Sea of Japan risk triggering a serious U S Soviet confrontation unseen since 1948 49. It recalls Berlin airlift tensions and urges caution to avoid miscalculation as new Southeast Asia frictions emerge among relatively new leaders.
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Sea of
Japan
Soviet Union
Berlin
United States
Lucius D. Clay
Southeast Asia
Calif bill seeks tighter limits on telephone bugging
The State Senate likely to pass Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh’s bill tightening illegal eavesdropping on phone conversations. It requires consent of all parties, with law enforcement exempted, and aims to curb abuses amid cases like a Beverly Hills kidnapping extortion, though its reach on electronic devices remains debated.
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State Senate
Assembly
Jesse Unruh
Unruh
California
Beverly Hills
OPEN FORUM Doesn't Like Taxes
Editor voices frustration over California tax policy and rising government spending. The writer urges elected officials to cut nonessential programs, reject budget hikes, and curb what she sees as political overreach and media manipulation. Dorothy A Russell of Long Beach signs the piece.
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California
K.I
The
Brave
Dorothy A. Russell Feng Beach
Slowdown Threat for Long Beach Freeways Over Century Freeway Funds
State policy to earmark 270 million dollars for the Century Freeway may trigger a slowdown on the Artesia Freeway and other Long Beach area projects. The plan seeks 250 million federal funds and 200 million state match, risking earlier schedules as funds concentrate in one route.
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Sacramento
Artesia
Long Beach
Brown
Reagan
California
San Francisco
Century Freeway funding sparks Southland equity debate
James McCauley notes that a $270 million windfall for the Century Freeway could boost Los Angeles interests while sidelining other Southland projects. He argues for an equitable share of recaptured San Francisco funds and criticizes state neglect of the Artesia Freeway in North Long Beach. The Reagan administration seeks federal help to recover $250 million for the Century project.
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Southland
Artesia
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Brown
San Francisco
Reagan
Thomas Kuchel
George Murphy
Leutenants
California
Obscenity Law Wobble Seen After Court Short Opinion
A decade after the Roth decision the Supreme Court drifted on obscenity, oscillating between permissive rulings and protecting community standards. In a brief per curiam order likely by Justice Brenner, the court turned from the issue, leaving questions unresolved.
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Bren
High Court Delivers Humorous Obscenity Ruling Reversing Three Cases
The Supreme Court brushed aside three obscenity cases from Arkansas Kentucky and New York. It held the magazines and books in question were not obscene as a matter of law, reversing convictions and leaving obscenity standards murky. The decision left prosecutors retailers and clerks uncertain about what conduct constitutes obscenity and criminal sale.
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Arkansas
Kentucky
New York
High Court
Harlan
Clark
Supreme Court
Smith
California
Paducah
Italy's Big Love Affair With Autos
Rome reports that Italian drivers display a comic zeal as car numbers have more than doubled in the last decade. The piece notes how Italian traffic habits and styles resemble fast paced scenes from a Mack Sennett comedy, with drivers in small toy-like cars and crowded roads.
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Rome
Mack Semmatt
Rome Traffic Temperament Meets the Auto Era
Sydney Harris observes Rome's chaotic traffic, where drivers cut in front of buses and trucks, while pedestrians dodge danger. He notes few scuffles due to Italian restraint and describes evolving gender norms as women drive more, and American influence grows, intensifying fascination with cars and material life.
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Dri
Rome
Detroit
The Bandeirantes: Brazil’s Pathfinding Frontiersmen
Richard M. Morse presents a study of the bandeirantes, detailing their origins, clashes with Jesuits, and frontier life in 17th and 18th century Brazil. The book combines eyewitness accounts and historian articles to reveal the explorers, traders, and gold rush era surrounding Brazil’s vast expansion.
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Bandeirantes
Pathfinders
Richard M. Morse
Knopf
Daniel Boones
Davy Crocketts
Paul Bunyans
Brazil
Latin America
Richart M. Morse
Yale
California
Morse
Nat Honig
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Pitter
Broom
Malcolm Epley
Open Forum
Know It-Alls
Century
Southern
James McCauley
North
Los Angeles Counry
Washington Star Service
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Ralph Ginzburg
James Kilpatrick
Italy
Sydney Harris
Midtown Manhattan
Chicago
Loop
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