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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1957
Page
8
LAC argues that unpaid government bills and high borrowing costs inflate the real federal debt. He says defense contractors fund most military work with private money while awaiting progress payments, hindering upgrades to guided missiles and risking national defense if the debt limit blocks needed expansion.
R. J. Smith argues against anti right to work propaganda and urges readers to demand the actual law before opposing it. He references a pamphlet from the California State Federation of Labor mailed from Orange and questions the lack of concrete law text in the debate.
A digest of city events from 10, 20, and 30 years ago: a 1500 bbl oil tank explosion in 10 years back near Willow Street and Cherry Avenue. city revenue concerns over oil and title rights. a 1935 50th anniversary plan discussed by Supervisors. storm drains burst during a 7.3 high tide in Belmont Shore and Alamitos Bay. Boy Scout Council officers elected and Hoyt theater sale to Billy Meyer for 500000 dollars with a name change to Strand.
A reader praises sports writer Dave Lewis for balanced reporting and consistent interest across sports. The letter commends Lewis columns for offering something of value to every reader with any sports interest.
A letter from G. M. Atchison urges readers to send Christmas cards to Assemblyman Charles HL Wilson in Sacramento and to support him amid talk of firing or impeaching Public Utilities Commission members for not answering questions from a State Assembly committee. The note notes Wilson is a Democrat and advocates political backing for utility companies.
Washington report on rising labor challenge to Congress after Taft Hartley era. McClellan disclosures spark push for internal union reforms, with Meany and Reuther opposing change while mobilizing funds and elections to influence 1960 races.
The future U.S. president Andrew Jackson was a youthful prisoner of war for Britain during the Revolutionary War. At age 14 he was captured by a British raiding party, marking an early episode in his storied career.
Sydney Harris reflects on Oscar Wilde and William James to explore how personalities mirror our own minds. He argues genuine character balances cynicism and optimism, recognizing evil while avoiding childish naivety, and notes how labeling others reveals self-perception.
Dr. Jordan extols early treatment for lobar pneumonia, noting a shift from crisis-driven recovery to rapid improvement with sulfa or antibiotics. He explains typical onset, symptoms, and how modern therapy slashes death risk from about one in three to one in twenty or less, while urging early diagnosis and vigilance for pneumonia as a flu complication.
Washington dispatch notes President Eisenhower’s private irritation with Adlai Stevenson as NATO talks loom. Nixon hoped Stevenson would join Paris trip, but aides favored staying home. The piece also clips Manhattan strike tensions, New York taxicab cash, and Kansas City anti trust suits against The Star.
Frances E. Willard of Evanston Illinois, long time president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, is the only woman whose statue stands in Statuary Hall. She helped found the movement in 1874 and led the WCTU from 1879 until her death in 1898, also advancing women's rights.
Q Who nominated George Washington to be commander in chief of the Continental army A Thomas Johnson a close friend of Washington s Johnson later became Maryland s first governor. Q What is the origin of the expression take a back seat A The expression started in England where those members of Parliament who belonged to the majority party get the front seats and those in the minority are left with the hack seats.
The fragment shows staff roles and office locations for The Independent including publishers editors and advertising reps. Names such as Herman Ridder Samuel Cameron Larry Collins Milew Lines and location notes for Chicago Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles and San Francisco are present.
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