Citizens defend city leadership amid recall talk
The letters praise City Manager Vickers for 16 years of steady governance in Long Beach, urge residents to oppose recalls, and defend administration against affection for change. G L Michael and Mrs David Ganssle cite finances, public works, and balanced recreation as proof of sound management and warn against politically motivated removal attempts.
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Long Beach
G. L. Michael
E. 4Th St
David Ganssle
E. 1St St
Lands Commission May Budge In Wilmington Boundary Fight
At a Sacramento meeting the State Lands Commission will decide whether to sue Long Beach over tideland rights in the Wilmington oil field turning basin. A suit could redefine upland properties as tidelands and threaten titles of major oil producers, risking federal action to shut the field and jeopardizing the subsidence control program.
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State Lands Commission
Wilmington
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Stanley Mosk
Long Beach
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Lands Commission
Tideland
Sacramento
UCLA Psychiatrists Study Schizophrenia in Baby Chicks
UCLA researchers explore schizophrenia in baby chicks to test brain science theories and consider whether double talks reflect psychosomatic processes.
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UCLA
Douglas Aircraft union vote shown as model of fair elections
A Douglas Aircraft Local 148 UAW AFL CIO ballot election showcases secret ballots and independent vote counting. Two hundred members seek posts including 11 candidates for president and 4 for editor. The piece praises democratic practice and urges unions nationwide to adopt similar fair procedures.
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Loval
Douglas Aircraft
Local 148
UAW
Aflcio
Douglas Unionists
Douglas Union
Kids and politics mix in a tongue in cheek column
A humorous column lampoons politics and science topics with wordplay on mispronunciations and mixed up terms. It references Senator Soaper, astronauts, President Eisenhower, Christian Herter, Harriman, and a Cape Canaveral strike by The Carpenters, ending with a quip about the atom smasher and spare time recreation.
Dulles Courageously Upheld Principle in Crisis
Geneva reports tribute to John Foster Dulles former Secretary of State. British Foreign Minister Selwyn Lloyd lauded his inflexible commitment to moral principle even amid criticism. Dulles’s leadership, praised as courageous and resourceful, helped frame the West’s long battle against Communism.
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Geneva
Europe
John Foster Dulles
Mr. Dulles
Laweener
Selwyn Loyd
British Broadcasting Co
Lloyd
Major crackdown on litterbugs eyed by governor in Sacramento
Gov. Edmund G Brown signaled a state wide crackdown on littering as he spoke during AB286 hearings in Sacramento. He condemned trashing lakes and streams and roadside waste, drawing a contrast with a cartoon showing a park opening being polluted. He mused on jail terms and noted past crackdowns on traffic violators had effects.
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Sacramento
CNS
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
Lee
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Questions Answers Alcohol Affects Vision Q A
A small amount of alcohol dulls vision to some extent and may affect eye examinations. Solomon Rabinowitz known as Shalom Aleichem is called the Yiddish Mark Twain for his humorous depictions of Jewish life. Capitola California proclaims itself Begonia Center of the World with bay area climate supporting begonias and an annual begonia festival.
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Fye
Solomon Rabinowitz
Shalom Aleichem
California
Capitola
Bigges
Monterey Bay
Santa Cruz
Taxpayers Urged to Raise Voices
Editor notes a May 14 piece on taxing and spending, urging taxpayers to join active leaders to ease burdens. E Curtis Clark, 17 Walnut Ave, urges faster action and collective effort to push for relief.
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E. Curtis Clark
Walnut Ave
German Arms Breach of Faith
Editor Ernest Lockwood voices concern that West Germany may covertly produce modern military aircraft for UN use, breaching wartime promises and moral duties to prevent a new German rearmament, urging the United States to reassess Europe policy and faith with World War II commitments.
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Germany
United Nations
United States
Europe
Ernest
Lockwood
Atlantic Ave
Wants Mayor Picked by People
Editor argues for voters to elect a city mayor in a charter revision if the council ousts City Manager Sam Vickers. Proponent says a people chosen mayor would serve as business agent publicity representative manager and administrator answerable to residents, reducing backroom deals.
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Sam , Vickers
Long Beach
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