Senate panel verdict on Birchers and their leaders
The State Senate Fact-Finding subcommittee on Un-American Activities found no evidence that the John Birch Society is secret or subversive. It labeled the group as right wing and anti Communist with some irresponsible charges by founder Robert Welch. The report praised objective analysis but warned critics will insist on bias and name calling.
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John Birch Society
Robert Welch
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Welch
Stanley Mosk
Birch Society
California
Communist Party
Birchers
Who Pushed the Button in California Assembly Vote
Sacramento report details a June 11 clash in the California Assembly over button voting. Accusations said an administrative aide voted for an absentee member, prompting a vote on AB 1251 to be wiped and then refiled, finally passing 43 to 24. The piece contrasts with Congress where the roll call reveals each member’s vote.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
California
Sacramento
State Assembly
Congressman Smith
California dog license fee bill sparks clutter critique
Assemblyman Alfred E. Alquist urged AB 2330 before the Senate Local Government Committee to raise dog license caps in general law cities. Males would pay up to 3.50 and females up to 6, argued as needed to ease city budgets. The piece questions ballot-wide constitutional entanglements and voters deciding routine local finance matters.
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California
Alfred E. Alquist
Santa Clara
Senate Committee On
The Newsreel on Girls Hairdos and Perfume Use
A satirical note compares Russian moviegoing to US habits, jokes about Cleopatra and Liz Taylor, and mocks grooming norms for girls. It cites a perfume maker claiming Napoleon used 54 bottles monthly and recalls a mess sergeant who drank similar quantities of a lemon extract.
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Napoleon
Gold Banner boxes travel the world from Redlands to Bangkok
Collected letters reveal Gold BannerPacking House founder comments on fruit exports from Redlands. Local readers note motoring trends with Ford's 1964 prototypes shown at Mission Inn to magazine writers. Riverside and Redlands face park and street preservation amid postwar growth, with Victoria Avenue and Prospect Park as focal issues.
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Bill Brunton
Gold Banner Packing House
Redlands Boulevard
Jim Simonds
Singapore
Hong Kong
Manila
Bill Moore
William J. Moore
Mission Inn
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Riverside Press
Riverside
San Bernardino
Redlands
Orange Grove
Prospect Park
Victoria Avenue
Ronald E. Sjogren
Sunday Press
Redlands Yesterdays Five Years Ago Highlights
Redlands weather shows high 96 and low 56 with scant rain .01 inch. Capitol Records president Glenn Wallichs joins University of Redlands board of trustees. USC dental degree earned by Robert Heim at 73rd commencement. Thunder and lightning light display but little moisture.
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Capitol Records
University of Redlands
Robert Heim
USC
Riverside green belt petition for citrus trees on Victoria Avenue
A letter discusses preserving citrus groves along Riverside Victoria Avenue amid development pressure. It argues a green belt offers lasting value, urging preservation of two or three rows of citrus trees or similar flora on each side to safeguard Riverside’s character and avoid overbuilding.
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Riverside
City of
Television Schedule Snapshot United States, Weekend
TV listings show Saturday and Sunday evenings and daytime blocks with a dense lineup of programs. Notable entries include Sea Hunt, Hootenanny, Gunsmoke, Boxing, Lassie, Ed Sullivan, Bonanza, Twilight Zone era shows, and multiple news and movie slots across networks, with several cultural and religious programs interspersed.
Teletips and TV Highlights for Tonight in New Mexico
Teletips list for 6:00 to 10:00 shows across channels 7 and 2. The lineup includes Hootenanny with The Limeliters Leon Bibb Carolyn Hester and Flatt and Scruggs on Chan 7 at 9 00 and The Lawrence Welk Show at 6 00. The Defenders replays at 8 30 feature The Crusader and a subplot about a convicted kidnapper in a life sentence. Bill Welsh reports at 10 00 from the University of New Mexico track finals in Albuquerque.
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Bill Welsh
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
Almanac style note on historical milestones
The Almanac recalls events from 1215 when King John sealed the Magna Carta, to 1752 when Benjamin Franklin and his son demonstrated electricity and lightning with a kite and iron key, and 1922 when the Permanent Court of International Justice opened its first session in The Hague Netherlands.
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John
Benjamin Franklin
Permanent Court of International Justice
The
Hague
Netherlands
Crisis Beyond Civil Rights Demands and United State Leadership
A 1963 United Feature Syndicate column questions whether the Kennedy Administration and the Senate can navigate the nation through civil rights tensions without eroding constitutional rights or national unity. It warns against extremism, urges rational compromise, and stresses the need for lawful, measured progress by the Presidency and Senate.
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United States of America
Senate
Presidency
The
United States
Senate of the
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
West and East clash in a New York studio talk
An Eastern interviewer grills a visiting California writer in a live studio chat about Western prowess and stereotypes. They spar over smog, wages, tallness, cults, and California’s place in America as jets, open spaces, and film sets blur regional lines. The host hints the segment ends as the clock runs out.
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Manhattan
California
Washington
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