Submarine deterrent plan urged by Admiral Barbey
LA Cos column discusses Admiral Barbey's call for a crash submarine program to counter Russian missile advances. He advocates converting conventional subs to missile arms, standardizing nuclear power, and boosting submarine construction to create a credible deterrent by 1959 to 1960. The piece notes the need for public military discourse.
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Strategic Air Command
Barbey
United States
Soviet Union
Ead
North America
Town Meeting Propaganda Confusion
Editor opinion notes longstanding confusion in local town meetings and critiques how propaganda shapes public discourse. The piece reflects on editorial stance and questions journalistic coverage of municipal affairs.
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Independent
Remembering Long Beach Winters And Civic Progress
A decade-old look recalls January 14 memories of Long Beach heat records in 1928, park improvements, and city projects. The piece notes B2000 plant sets, Lincoln Park work, courthouse financing talks, harbor activity, and reflections on journalism and national politics. Names include Gilbert Smith, Leroy Cenerberg, Claude F. Robberson, and ES. DAVISON.
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Mercury
Press-Telegram
Long Beach
Gilbert Smith
Park Department
Lincoln Park
City Hall
Public Utilities
Leroy Cenerberg
Board of Supervisors
Los Ankeeles County
Long Beach Harbor Area
Channel Community 5
General Petroleum Corp
Heart rates vary by age in simple terms
The heart of a tiny baby beats about 120 times a minute. A seven year old child runs about 80 beats per minute, while an adult’s heart rate lies between 7 and 50 fires per minute.
Defense critics arm U.S. drive on defense spending and education
The piece weighs Rockefeller and Gaither warnings on strengthening U.S. defense and notes broad support for larger outlays. It defends self criticism and highlights rising education levels, with steel-edged calls for policy action amid looming global power shifts and economic strain.
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United States
Gaither
Eis- Bidseatenhower
Rockefeller
Soviet Bloc
Fentagon
America
Moon’s Orbit Tracked: Averages 238,900 Miles Each Cycle
The moon completes an elliptical orbit around the Earth every four weeks, traveling about 238,900 miles per lap, roughly thirty times the Earth’s diameter. This measurement highlights the moon’s recurring path and distance from our planet.
The Independent Publisher and Office Contacts
The Independent lists Publisher Herman H Ridder associate Harald M Mines and Samuel G Cameron Gent Manager Larry Collins Ut theBUS Manager L A Coins Sr Columniat Miles E Lines Managing Editor Washington News Bureau and advertising representatives RiddercJowns Inc with offices in New York Detroit Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco and current files kept at these offices.
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Herman H. Ridder
Harald M. Mines
Samuel_G. Cameron
Larry Collins
Thebus
L.A. Coins Sr
Miles E. Lines
Washington News Bureau
Navi” Advertising
RiddercJowns, Inc
New York
50Th St
Chicago
Weighy Lida
Detroit
Sion
Enouecot
Shuatier TD Fanenebo
Forhay Tower
Los Angeles
W. Bth
Sanfrancisco
Sutter St
Independent
Views on Punishment and Crime Rate Fallacies
A critique of common beliefs about punishment deterring crime. It argues longer sentences do not reliably reduce crime, swift punishment matters less than humane treatment, juvenile delinquents need love not brutality, capital punishment fails as a deterrent, and the focus should be on reform over punishment. It notes punishment should fit the criminal, not the crime, and questions driving up prison costs versus rehabilitation.
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England
America
Dr Jordan Urges Awareness Of Emphysema Risk
Dr Jordan states many unknowingly have emphysema a lung ailment. He notes the disease often stems from chronic infection of the breathing passages such as bronchitis and may be caused by chronic asthma or a chest deformity.
Iris in Greek myth and the spread of irises
The iris owes its name to the Greek goddess of the rainbow and about 200 native species lie north of the equator. Historical transport spread other irises, complicating origin stories, while the plant group includes gladiolus crocus and freesia. The text also discusses occupational risks for emphysema, its preventable causes, and the importance of early treatment and prevention through minimizing hazards and seeking skilled advice.
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Equator
Dulles Offers to Resign as Secretary of State in 1958
John Foster Dulles, nearing 70 and recovering from cancer, told President Eisenhower he would resign as secretary of state. He cited the need for a younger leader amid rising Democratic attacks and Russian pressure, but Eisenhower urged him to carry on, noting he had called Dulles the greatest secretary of state in history.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Foster Duke
John Foster
Benjamin Harrison
Robert E. Lansing
Woodrow Wilson
Dulles
State Department
Hinyeey
GOP
Capitol
Pinaud
Dull
Dulles Finaly
Jim Hagerty
White House
Gettysburg
Auguste
Jim
Air Force
Harold Talbott
Senate
Kremlin
NATO
Bulganin
Europe
Ike
Western
Eissenhower
Jim Hagérey
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