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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1959

Page

8

Castro Slips in Favor Yet Remains Puzzle to U S

U S News and World Report notes Castro's early approval slipped from 9 to 52 percent amid civil liberties restored and unions and media opened to Communists. Critics doubt his neutrality stance and fear aid to Communist expansion while Cuba faces debt, unemployment, and sugar export challenges. Castro, 32, must prove statesmanship and avoid hollow promises.

Castro U.S U. S. News and World Report Batista U. S

Town Meeting Sass Remover EDITOR

Readers lash out at a newspaper piece on child behavior and spanking urging private schools for the “unfit” while defending corporal discipline. A second letter criticizes communism and defends democratic freedom, invoking Confucius and a satirical image of a donkey.

Oil pact eyed between Venezuela and Middle East nations

In Cairo on Sunday, Saudi oil chief Sheik Abdullah Tariki said there were grounds for an oil price and production agreement between Venezuela and Middle East oil producers. He called the talks on production controls encouraging and said results were promising.

Cairo Saudi Arabia Venezuela Mideast Sheik Abdullah Tariki Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

One Genius Cannot See Another by Sydney J Harris

Strictly personal meditation on how geniuses fail to recognize fellow minds. The piece cites Freud and Mach, noting Freud’s hostility to Mach’s ideas and critics’ initial dismissal of Freud. It recalls James’s quote on genius and outlines three stages of discovery: dismissed as crazy, later deemed sane, then seen as obvious.

Sydney J. Harris Socrates Spinoza van Gogh Freud Moralist Phillip Reiff William James Einstein Mach

Housing Deadlock Grips House Rules Panel Clash

Washington report on a closed Rules Committee vote over a two billion mortgage bill for housing and slum clearance. The 6 to 6 tie and Sam Rayburn’s stance frame a high-stakes moment as Democrats navigate power and procedure.

Washington House Rules Committee Congress Rules Committee Howard Smith Mississippi Colmer Sam Rayburn

Two Pedestrian Signals Planned at Fourth and Pine

City traffic engineer Alex J. Napier announced that the second of the walk wait signals would be installed at Fourth Street and Pine Avenue, following the first at Third and Locust. Rear Adm. Sinclair Gannon inspected Long Beach shore facilities as Norfolk ships headed to Long Beach with Enterprise Yorktown and Lexington in the group. A 1931 completion date was projected for the encircling pier auditorium site fill and bulkhead.

Fourth St Pine Ave Alex J. Napier Third and Locust Sinclair Gannon 1Th Naval District Long Beach Norfolk Enterprise Yorktown Lexington

Senators '60 Bids Hurt Legislation

Washington reports four U S Senators chase the 1960 Democratic nomination while this bid threatens key bills. Kennedy pushes labor reform with Symington and Humphrey shaping defense and foreign policy while Johnson wields influence and Eisenhower warns of political meddling delaying military funding.

Girard Davidson Oregon Kennedy Humphrey Symington Tom Dewey Taft Laos Indochina Tibet Southeast Asia Washington United States John F. Kennnedy Massachusetts Stuart Symington Missouri Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota Senate Lyndon RB. Johnson

Berlin corridor air rights and Castro vows loom in UPI briefing

United Press International reports West German Defence Minister Franz Joseph Strauss urges allies to retain Berlin corridor flight rights at any altitude. Fidel Castro pledges Cuba will not be used as a base for revolutions against other nations. The Sunday Times questions Ike and Herter on foreign policy leadership amid Dulles’ illness.

United Press ‘International Washington Franz Joseph Strauss Berlin Fidel Castro London Sunday Times Eisenhower Christian Herter John Foster Dulles Dulles

Independent staff list page draft notes and offices

A fragmented OCR shows names and titles across Ridder Co and associates. It lists publishers editors managers and advertising representatives with scattered office addresses suggesting a draft page for a newspaper masthead. The text is garbled with misspellings and misplaced punctuation.

Herman H. Aida Daniel H Ridder Harold A. Hines Samuel ¢. Canteron Larry Golline J. Be la, Collins Gry Malcalm Epsey Miles Es Stes Harry Fulton Nalena Advertising Representatives Ridder Johns, Inc Ork West Fifth Avenue Wrigley Bidge Panubsont Buttyr St Washington Burda Albee

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