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Wluil in the World!I was no threat. Santa Monica is singularlytn 95-oercont white Santa Monica, Calif.,the appointment of a hiack man to the office of mayor last April might seem an extraordinary achievement, but Nat Trives disagrees: “When I ran for mayor, 1 had been a postman and a police officer for many years. These highly visible occupations were a great asset. Also Santa Monica and, to a great Nat Trives extent, most of California an 'colorless parts of the country. There are many black public officials in the state, sofree of the crime, urban blight and racial tensions that afflict so many municipalities, so people didn’t concern themselves with the color of my skin. Now Trives, 40, an associate professor of criminal justice at CaliforniaState, finds his job as mayor “very exciting,” but it’s not a full-time job, nor does it pay well ($150 a month). What does he hope to accomplish? “We have a sizable senior citizen population (22 percent) anti they are anxious for Santa Monica to maintain its small-town character, even with a population of 90,000 Trives has his work cut out for himRegular: 17 13 rMenthol: 18 mg. “ter.'* 13■St! .uF%Warning: The Surgeon That Cigarette Smoking Ii
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Ontario Daily Report
Ontario, California, US
Sun, Nov 09, 1975
Page 12
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