Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Independent in Long Beach, California

We have 16,224,693 pages in California

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1960

Page

7

Financing Mountain Camp Is Major Scouting Project

On the fiftieth anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America Long Beach calls attention to financing the Will J. Reid Scout Reservation at Barton Flats. The article notes substantial costs, limited Reid bequest use, and urges community gifts, including large ones, to complete purchase and develop the camp for local youth.

Boy Scouts of America Boy Scout Movement Will J. Reid Barton Flats Long Beach Area Idyllwild Scouting Dine Mountain Scout Council Reid Long Beach

Nixon foes fade as Democrats seek united front in 1960

Only four or so Democratic leaders still press a personal attack on Vice President Nixon. The rest, including most presidential hopefuls, favor letting bygones be bygones and focus on unseating Moscow in 1960, with Truman Humphrey and Butler fading from real influence.

Washington Nixon West Coast John F. Kennedy Adial E. Stevenson Senate Harry S. Truman Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota Paul M. Butler Humphrey Democratic Party Truman Alger Miss Dean Acheson Moscow

Nixon Put On Spot Over Education Bill Tie Vote

DREW PEARSON reports backstage maneuvers before the Clark Amendment vote proposing a billion dollars for teachers and school construction. Vice President Nixon was forced to vote against an idea he publicly endorsed a week earlier, after Lyndon Johnson pressed for reconsideration and Dirksen maneuvered allies to shift positions. The final 44 to 44 tie was tabled, then Nixon cast his vote against the broader plan as the Monroney Amendment advanced.

Washington Nixon Lyndon Johnson Lausche Eisenhower John Sherman Cooper Kentucky Jack Javits New York Ike Arthur Flemming Flemming Joe Clark Pennsylvania Clark Chicago Aiken Vermont Cooper Quilek Aga Flash Dirksen Alex Wiley Wisconsin Senator Allott Colorado Wiley Sen Senate House Dirksen Johnson Senalto Fong Monraney

Remember When Navy Hospital to stay open in Long Beach

Rear Adm Swanson says an adequate dis pensary will be maintained for Navy personnel and dependents in Long Beach with no likelihood of the Naval Hospital closing. Other items note the Civil Aeronautics Authority denying Pan American Airways a clipper lanes route via Reeves Field Long Beach Harbor to New Zealand. The fishing scene shows licenses required under State Fish and Game Commission law, while tourists head to Gulf Coast and Florida to avoid tax.

Long Beach Clifford A. Swanson Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Naval Hospital Civil Aeronautics Authority Examining Board Pan American Airways Reeves Field Long Beach Harbor New Zealand Honolulu Pine Avenue State Fish and Game Commission Gulf of Mexico Florida

World power quotes and a Memphis church sermon

United Press International reports from Havana and Atlanta include Anastas Mikoyan warning the U S of Soviet precision delivery, and Martin Luther King Jr delivering his first Atlanta sermon urging unity. An HUAC warning cautions officials to interpret Communist statements, while Edgar Allen recounts surviving five days bound by teens.

United Press International Havana Anastas Mirkoyan United States Atlanta Martin Luther King Jr Englewood Ohio Edgar Allen

Strictly Personal Words on the Word Spiritual

The article argues that while new words proliferate constantly, old terms like spiritual wear out in meaning. It calls for a precise replacement to avoid vague connotations and preserve language’s ability to convey deep human experience.

Sydney J. Barris

Preacher Urges Disclosure of Criminals Earnings

Mrs Amy Hodgson criticizes a Lakewood minister's view that publishing robbers and burglars earnings would deter youth from crime. She warns that focusing only on material values endangers spiritual heritage and urges churches to reinforce moral ideals. Editor notes most disagree with the minister but find practicality in his stance.

Lakewood Amy Hodgson Olive Ave

Space Plan Editorial Calls for Bold National Defense Shift

Colbert urges Americans to abandon Republican drift and embrace a strong space and missile program. He blasts Khrushchev's peace rhetoric, warns of Berlin danger, and claims corruption in foreign aid and farm programs. The piece argues for centralized defense spending and a new leadership.

White House Colbert W. Oth

The Independent Office Addresses and Officials

The Independent lists its offices and staff including Publisher Herman H Ridder Co Publisher Daniel H Riddar Manager Larry Catling Jr Bus Manager L A Collins Sr Editorial Malcolm Epleyon Executive Editor Mills ESeee ant log Editor Harry Fulton National Advertising Representad Ridder Johna Inc New York offices in Detroit Minneapolis San Francisco Washington Alber Sultding Decant tion of The Independent are maintained at these offices.

Herman H. Ridder Daniel H. Riddar Harold M. Hine Amst Samuel C. Camveronawon Larry Catling Jr Bus L.A. Collins Sr Malcolm Epleyon Mills Mirgley Detroit Minneapy San Francisco Sitter St Washington

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ray Tucker Abrehem Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt Franklin DB. Roosevelt Ous National Democratic Organization V.P National Butler Sam Rayburn National Committee Democratic Drew Pearson Demos Ilinois Argyle House Committee On UN- American Activities Harris Town Meeting Hodgson Bnt Space Plan Khrushchev Berlin
Search Courier

Search the Independent Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Independent?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication