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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1958
Page
6
The column argues true business success tests come in downturns not booms. It recalls C C Lewis on judging men by actions in trouble, notes leaders’ responses to inflation and recession, and warns that managing through hard times proves real capability.
Independent letter responds to Friday January 3 column Start Arithmetic Spelling Earlier. Writer agrees scholarships and awards motivate upcoming students and notes she is sure of the fact.
A clipped reminiscence recalls a fogbound period in Long Beach with Civil War era style notes on weather, shipbuilding leadership, and a city summer festival plan. It mentions James G. Craig joining a trade group board, a Masonic club installation, a regatta festival idea, and a major fire at Hammond Lumber Co. plus debates on education methods and class sizes.
Editor urges readers to pressure the President and Congress to attend a summit with the Russians. Letter questions U S policy and reliability of allies, and asks readers to mail postcards. Signer Phil Carter of Garden Grove California appeals to public conscience and future generations.
The article assesses Secretary of State Dulles amid long scrutiny at home and abroad. It notes Eisenhower’s full backing yet limited trust from allied diplomats, highlighting the tension between American leadership and European confidence. It warns that overemphasis on personal diplomacy risks blindsiding policy.
A mixed Q and A set covers topics from Ghana’s ambassador to the U S to why a story is called old chestnut. It also asks about monotremes laying eggs in Australia, Priscilla Mullens maiden name, the rattlesnake flag carver, and Patrick’s birthplace and Latin name origin.
Strictly personal essay argues Jean Kerr's Please Don’t Eat the Daisies acts as a therapeutic purgative for modern parents. Harris contends the book’s success stems from its medicinal insight into family life and conflicting emotions, urging balanced emotion in literature.
Dr Jordan explains there are six common tapeworm types beef pork fish dwarf tapeworm venturing in humans. Symptoms appear after three to four months including diarrhea hunger pains and loss of appetite. Diagnosis uses microscopic examination and treatment aims to expel the worm with methods checked by head removal. Prevention hinges on cooking contaminated foods.
In 1785 John Jacob Astor, a German emigrant, sailed to America to seek fortune. He joined the fur trade after shipmates advised direct trading with the Ti for their season’s catch in exchange for trinkets or a blanket. Through hard work and thrift he earned about $200,000 in six years.
A short meditation on perspective. A speck on glasses can magnify minor worries into mountains and distract from larger truths. It urges removing small concerns by addressing their causes and relative significance.
Drew Pearson versions of the Gaither report warn that US and USSR forces show a dangerous gap. The chart suggests American growth falters since World War I and lags behind Russia, with rapid declines projected if current trends continue, risking war in the next years.
The Independent Herald lists staff and office addresses including publishers Herman H. Widder and M. Hines, managing editor Milou E. Lines, and business manager Larry Collins Jr. It notes Washington News Bureau in the Albee Building and national advertising representatives in Chicago, Minneapolis, Saint Paul, San Francisco, and Currant Ala, with offices at Frosty Tower and Sutter Street.
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