War Readiness Is Vital in Terror Stalemate Editorial
In a Marine Corps annual message Gen. David M. Shoup warns that major nuclear use in minor disputes is unlikely and urges focus on conventional forces. The piece argues for strengthened readiness to defend Guantanamo and Laos while avoiding overreliance on potential gas, germ, or nuclear warfare, stressing a balanced, practical defense approach.
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Cuba
David M. Shoup
Marine Corps
Shoup
Fidel Castro
Guantanamo Naval Base
Hitler
William Creasy
Army Chemical Corps
Winston Churchill
Russia
Cecil H. Coggins
California
San Francisco
United States
U.S
Guantanamo
Inflation critique: Census says typical family not hurt
The piece argues inflation harmed many groups including pensioners, fixed-income earners, teachers, and savers while noting incomes rose faster than living costs for some. It warns inflation distorts public finance, shakes confidence in the dollar, and cannot be justified or minimized by statistics.
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Census Bureau
Teach
Ers
Kennedy Will Not Rely on a Shadow President
Washington analysis notes Kennedy will run a one man show with a staffed White House, avoiding a hidden power behind the throne. It contrasts Roosevelt era advisers and Eisenhower figures, highlighting Kennedy's intent to shoulder decisions with cabinet and senior appointees seasoned in Washington.
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Kennedy
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Tucker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Brait
Hugh Johnson
Donald Richberg
Harry Hopkins
Harry S. Truman
Dean Acheson
Treasury
Acheson
Ter Dulles
Brother Bobby
White House
Paris
Baruch
House
Franklin Roosevelt
Delegates to Aged Parley Handpicked by AMA
Washington dispatch reports about 2,700 delegates gathering for the White House Conference on the Aging. It alleges about 40 percent were chosen to oppose Kennedy medical aid, due to a quiet AMA campaign aided by insurers and business groups.
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Washington
White House
American Medical Assn
Harry Truman
AMA
Truman
House of Representatives
Brotherhood of Teamsters
Afl-Cio
Federation of Post Office Clerks
Farm Bureau
Congress
American Medical Assny
American Medical Alan
Teamsters
Fr. L. Blasingame
Kennedy
Binsingame
Governors
Insurance Industry
Chambers of Commerce
America
Mary Pickford
Independent Haven Hs Rider ren un PUD
Fragmented OCR text lists staff and offices for The Independent, including Harold M Hines publisher Samuel C Cameron general manager Larry Catlins auditor Miles Sines executive editor Miles E Sines managing editor Harry Fulton page editor Natl advertising reps Biddervane Inc with offices in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis Los Angeles Washington 110 Sutter St and corrupted entries for Alebo Balding Currant files at The Indepent.
Long Beach’s First High School Opens in 1898
The Long Beach school board sought $16,000 via a local tax levy to build a new high school to serve 9,700 students across five schools by 1897. Location between American and Locust Avenues and Eighth and Ninth Streets drew dust and mud complaints. Judge Dillon resigned in protest over the project near his Signal Hill home. The city became the county’s first aside from Los Angeles to complete a high school, with Ernest Shaul as the sole graduate in 1897.
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Long Beach
County Board of Supervisors
Locust Avenues
Eighth
Ninth Streets
Dillon
Signal Hill
Los Angeles
Ernest Shaul
Strictly Personal Fairness Across Cultures and Childhood
The essay argues that a child’s instinct for fairness reveals an objective moral law beyond cultural norms. It condemns relativism and urges education to foster universal moral beliefs grounded in common human elements, warning that losing fairness erodes humanity and invites tyranny.
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Luis Wardu
Town Meeting McNamara Wilson Get No Sympathy
Letter writer blasts LAC for worrying about McNamara and Wilson while others suffer unemployment and rent. He urges more focus on helping the less fortunate and questions tax pleas and calamity fears in a Long Beach context.
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McNamara
Wilson
Lac
Charlie Wilson
Kenneth L. Woolsey
Bellflower Blvd
Lakewood
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