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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1966
Page
9
A historical reflection on apartheid era South Africa notes the brutal regime under Hendrik Verwoerd, the stabbing in parliament, and comparisons to other assassinations. The piece cites racial oppression, fears of insurrection, and a controversial view of political violence as history.
California Highway Patrol official Stan Millar cites tailgating as the leading cause of Santa Ana Freeway accidents, with statewide tailgating fatalities and injuries. Authorities pledge a stern crackdown, urging stricter enforcement and safer driving intervals of one car length per 10 mph.
Letters discuss tax fairness with examples of land and building value, urging tax proportionality. Readers cite personal losses and call for accountability, questioning tax breaks for large holders and urging taxation by real value. Included are pieces on cinema, religion, and voting civic duty.
Governor Edmund G. Brown proposes a 60 million plan to move 20 000 families off relief at 3 000 per person. If successful it could pay for itself in a few years but hinges on ongoing robust training and rehabilitation beyond 1966 and vigorous administration to cut red tape amid welfare program challenges.
The piece surveys welfare recipients, noting nine-tenths of heads of affected families are women often deserted by husbands and dependent on aid programs that fade as needs persist. It argues grant-based training could help, but warns bureaucracy may waste funds before reaching mothers in cramped tenements with several children.
A number of churches reject the idea that God is confined to sanctuaries and are moving into the slum housing task. They are creating decent housing in direct competition with slum landlords, who may be stewarded by faceless boards or trusts serving heirs of long-dead persons.
Ralph McGill asserts churches can lead in housing reform by using non profit status to finance slum clearance. Inter faith efforts emerge in Washington through Episcopalians Catholics Jews and Unitarians with plans to buy and rehab rental properties for the poor amid a nationwide slum crisis. Cleveland Boston and others follow with church led low income housing projects as a model for collective action.
Washington reports a political rebirth of Richard Nixon as a likely 1968 Republican nominee. Observers note an air of inevitability around his return after earlier defeats and a long political drought. Nixon leads in early polls amid renewed attention from foreign editors and U.S. press alike.
The piece notes Nixon leading a fractured Republican field, with Goldwater backing Nixon and Salinger predicting Nixon as the likely nominee. It highlights Nixon’s continued activity, fundraising, and Eisenhower-era prominence as factors boosting his chances, despite rivals like Romney Hatfield Percy Reagan facing tests.
The National Teacher Corps faces a funding deadlock as Congress delays enabling funds needed to operate for the coming year. About 350 teaching team leaders and 1,200 interns trained on 42 campuses wait, with many at risk of leaving for other jobs unless funds are approved. NEA urges lawmakers to act, calling the corps a vital response to urban and rural educational poverty.
A fragmentary news item references Cassius Clay seeking noncombatant status and speculates on how public opinion shapes perceptions of leaders like Humphrey and Nixon, noting the tension between leisure time and political exposure during holiday weekends.
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