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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1963
Page
10
The British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, aged 70, announces retirement due to poor health and fatigue. The piece notes Conservative calls for younger leadership, political pressure from the Profumo affair, and the Denning report's implications on national security as he steps back from leading the party.
The National Bureau of Standards reports the earth's rotation slowed by one tenth of a second, beginning last April. The piece humorously attributes the change to possible core variations, mass shifts, or high rise construction, and notes unpredictable effects on behavior and events.
Southern congressmen urge reading of the 14th Amendment to counter civil rights commission recommendations. They argue that disenfranchising male citizens 21 years and older reduces representation, a constitutional penalty long used in some states.
Editor prints a caustic letter from a Unitarian minister urging Lincoln to omit prayers as nursery children bless their food. The writer argues religious idealism should serve bodily care and questions defense of God, urging school officials to change practice. He cites Lincoln’s sermons to press tolerance and compromise.
Paul Brakeman of 2300 Carfax Ave notes a missing Out Our Way panel about a man in altitude with children during Thanksgiving, prompting curiosity about the cartoon’s intended scenario and gag.
A reader thanks an editor for an editorial titled A Darkness of the Soul and urges renewed focus on spiritual development, criticizing sensational press and crime publicity while praising moral and spiritual values in public programs. The note is signed by Mrs Dora Leighton of 201 Pine Ave.
Washington buzzes as Ike hints at possibly running for vice president in 1964. Debate centers on constitutional limits, 22nd and 12th Amendments, and whether a presidential bid from the vice presidency could work.
A compact devotional note urging steadfast faith and self restraint. It frames reliance on God over personal doubt and cautions against despair. Quoted lines reference scripture and Augustine style language, emphasizing spiritual counsel over worldly worry.
A lengthy analysis of official gifts and lobbying in California, arguing that free dinners, drinks, and token gifts blur ethics. It cites Governor Brown on degrees of acceptability, reports of lobbyist entertainment in 1963, and double standards among public officials.
Walter Heller, chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, notes rising unemployment among low education workers from 1957 to 1962 while college graduates see larger increases. He says automation is not the main driver, that overall demand drives jobs, and a $11 billion tax program aims to boost demand. He warns unions can raise costs, limiting hiring, and stresses broad economic opportunity over protests.
The Labor Secretary W Willard Wirtz criticizes the phrase functional illiterate in an official statement. He says he has no substitute, unless returning to plain uneducated terms, as the Department of Labor weighs language in wage discussions.
A garbled OCR fragment lists staff roles and offices including publisher lerman H Ridder, assistant Samuel C Camera, general manager Malcolm Eniey, executive editor mites Harry, and regional representatives Sawyer Kocausan Walker. Mentions Los Angeles New York San Francisco and Atlanta as bureaus with various departments.
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