Editorial on City Rights in Rapid Transit Planning
An editorial argues that the Metropolitan Transit Authority must balance broad authority with safeguards. Cities demand hearings on routes, local input for stops, and protections for utilities and infrastructure. It cautions against overreach or ignoring local interests while stressing rapid transit requires city cooperation and fair methods for transfers and compensation.
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Los Angeles
Metropolitan Transit Authority
MTA
League
Loopholes for Pollsters
The New York Daily News notes pollsters risk ridicule or failure by shaping results to avoid loss of business. With the election near margins tighten, Kennedy and Nixon appear eyelash apart and undecided voters could swing outcomes. Some polls may be biased or rationalized, making forecasts unreliable.
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NEW York Daily News
Kennedy
Literary Digest
Nixon
Senator Soaper Says Be as Senator Soaper Says Be as
Bill Vaughan humor column mocks politics and current events with satirical lines about dictators overseas, expansion in baseball, German troops in France, and police practices in New York, blending social observations and political jabs in a light, period voice.
School bond fails. districts plan four new elementaries
Ten years ago the district rejected a 19.8 million school bond. Architects will start construction on four elementary schools south of Carson Street near Woodruff Avenue and Del Amo Boulevard areas. Herbert C. Legg, longtime regional WPS administrator for Southern California, resigns in Washington. Byron N. Scott is eyed for the vacant post amid district changes. Downtown Crearge Washington Junior High and Atlantic Avenue Elementary face possible abandonment within a decade as progress reshapes the Washington district.
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Carson St
Woodruff Ave
Los Coyotes
Stearns St
del Amo
Pacific Ave
Candlewood St
Briercrest Ave
Herbert C. Legg
WPS
California
Washington, D.C
Byron N. Scott
Congressional
Fure
Crearge Washington Junior High
Eighth St
American Ave
Atlantic Avenue
Washington
California Election Betting Law Prohibits Wagers on Election Outcomes
Sacramento notes that despite an old law banning betting on elections in California, bets on election results, candidate success, or total votes are common. The 1989 statute makes wagering a misdemeanor with up to $2500 fine or one year’s jail, though enforcement on nonpayment is limited. The piece cites Nevada’s similar law and reflects on moral questions surrounding wagering on elections.
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Sacramento
CNS
California
Warner
MacArthur
State Supreme Court
Nevada
Castro's Axis: Castros Moves Toward Soviet Camp Amid War Talk
Fidel Castro tightens grip as he rails against a presumed US invasion while Cuba deepens ties with the Soviet bloc. The United States accuses Cuba of arming from Russia, nationalizes more Cuban firms, and seizes U S enterprises, heightening regional tensions. Marines at Guantanamo remain a shows of force.
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United States
Castro
Soviet Union
Organization of American States
Cuba
U.S
Castro the dangerous agent of a bigger tyrant
A United States editorial denounces Fidel Castro as a ghastly leader and argues invasion or stronger embargo cannot solve Cuba. It urges Latin American nations to condemn Castro and help Cubans rise to remove his regime, warning of broader tyranny.
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Castro
Latin America
America
Public Forum Letters on Shoes and Style From Betty Mathis
Betty Mathis of 3061 Heather Rd voices concern over shoe designers pushing long flats and high heels. She argues these styles are unflattering and impractical, noting toe curling and kitchen floor scuff marks from heels. She invites others to join in a collective letter campaign for better taste and comfort.
Bus Service Protest From Long Beach Citizen
A Long Beach resident laments deplorable city bus service that harms business and city welfare. The writer urges newspapers and societies to publish franchise and contract details to inform the public and stimulate civic action. Endorses public letters to the board and civic engagement by readers.
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Long Beach
Lloyd L, Gough AO
Surfline PL
Apt. 3
School Right Place for Political Talk
Editor applauds Bob Wells for opposing Lakewood City College’s ruling against political discussion by students. The letter argues free speech should extend to schools and urges the Board of Education to foster civic engagement and informed judgment among youths.
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Bob Wells
Catson
Lakewood City College
United States
Questions and Answers Twain Defines Work and Play
A collage of trivia addresses Twain on work and play as defined by him. It explains that work is what one must do and play is what one is not obliged to do. It also covers a question about hearing sound, perfume scent duration on skin, and the Lend-Lease Act becoming law on March 11 1941.
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Mark Twain
Adventures of
Tom Sawyee
United States
Notable firsts and figures from history and science
Facts mix about Myer Marcus inventing the shopping cart in 1930, Queen Victoria’s long reign, flag salutes, Francis Galton coining eugenics, Vachel Lindsay the vagabond poet, and a ratio for multiple births.
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Myer Marcus
Sir Francis Galton
Ot W Vachel Lindsay
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