Jet Age Soared in 1959 and Promises More
The 1959 aviation year was the peak of jet travel with Continental Airlines expanding pure jet operations and Los Angeles reporting one million jet passengers. Newsweek notes 75 pure jets in service, with expectations of a tripling in 1960, while American Airlines credits jets with half its paid passenger miles. Douglas Aircraft’s Ken Farrar praised jet leadership as DC8 deliveries continue and cargo jet plans emerge amid sustained demand and investment in the jet era.
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Robert Six
Continental Airlines
Los Angeles
Don Belling
Newsweek Magazine
U. S
American Airlines
American
Elwood R. Quesada
Federal Aviation Agency
Newsweek
Long Beach
Couglas
Ken’Farrar
Douglas Aircraft Co
Farrar
Douglas
Kefauver Faction Finds Cozy Niche With Johnson Camp
Long Beach Democrat L. P. Pipkin shifts 1960 effort from Kefauger to support of Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. The move signals a broader realignment as Kefauver backers seek a calmer path, while noting Johnson’s conservative leanings and potential Republican tilt if geography changed.
Nixon May Beat Old Guard Rapids in Unchallenged Spot
Vice President Nixon positions to outmaneuver Democrats who cry Rockefeller’s withdrawal as Democrats’ strategy. With no strong GOP challenger, Nixon can act as his own man and push a liberal tilt on civil rights and social issues while riding Eisenhower’s record to a 1960 victory.
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Nixon
Washington
Gov
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Black Horse Cavalry
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Jerry Voorhis
Harry S. Truman
James P. Mitchell
New Jersey
William P. Rogers
New York
Arthur S. Flemming
Health
Edu
DREW PEARSON notes on 100 Demos and Dixiecrat clash
DREW PEARSON highlights 100 Democrats forming a bloc to counter the GOP-Dixiecrat coalition, challenging Sam Rayburn's power in the House. He describes Holifield and Western Northern Democrats organizing leadership, funds, and staff to block Southern legislation and shift power, with Senate signals from Gene McCarthy.
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Spike Gop-Dixiecrat Coalition
Congress
Chet Holifield
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House of Representatives
Rules Committee
Holifield
Republican Congress
Howard Smith
Virginia
Bill Colmer
Mississippi
Mr. Sam
Charlie Halleck
Sam
Dix Secrets
Lee Metcalf
Montana
Frank Thompson
New Jersey
Udall
Arizona
Jimmy Roosevelt
Jack Shelley
California
Rhodes
Pennsylvania
Blatnilk
Minnesota
Republican National Committee
Democratic National Committee
North
Middle West
Far West
Senate
Indiana
Halleck
House
Sen
Gene McCarthy
MacGarthy
Lyndon Johnson
Town Meeting against Bigotry in Shrine Game Pledge
Editor recounts an upset victory by teams including Notre Dame players in the East West Shrine Game and thanks nurses at Veterans Hospital. Calls for unity, a strong president, and a steadfast secretary of state to defend religious freedom and national unity.
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Notre Dame
White House
Who Is the Expert in Public Discourse and Knowledge
A columnist critiques the label expert as overused and misleading. He argues that mere attendance, reading a few books, or knowing technical terms can confer expert status, citing Dulles as an example. The piece questions who truly holds authority when experts disagree and cautions against abdicating personal responsibility.
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Vienna
Far East
John Foster Dulles
Russia
Rave
Dulles
Water resources strain cited at Central Basin meeting
Long Beach officials and engineers report overdrawn coastal plain wells as underground basins drop. Nearly 2,000 soldiers from Ft. Lewis with guards from Ft. MacArthur and California National Guard prepare for large maneuvers at Ft. MacArthur. Cabrillo Beach landing parties planned as part of coastal defense. A five year bond financed expansion would add parks and playgrounds citywide per recommendations from Recreation and Park Commissions chaired by P. L. Hatch.
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Long Beach
Coastal Plain
George Gelason
State Division of Water Resources
Central Basin Water Conservation Group
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Ft. MacArthur
California National Guard
Cabrillo Beach
Recreation and Park Commissions
P. £ Hatch
Serling urged sharper ad control to improve TV
United Press International reports Rod Serling argues for separating advertising from drama to lift program quality. In Columbus Ohio Governor Michael DiSalle backs Senator Kennedy for the Democratic nomination and rejects religious discrimination as disqualifying in democracy.
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Washington
Rod Serling
Columbus
Ohio
Michael DiSalle
Sen
Kennedy
Mass
Independent staff and offices listed for The Independent
The document lists publishers executives and staff of The Independent including Raviel Ridder Harald Hines Samuel Cancton Larry Collins Malcolm Eple Miles E. Line Harry Fulton and Fildher Johns Inc. with office addresses in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis Los Angeles San Francisco and Washington Bureau noting current fires of The Independent are maintained at these offices.
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Herman H. Riddatou
Raviel H. Ridder
Harald M. Hines
Agat
Samuel C. Cancton
Larry Collins
Uteena
LA. Collins Sr
Malcolm Eple
Miles E
Harry Fulton
National Advertising Appresentatives
Fildher Johns, Inc
New York
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Wrigley Bidg
Detroit
Enobscot Bidg
Minneapolis
Foshay
Los Angeles
W. Bld St
San Francisco
Sutter Ste
Washington
Albia
The
Independent
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F. E. Macdonell
Neterans Hospital
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