No Electronic Substitute for Halsey Spirit of Fight
Fleet Admiral William F. Bull Halsey embodied the conquering American spirit after Pearl Harbor. He led a smaller force with relentless aggression, insisting on hitting hard, fast, and often. His hands-on approach contrasted with later long-range warfare, yet his fighting spirit remains unmatched.
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William F
Bull) Halsey
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Pacific
Bull Halsey
Adm
Halsey
Santa Cruz
Guadalcanal
Litter Plague at Tin Can Beach and Local Cleanup Critique
Long Beach residents lament filthy Tin Can Beach along Highway 101 with piles of beer cans, cracker boxes, napkins, and trash strewn across sand and parks. The piece urges broader community responsibility while noting decent trash service, calls for cleaner streets, and criticizes public sloppiness seen at bus stops and sidewalks.
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Long Beach
Tin Can Beach
Eisenhower’s six year record reshapes New Deal era policy
As the 1960 campaign nears, a review of President Eisenhower’s policy across sectors shows how he redirected many New Deal and Fair Deal reforms toward a conservative, progressive balance. He blocked government ownership in electric power, limited TVA expansion, and sought to curb overproduction in agriculture while avoiding direct labor intervention and defending school desegregation with cautious boldness.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Truman
Rayburn- Johnson
Capitol Hill
Hinn
Congress
TVA
Bonnevillé Power Administration
Trinity River
California
Uncle Sam
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Secretary Benson
Roosevelt-Trumar
Meanys
Reuthers
Lewises
Hoffas
Supreme Court
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Eisehower
Ridder Takes Lead in Independent Publisher Case
A chaotic press page shows H Ridder as managing editor at the Independent Publisher. Strange names and misprints cloud the report of a corporate conflict involving editors and executives in New York at Fifth Avenue.
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Heoman Podder
Pubtaher Casef
H. Ridder
de Pydusher Hareta M Mines
Aazt
Pablianee Samual & Cameron
Sanager ‘Tarry
Stuns
Dre Boe
LA Colne
Matcain Eptey
Exscotve
Miles E. Sime
Harry Farson
Toe National Adverteng Representatves Ritc
Dcline, Inc
New York
BBI
Western Electric lobbyist denies lobbying in missile dispute
A Congressional inquiry catches Western Electric VP C R Smith saying the firm informed Nort Carolina and district lawmakers about defense cutbacks. He defends briefing officials as keeping them informed while denying direct lobbying. Hebert presses for intent amid Nike Hercules and Bomarc missile funding ties.
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Washington
Eddie Hebert
Louisiana
C R Smith
Western Electric
Eisenhower
American Telephone and Telegraph
Treman
Ike
Justice Department
Charlie Wilson
Secretary of Defense
Defense Department
Douglas Aircraft
Hebert
Smith
Senate Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Hodges
North Carolina
Charles Jonas
Leon Gagin
Town Meeting on Edward J Key Letter Provokes National Spin
Mowbray Walker at 23 Walnut Ave questions Edward J Key's criticism of Richard Nixon's Russia Poland visit. The letter references Life Magazine portraits and Nixon’s reception abroad contrasting Key's stance with public figures who defended Nixon amid international reaction.
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Edward J. Key
My Dog Vigilant and Other Phrases By Sydney J. Harris
A humorous piece on semantic quibbles in everyday speech. Harris contrasts quoted words like vigilant, compact, flexible, and realis m with corresponding blunt terms to mock how language reflects attitudes. The essay surveys how accents of virtue and vice emerge from how we phrase familiar traits and actions.
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Sydney J. Harris
Damaged Arctic icebreaker limps home to Long Beach
The USS Burton Island, with a damaged starboard engine shaft, heads to Long Beach after the Point Barrow expedition. Oil wells on water sand in Signal Hill district have produced 34,846,657 barrels in 18 years since 1921 and local royalties reach $11,862,031. Long Beach to gain regular Continental Air Express service with two daily round trips linking LA, Long Beach, and San Diego.
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Navy
Burton Island
Long Beach
Point Barrow
Signal Hill
Continental Air Express
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
Democratic Ticket Squabble Delays 1960 Convention Tickets
United Press reports Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler says ticket shortages hinder the 1960 convention, insisting no tickets can be created from thin air. Admiral Arleigh Burke says Soviet subs with missiles have bested the US in this race. Governor Nelson Rockefeller hints at possible Republican presidential bid with decisions based on service opportunity.
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Los
Angeles
Paul Butler
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Ray Tucker
Tucker
Einhower
Drew Pearson
Town Meeting
Nixon
Poland
Mr. K
Richard M. Nixon
Mowbray Walker
Walnut Ave
United Press
Brengterst
Albany
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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