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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1959
Page
2
The piece urges restraint after egg throwing at Soviet First Deputy Anastas Mikoyan during his U.S. tour. It cites Gov. Edmund Brown’s apology, notes past spitting at U.S. officials, and argues that courtesy and civilized protest belong in diplomatic settings, not public violence.
Dr Jordan explains edema or dropsy as tissue water logging tied to heart or kidney problems. He cautions that leg swelling, worse with heat, often signals heart failure or kidney disease and urges medical care, diet, and in some cases artificial kidney treatment.
Washington UPI reports Census Bureau projections show a faster growth rate for graduates than population over the next 21 years. By 1980 about 9 percent million high school graduates and 5 million college graduates are expected, with total population around 260 million. The share of high school graduates rises to 54 percent of those over 15, while college graduates reach 10 percent of the over 20 group, from 1950 levels.
Rep. Frank Thompson Jr. noted the new Congress has notable youth with 22 in their twenties and 22 in their forties, nine in their fifties, giving an average age of about 52 years. He cited a survey as evidence of the fresh demographic mix entering national legislation.
A critic argues the Old Vic Hamlet fails when reduced to Freudian case study. Neville impresses, but mere jargon reduces Shakespeare to a textbook. Hamlet’s depth as idealist and humanist in a brutal world should outshine psychoanalytic labels.
Washington details reveal how Gov Gordon Persons and allies allegedly set up a scheme earning thousands from liquor firms while dodging taxes. Front men across Alabama and Washington shifted funds through banks and salaries, with implications reaching the White House era and delaying prosecutions.
Washington lawmakers introduced legislation to authorize President Eisenhower to invite foreign countries to the World Congress of Flight in Las Vegas Nevada from April 12 to 15. The bill is co sponsored by Senators Ian Bible and Howard Cannon both Nevada Democrats, who also proposed a duty free admission measure for foreign exhibits related to the flights.
A Long Beach Centennial Commission led by David Olpstead and included Mrs. Glen A Gerken Miss Nell DeWitt B B Stalkemiller Mrs Stuart Le Roy Anderson Dr Frank Harnett Walter H Case and Richard A Bixby organized a California Centennial Gala around Rainbow Pier with music exhibits and electrical displays. Political notes from Washington DC report a feud over a naval affairs committee seat culminating in Rep Thomas M Eaton joining the House Naval Affairs Committee. Eighty years ago Jessie H McWhinney of Long Beach was among the first 34 women aviation pilots in the United States obtaining a private license after earning her pilot license last September.
In a broad signal of shifting power, hard core House conservatives ousted management allies and raised Nixon’s leverage. The anti Martin drive, led by Rep. John H. Ray, united Republicans against Eisenhower’s Modern Republicanism and Liberal amendments.
Sen. Stu Symington demands a public percent comparison of U.S. and Soviet missile strength, accusing high administration officials of trying to lull the public into complacency despite the facts. Martin Krita Berg's custody hearing features remarks about his wife being an exotic dancer. West German Foreign Minister von Brentano critiques the Soviet peace treaty as unacceptable with no basis for negotiations.
Current files of The Independent are maintained at offices in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis Los Angeles San Francisco and Washington. publisher Ridder and executive editor Miles Sines lead the operation with a full staff including Harold Hines and Malcolm Epley.
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