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This article presents news including foreign trade bill that was discussed during United States President John F. Kennedy's State of the Union address, other factors discussed in Kennedy's address, which reflects his 1961 pattern of relations with the U.S. Congress, and several hundred journalists in Los Angeles, California, who lost their newspaper jobs when two downtown papers went out of business.

The article presents a report on the kingmaker of the California republic party , Norman Chandler, publisher of the "Los Angeles Times," who has founded the "Mirror" in 1948 with his chief target the Democratic "Daily News." The "Daily News" was founded in 1923 by Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., son of the Commodore. It soon passed into receivership and thence into the control of Manchester Boddy who published the paper for 26 years. Los Angeles naturally is talking of a new liberal newspaper. But can this city support five metropolitan dailies? Of the four which remain, only Chandler's "Times" is a money-maker. His "Mirror" has yet to finish a year in the black.

The article reports that Los Angeles daily papers played Richard Nixon special fund disclosure on the inside pages for two days until irresistible public interest forced the news onto page one. Los Angeles "Times," immediately became Nixon's defender. The first story carried by the "Times," Friday, September 19, was a thinly-disguised editorial by the political editor, Kyle Palmer. The "Mirror," afternoon tabloid published by the "Times-Mirror," carried as its first story an AP dispatch which was devoted to Nixon's defense of the fund.

Comments of the author regarding his experience in Hollywood for the film adaptation of his book. Preparation of the arrival of the author in the city; Details of the welcome of the author by celebrities; Lamentation of the author regarding the lack of attention of the press regarding his departure after the filming.

Recounts the experience of responding to and joining a computer dating service advertisement in the television log of a Los Angeles, California newspaper. Growth of the market of electronic dating services in the U.S. and Canada; Overview of the content of the first and second part of the questionnaire form that was sent upon request; Reason behind the delay of the response from the dating service company.

Presents information on the presence of "pachuco gangs" in Los Angeles. Presence of a large number of Mexicans in Los Angeles; Increase in crimes committed by Mexican youngsters; Description of the look of pachuco gang members; Arrest of more than 300 Mexican youngsters in a police raid; Discrimination against the second generation of Mexicans settled in Los Angeles; Evidence of social and cultural maladjustment in second generation Mexicans settled in Los Angeles; Effect of the Sinarquista movement on the Mexican youths; Recommendation for a federal program designed to improve the living and working conditions of resident Mexicans; Elimination of prevalent social and economic discrimination against Mexicans.

Presents observations on the life in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Chaos caused by high speed vehicles and red lights; High rent of rooms in Los Angeles; Lack of good restaurants and food; Comparison of Hollywood's markets with central open-air markets of tropical cities; Organized rackets of the film industry including competition, injustice, academic lethargy and crass commercialism; Information on luxury in Hollywood but little time to enjoy; Hours of labor put in the motion picture industry; Tendency of children to learn fast in Hollywood.

The article reflects the views of the author about Los Angeles City in California. In the views of the author, the place is a social laboratory in excelsis wherein one could see the civilization of the future. He added that, the rapid growth in the city's population and the building of new private dwellings are some of the indication of the city's sheer growth. As compared to other American communities, the city creates an easy optimism and a lax prosperity.

Highlights the case of Angela Davis, who was recommended for a two-year appointment as a research scholar with the University of California at Los Angeles, but was untimely dismissed due to her affiliation with the Communist Party. Role played by mass media in publicizing the story; Academic credentials of Davis; Allegations leveled against Davis by the Board of Regents in order to dismiss her; Opinion of Davis that the Regents are guilty of racism and have an aversion to political militants, and especially those on the Left; Status of Davis in light of various judgments of the Supreme Court; Obligations that a Communist knowingly accepts; Questions about academic freedom that have been raised by this case.

Comments on the television coverage of the 1965 riots in Watts, Los Angeles, California. Description of the civil disturbance; Reaction of African American demonstrators to the television coverage of the incident; Most disturbing effect of televised news coverage; Risk for television of being manipulated far more than the other news media.

The article elucidates the personality of Sister Aimee or Aimee Semple McPherson, founder of Angelus Temple of the Four-Square Gospel in Los Angeles, California, as reflected in this organization she formed. An evangelist for many years, Sister Aimee was able to attract an adoring audience. Some of them were emotionally unstable, destined from childhood to become fanatic cult followers. It was an audience which combined mental medievalism with an up-to-dateness in the physical realm.

Focuses on the latest trend of films in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Description of activities in the art department; Arrangements made by the veterans on the sets of the film; Contribution of actors to the film; Lack of efforts in developing scoring of music; Requirement of a man who will have the enormous background and training of a good musician, along with the understanding of the film at large; Emergence of idea of craftsmanship in Hollywood; Drawbacks of a low-budget film.

Focuses on scenes in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Report that Hollywood is more than a part of show business. Views of the author that the general level of aimless ragging, gossip and pointed story-telling is higher than it is in life generally; Discussions on the sets in Hollywood; Idea of several producers on stories and movie-making; View that human nature works out the same way in Hollywood that it works out anywhere else, but it works out under a peculiar pressure; View that Hollywood as a society is just about completely made up of success and failure.

Presents letters to the editor referencing topics and articles discussed in previous issues. Information on an agricultural method used for water content of the soil and better productivity by using a farm tool, disc harrow; Comment on the article "Genius: Its Cause and Care," by Bruce Bliven that was published in the March 17, 1941 issue related to intelligence and genius; Views of a reader on intelligence quotient with reference to the article by Bliven; Views of Mary B. Gilson on a comment on her book "What's Past Is Prologue"; Comment on the article "The Central Valley Project," by Walter E. Packard related to land taxation in the United States that was previously published in the March 24, 1941 issue; Letter from England discussing social and economic condition; Information on book burning in Los Angeles, California.

Focuses on the new West Coast War Manpower program in the U.S. for overcoming manpower shortages. Provision of the Program which gives the government almost complete control over production and hiring practices in both war and civilian industries; Provision that all hiring in the five areas covered, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle, must be through the United States Employment Service, or approved through War Manpower Commission (WMC) channels; Contention that there is almost no sign that there will be any new approach to the operational side of manpower mobilization; Provision for the establishment of two committees to deal with the production and the hiring practices of the employers in the region; Information that the manpower situation is still acute in steel, aircraft, textiles and mining, among other industries.

The article focuses on topic related to divorce in Los Angeles, California. Legal fees for divorce cases in Los Angeles are estimated at $3,000,000 a year. Instead of the customary price of $500, judges in the area usually fixed the fee at around $50 for each attorney. Furthermore, it has also been estimated that Children's Court of Conciliation can handle as many domestic-relations cases as four formal trial courts.

The article focuses on the new organization called America Plus, with all the earmarks of becoming another neofascist nationwide movement of the America First type, flourishing in San Francisco, California. America Plus, as it stands--P for Property, L for Liberty, U for Unity, and S for Strength. Although restrictive covenants in property deeds are not valid under the law they would be legalized in California if a proposed Freedom-of-Choice amendment, which America Plus is trying to qualify for the November ballot, is made a part of the state constitution. California state Senator Jack B. Tenney is the honorary national chairman of America Plus, which he helped to found in Los Angeles, California last year.

Focuses on the political career of Sam Yorty, the mayor of Los Angeles. Support for aggressive foreign policy; Desire of Yorty to win the California presidential elections in June 2004; Yorty's aim to make a big splash in New Hampshire with his campaigns; Funds invested by him in the campaign; Support of the police to him; Impact of Yorty's political style on his competitors.

Focuses on the formation of several independent movie organizations in Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. Motive to cut down income taxes by forming these organizations; Information on capital gains by the internal revenue; Comments on the association of talented, intelligent and sensible technicians who want to make important pictures; Description of Hollywood trends in making longer films.

Presents quotes from various publications related to political and social events that took place around the world. Editorial which reports mistreatment of Mexican citizens in the "zoot-suit" clashes in Los Angeles; Concern of the Mexican government about the racial clashes in Los Angeles; Report on the importance of the labor movement and the ill-effects of racist riots in key industrial areas; Information on the compensation paid to Thomas J. Watson, president of International Business Machines Corp.

Reports that the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities wound up a 10-day investigation of Communist activities in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Contempt of the Congress by film composer, Hans Eisler's brother, Gerhardt Eisler; Testimony by Robert Taylor, a film luminary that he had been forced by an agent of the government to play a role in the film "Song of Russia," despite the fact he refused to do so on the grounds that it was Communist propaganda; Revelation that Victor Kravchenko, former Red Army officer, had received mysterious telephone threats to blow up the Beverly Hills residence where he is a house guest.

Focuses on the overlook of criticism by Hollywood filmmakers, which are generally thrown at them for being communists. Accusation by Mathew Woll, vice president of American Federation of Labor, on Hollywood for contriving with Moscow; Comments of Emmet Lavery, president of the Screen Writers' Guild, on Hollywood criticism; Opinion that Hollywood is dropping its bored tolerance of witch-hunts and is ceasing to find solace.