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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1959
Page
6
An editorial urges a citywide polio immunization program in Long Beach as debate over methods stalls efforts. It notes low protection rates among preschool children and adults, cites a health official warning of a possible outbreak, and calls for a neutral, school-based, funded clinic plan with an overseeing council.
A Long Beach reader criticizes an editorial urging incumbents for re election and argues for new blood on the Board of Education. The letter praises the current system but cautions against turning the board into a teachers council and urges a board of businessmen and citizens.
A compact critique on middle-brow taste and public pretensions. The piece cites Rochefoucauld and Blake to argue that vanity, complacency, and the drive to simplify culture undermine true art. It notes that perfectionists misread human foibles, and contrasts European and American marital norms with a wry observation on modern vice and virtue.
Washington report notes a $100 a plate dinner at Laura Curtis’s private club hosted by the Iron and Steel Institute to aid Senator Everett Dirksen. The event, tied to TV ventures and pre-election politics, sparks debate on campaign finance norms and the senator’s past anti monopoly stance.
A decade ago April 2 1949 the city took in 7 5 million in revenue beyond taxes and was debt free but debated how to spend funds for the greatest good. James T Hey former Long Beach resident since 1908 turned 100 with a Rogue Club picnic honoring him as a charter member amid harbor rail facility talks.
Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler promotes a free-for-all convention with no ballots barred aiming to energize party workers and contrast Republican selection. He cites Kennedy as leading contender, cites fears of a closed convention and bossism, while noting favored candidates and ongoing internal disputes in New York and other states.
United States Senator Wayne Morse praises Senator Stephen Young for publishing all stock holdings and divesting to avoid conflicts, stressing public disclosure as essential to democracy. Attorney General Rogers notes rising youth crime and warns that nearly half of major offenses involve under 18. about 3 percent of youth are implicated. Ex-GI Christine Jorgensen’s fiance Howard Knox comments on her warmth and femininity amid wedding plans, while a broad byline lists Ridder publishers and Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington offices of the Ridder newspaper chain.
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