Editorial: Long Beach Council Vacancies Need Reform
Long Beach should replace costly special elections for council vacancies with either appointment by the City Council or vacancy until the next regular election. The piece argues eight citywide votes already represent districts, reduces overall absence, saves money, and cites 1956 turnout as evidence of poor representation. It urges action to amend the charter after each vacancy but notes inertia often wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
John Baker
council-Maine
Public Forum Letters to the Editor Policy
Readers may submit bon fide letters up to 250 words, each with genuine signatures and addresses. The forum notes letters may be edited for taste or to save space, ensuring the content remains true to the point and preserving author identities where provided.
Mosk Faces Big Challenge in California Crime Rise
California crime rates outpace population growth per a mid-year Bureau of Criminal Statistics summary. Stanley Mosk, the state’s newly elected attorney general, pledged to form an Attorney General’s Crime Commission to study crime prevention using social science tools. The post‑election crime rise remains a major California issue.
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California
Bureau of Criminal Statistics
Stanley Mosk
Mosk
Attorney General's Crime Commission
Smallest Picture Impractical Says Senator Soaper
A humorous column cites a German artist claiming to paint war pictures by 0 mil lim meters, mocks novelty feats from television cowboys to jet airliners, and notes quirky tidbits including a New Jersey cat’s long life, derby hats, and a Missouri sheep tranquilizer experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Vaughan
Portraits One Day By Some Acquaintance
A reflective piece ponders how a single moment of conversation can reveal a person’s soul. It questions what people value day to day, the nature of truth, and whether a clear conscience accompanies honest choices in life.
Pat Brown Faces Rough Budget Battle in 1959 California Legislature
Sacramento dispatch previews a difficult start for governor elect Edmund G. Pat Brown as he confronts an estimated 400 million deficit for the 1959-60 fiscal year and a projected 80 million in proposed new programs. Voters defeated Prop 17, limiting tax increases, while Brown must tackle water issues and a broad construction program amid broader fiscal pressures.
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Henry
MacArthur
Sacramento
CNS
Red
California
Brown
Newspaper Masthead With Publisher and Editors
The fragment lists personnel roles including publisher Marcia M. Hines assistant publisher Samuel C. Cameron and executive editor Malcolm Epley with others in management. It appears to be a newspaper masthead or staff box from an edition.
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Herman H. Riddee
Marcia M. Hines
Samuel C. Cameron
L. A Collins Jr
Malcolm Epley
Miles E. Sinee
Manauingp
Harry Karns
Washington News
Burts
Aloe Building
Underwear Budget Sparks Tax Talk and Debate
A reader cites Earl Warren and a New York store story about $100 cashmere underwear a pair for $10 noted in It happened Last night. The letter questions tax payments and compares affordability, signed by Mrs Carol Andrew of Long Beach Ca with an editor's note referencing Brigitte Bardot.
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Earl Warren
New York
Euck Wilson
U.S
Carol Andrew
Long Beach
Brigitte Bardot
Stranger Support of Schools Needed
The piece compares US and USSR education, noting Russia pays teachers well and prioritizes education. It argues U.S. education relies on private funds and politics, urging both local and national backing to expand colleges, estimating a billion dollars annually for proper expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
U.S
Nixon Favorite to Win GOP Nomination at 1980 Convention
John S. Knight argues Nixon remains the strong favorite for the Republican nomination despite hostile analysis. He cites Nixon’s vigorous campaigning, Rockefeller’s ascent in the party, and Nixon’s potential appeal to delegates. The piece notes Nixon’s image as a fighter and questions whether Rockefeller could beat a Democrat in 1960, with Michigan Republicans and candidates Kennedy and Symington also discussed as potential Democratic leaders.
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Nixon
Indianapolis
Anago
Nelson Rockefeller
Averell Harriman
Rockefeller
New York
Harriman
Wisen
Sen
Taft
G. Mennen Williams
Bagwell
Gay
Williams
John F. Kennedy
Stuart Symington
Ed reform under fire from critics in paramour essay
Alan Hitchens argues that the United States cannot claim top speed and power in weapons while remaining backward in education. He warns Russia’s educational system poses a greater threat to U S future than hypersonic or thermonuclear arms. Address California Avenue Paramount referenced.
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Ussr
Russia
United States
U.S
Alan Hitchens
California Ave
Paramount
Highest Dam Height Question From Hoover Dam Facts
The reader asks if Hoover Dam remains the tallest. It stands at 726 feet, but 1957 saw Mauvoisin Dam reach 780 feet. A newer Grand Dixence Dam in Switzerland under construction is planned at 922 feet, surpassing both.
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Mauvoisin
Drance de Bagnes
Switzerland
Hoover Dam
Grand Dixenee
Dixenee River
Grand Guardian Council session opens in Long Beach
Opening weeksues and ad dresses by Judge Ellsworth Meyer of Los Angeles and other leaders marked the three day session of the Grand Guardian Council International Order of Jobs Dailzh tere in the Municipal Auditorium. About 2 500 delegates and visitors registered with hostess bethel Long Beach 77 assisted by Bethels 6 26 109 and 161.
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Ellsworth Meyer
Los Angeles
Ivetta Grohl
Joseph FP. Reed
O.E.S
Grand Guardian Council
International Order of Jobs
Bethel
Long Beach
Bethels
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