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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1957

Page

6

1960 Big Goal of Solons

Washington reports on the upcoming 1960 presidential race and party frictions. Democratic hopes center on Kennedy or Johnson while rival governors and politicians jockey for position as Nixon is weighed for potential political moves. Analysts note early jockeying within parties and the impact on policy and national leadership.

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Eisenhower Doctrine support polls show mixed views

The LA C notes Gallup Poll results on mideast aid and sending war materials, with about half of respondents approving aid to friendly nations and a split on protecting a middle east country from the USSR. Republicans and Democrats show little partisan tilt, while Senate debate hints at isolationist pressures and differing party stances. The piece stresses public realism against expanding foreign gifts and troop deployments.

Middle East Trussia Thone Lealee Senate Jorish Isolat Joniary Gallup L.A.C La.c Entun

Town Meeting Calls for Local Clean Up Efforts

A reader letter asks why residents ignore litter and elderly neighbors while focusing on town issues. The writer urges Lang Deaeh to enforce a no second-hand citizen policy and to prioritize cleaning yards over broader neighborly actions.

Lighting In Five Uptown Streets On Pacific Coast Edison Prompts Work

In Long Beach era notes report 20 years after a drought of public lighting a major street lighting initiative by the Southern California Edison Co installed new fixtures along Santa Fe Avenue from Willow to Anasheim Streets and Willow Street near Santa Fe and Atlantic Avenues. Other upgrades covered Pacific Avenue between Ocean Boulevard and Ansheim Street Broadway from the fed control to Cherry Avenue Oceans Mile between American and Alamitos Avenues and Second Street between Livingston Drive and Bay Shore Avenue. The effort aimed to improve safety and access in the city core while major new structures included five buildings valued at 3000000 planned near Park, plus a Bank of Italy ranch site, and a new Anaheim auto showroom and cold storage plant were noted in Anaheim.

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Reader letter questions early Social Security dates

Arthur J. Pretory asks about a Q and A that misstates the signing of the Federal Social Security Act by Franklin D Roosevelt on August 14, 1935, and payroll deductions beginning in 1937. He notes his own Social Security card issued December 2, 1908 and seeks correction.

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Needless Deaths From Planes Over Densely Populated Areas

A fragmented, emotionally charged defense of avoiding aircraft over cities. The piece laments deadly incidents near Long Beach and Picoima, arguing planes should fly over open ocean or desert to protect schoolchildren and reduce risk, calling for a clear safety pattern and reform.

Bern Pire Long Beach Picoima

Ridder and Mintes Ad Agency in National Advertising

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Crossword Puzzle Clues From Fragmented Text

Fragmented crossword puzzle text shows clues and word lengths with many garbled portions. It hints at a large puzzle page with across and down entries, but most entries are unreadable or jumbled, including clues about a feminine noun and various numbers.

Strictly Personal Live Stage Soon Reveals Talent

Publicity item quotes Joan Bennet on stage as true love, noting actors crave a discriminating audience. It argues live theater exposes lack of talent, rewards hard work, and needs cultivated audiences to drive craft, warning against choosing easy cinematic fame over stage standards.

Joan Bennet

World Population Growth Demands More Food Supply

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition warns world food security is critical as population rises. Asia bears two thirds of people while malnutrition persists. North America shows better production growth yet high living costs limit diets. Authors cite enrichment, farming, and ocean farming as paths to expand food supply.

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Queen's War Peace Policy Amid Brexit Era Commentary

A paraphrased historical dispatch discussing royal prerogative in war and peace, ministers answerable to Parliament, and Prime Minister Harry Macmillan shaping cabinet directions. It notes a bitter electoral campaign and a tense global climate with references to Poland's Communist party, Truman era policy questions, and queries about aid to King Saud under widening Cold War doctrines.

Oil Firms and Near East Aid Clash Over Who Pays

Washington reports that a decade after World War II and amid Cold War tensions American oil companies and Congress debated who should fund Near East aid. The dispute centers on Saudi Arabia and oil policy, with allegations of government fraud, prior price favors, and the role of Standard of California and Arabian American Oil in supplying fuel to the U.S. Navy at low prices. Senate investigations highlight tensions between private investment protecting profits and public responsibility amid geopolitical stakes.

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