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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1959
Page
2
A holiday spoof lists gifts for prominent figures and groups, from President Eisenhower to local officials, with humorous, satirical items and quips. The piece ends with all recipients wished a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Washington reports indicate Eisenhower's foreign trip improved international relations and fostered a peace stance praised by many outlets. Moscow notes no anger toward the U S move but warns of a warmongering fringe. Peiping accuses Washington of stoking anti Communist sentiment in India and Indonesia while Britain lauds the Indian reception of his peace plan.
Drew Pearson notes a warmer Christmas in Manila with 80 degree heat and parades while Eskimo villages in Alaska gaze at radar posts. He cites U S Air Force and Coast Guard charity efforts, Hong Kong relief checks, and cautious hope for peace as Eisenhower Khrushchev speeches rise in a tense Far East.
Twenty years ago Long Beach explored public ownership of an emergency hospital costing 77000 on property at Willow Street and Newport Avenue with Redondo merged to Newport. A municipal hall of justice on city property north of City Hall was proposed as a 1940 project after the 1933 earthquake. Procter & Gamble sought to establish a soap plant on 14 acres at the end of West Seventh Street, with assurances of sanitary industry benefits.
The Independent presents its publishing team and office locations. Names include Ridder and Hines with editors Miter Sines and Harry Fulton. Advertising reps are Ridder Jonns, Inc. plus office addresses in New York Detroit Minneapolis Los Angeles San Francisco and Washington.
Bruce Biossat argues renewed calls for Secretary Benson's resignation are unlikely to succeed. He notes postwar farm income declines trace to large surpluses from high demand and European recovery, predicting surpluses persist into 1975 despite policies. He warns too much targeted research money limits basic knowledge growth and future advances.
A reader recalls Dudley Buck as a composer of Communion music used in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Rochester New York. He describes singing the Te Deum Sanctus and Gloria in Excelsis from Buck's service about 68 to 70 years ago and invites others from Long Beach who shared that era to contact him at 100 Atlantic Ave Royal Palms apartment.
United Press International reports in Cleveland that a man long parted from his wife and son, who had not seen him in 19 years, will be reunited as they are permitted to leave Communist Lithuania for the United States. The man says their blessing mirrors a divine gift, likening it to a Christmas blessing for their home.
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