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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1962
Page
11
Editorial recalls John Foster Dulles career and brinkmanship in Cuba crisis, praising his realism and steadfast policy. It notes his six years as secretary of state, travel record, and commitment to peace with honor, urging continued adherence to his hard line stance.
The Congressional Record priority printing caused delays as the Government Printing Office worked to produce 1962 income tax blanks. Officials assure taxpayers downtime is short and forms will be distributed on time, with progress advancing rapidly.
The 1941 wartime tax on transportation expanded and endured while expecting repeal. Despite quiet periods, taxes rose instead of being withdrawn. Recently air fare tax was cut in half and rail, bus, boat taxes ended. There is hope gasoline tax may also be dropped someday.
A humor column surveys absurd topics from unborn babies plotting against parents to early morning births and mock studies. It jokes about new exercise fads, flavored glue on stamps, governors wealth, panel discussions, bank cameras, extinct birds in Australia, poker in a Pittsburgh hotel, and a TV driven Christmas toy dream.
Excerpts echo on Sabbath observance and moral hope. A biblical command warns against fire on the sabbath while Lincoln’s words frame the Sabbath as a test of nobility and the nation’s last best hope.
Capitol Hill observers weigh Nixon's 1964 candidacy amid speculation he will run again in California. Analysis notes his Six Crises portrayal, CBC backlash, and potential support from Engle backers while Brown and Farley urge restraint. Critics say the ABC case aids Nixon by rallying his base despite harm to press credibility.
A Long Beach State College professor urges support for Chief Mooney amid charges from the California Tavern Association. He recommends a Blue Ribbon committee to probe the matter and warns against political pressure undermining law enforcement integrity.
A historic Washington column questions why the Kennedy administration delayed revealing a budget deficit for the current year. It contrasts a prior surplus forecast with a mounting deficit through 1963, noting spending rises despite declining receipts and warning of debt growth and possible tax cuts.
Letter writer asks who injects politics into the race for Superintendent of Public Instruction. The author questions Richard Cartwright and the C.D.C. O. G. Boyd suggests the job would become political if appointed by Pat Brown, noting Rafferty and his opponent avoided visible politics.
Madelyn Bowman writes of being ticketed for illegal parking after her car stalled on Cherry Ave near the Military Academy on Nov 7. She says police left her stranded for about 30 minutes before help arrived and questions the fairness of the citation.
The massive Jakarta sports complex named Bung Karno Sports Center honors President Sukarno. The article notes Indonesian usage of the pronouns and titles in addressing him.
The passage explains age and status based forms of address in Indonesia under Dutch colonial rule. It notes using bung or saudara for peers, bapak pak or father for older men, ibu mother for women, and tuan or lord for officers. It also mentions the Dutch term djongos as a corrupted word for young men used to address Indonesian male workers.
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