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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1958
Page
6
The Long Beach column argues that pockets of growth occur during low mood periods as businesses and individuals adapt with better judgment and ingenuity. It notes unemployment safeguards, strong local assets such as the Douglas DC8 plant and naval presence, and urges optimism to avoid panicked spending while planning for improvement.
A look back to February ten years ago recounts plans funding for Atlantic Avenue widening to six lanes, land acquisition on South Street, added police hires, and salaries. Two and a half decades ago residents marked toastmistress events and alumni leadership changes during civic gatherings.
A town meeting voices support for President Eisenhower amid criticism from opponents over prosperity and peace efforts. Ex-president Truman reappears nationwide, sparking debate on a potential New Fair Deal amid current crises.
Early frontier culture produced numerous variants of cowboy songs with as many as 30 versions circulating at once, as noted in the encyclopedia Britannica. The note highlights the fluid, evolving nature of frontier music.
The Independent masthead details publishers editors and managers and lists representative offices in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis Los Angeles San Francisco and San Francisco with current file offices. It notes Harold Mines and Samuel Cameron-Gent as publishers and Larry Collins Jr as business manager along with Miles Sinsman as editor and Washington News Survey.
The outcome of William Knowland’s gubernatorial bid in California tests GOP direction for 1960 and beyond. He battles San Francisco Mayor George Christopher in June, then faces Attorney General Edmund G. Brown in November. Known for backing administration policies yet speaking against some budget cuts, he is nicknamed the Senator from Formosa for his China stance.
A 1955 commemorative medal celebrates the 50th anniversary of John Philip Sousa and his band’s 1905 Vienna visit. The issue marks the occasion with a special honor tied to the Austrian engagement and Sousa’s enduring musical legacy.
A sequence of questions ponders human behavior and logic in daily life. The essay questions motives behind large checks versus cash, calling things describable yet describing them at length, and why we prize or condemn various social traits. It reflects on pride in poverty in arithmetic and the double standards of charity and competition.
The report notes up to 60,000 known U S addicts, concentrated in major cities like New York Chicago Washington D C and Los Angeles. It emphasizes addiction is largely a local problem tied to poverty housing and unstable families, with limited role for drug pushers and most transfer occurring among addicts. It calls for closer medical legal cooperation and development of institutional care programs in cities and states with significant problems.
Under Gen Benedict Arnold a small fleet was built on Lake Champlain. On Oct 11 1776 it fought British ships at Valcour Island and nearly all vessels were sunk. The battle delayed the British in Canada for a year, allowing colonial forces to gather strength in New York.
DREW PEARSON details alleged payoffs and connections involving FCC Commissioner Richard Mack and national airlines, noting un sworn statements, FBI inquiries, and cross examination disputes. The piece critiques appointive motives, FBI diligence, and Doerfer’s conduct, tying regulatory choices to political aims and public interest concerns.
The Gideons estimate a hotel Bible lasts seven years. George Dewey is the only American to reach admiral of the Navy. The Adena were Ohio Valley inhabitants about 3,000 years ago, named for a farm where the first mound material was found, dating between 800 B.C. and 800 A.D.
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