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Independent letter references a six year old California pupil, arguing writing over printing for early grades. It recalls old written exams, notes potential handicaps without writing ability, and contrasts past and present teaching methods. The piece questions the reliance on True and False questions and reflects on writing as a hobby and its evolution.
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Bob Barnes
California
CTA
F. M, Myers
W. Sara St. PS
F.M
Dust storms and tides mark recalls in Long Beach history
A pasted collage recalls past weather and civic events in Long Beach. It mentions a January windstorm with 35 mph gusts, a larger than expected 7.7 ft tide, and a damaged pontoon bridge. It also notes the Chamber of Commerce opposing renumbering Mayfair and Lakewood from Los Angeles City Hall, plus decades-old education and transit memories.
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Long Beach
Naples
Chamber of Commerce
Mayfair
Lakewood
Los Angeles
Euclid the Father of Geometry and His Enduring Elements
The article notes Euclid of Alexandria living around 300 B C and cites his work The Elements as a foundational geometry text used for over two millennia. Modern geometry texts, while updated, still base their principles on his findings.
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Euclid
B.C
Anzacs' Danger Ignored in Southeast Asia Debate
AUCKLAND New Zealanders and Australians alarmed by NATO and UN indifference to Communist expansion in Indochina and the South Pacific. The piece argues a Russian Chinese advance could threaten SEATO members, while highlighting Australia's immigration push and modest military forces down under.
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Auckland
New Zealand
New
West New Guinea
Holland
Australia
East New Guinea
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Tapea
Indonesia
SEATO
Pakistan
Thailand
Laos
Cambodia
Indo-China
United States
South Pacific
Washington
London
Syria
Egypt
Sydney
Middle East
U. S
Britain
National Guard
Veto Riders and Pork Barrels in Congress
L. A. C. argues that attaching riders to appropriation bills inflates spending and burdening the budget. He urges the President to veto individual items to curb waste, noting how districts seek project perks. The column praises curbing “boon dogging” but predicts home pressure will resist change.
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Congress
Vandenburg
L. A.C
Tasmanian Apples From Bounty Captain's Trek
Tasmania's first apples were carried by Captain William Blight of HMS Bounty in 1788 and have since become a principal crop on the island off Australia's southeast coast.
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Tasmania
William Blight
HMS Bounty
Australia
Believing is seeing reversed in old personal proverb
A friend’s claim that seeing equals believing is reversed by Sydney Harris. Citing Hadley Cantril and Mason Haire, the piece discusses bias in perception: people read traits into others based on expected roles such as union official or plant manager. The essay notes beliefs shape vision and cites Harris’s new collection Majority of One.
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Hadley Cantril
Princeton
Mason Haire
Tabor Council
Barris
Alfred J. Marrow
Shoe fitting without X rays urged for safety
Dr Jordan cautions against fluoroscope shoe fitting for most under 40 due to stray radiation risk. He argues proper fit is possible without X rays and notes potential vertebral injury. He also answers reader questions on Heberden's nodes and spinal curvature, advising medical consultation and caution with severe spine twisting.
Questions and Answers from a Health Column
Compiled Q and A cover topics from the House of Ages in San Juan to refrigeration and the millennium. It includes trivia about cobweb films, the Three Wise Men, and the Virgin of Guadalupe, plus guidance on college and career choices and a health columnist’s reassurance.
Ike Grants Publisher Job and Policy Changes
Washington report notes Santa Fe New Mexican publisher Robert McKinney, famed for exposing state grafts, shifting newspaper stance to gain Eisenhower era favors. McKinney’s rise, resignations, and Senate confirmation sparks clash over press independence and political alignment.
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Washington
New Mexico
Santa Fe
New Mexican
West
New “Mexican
New Life
Robert McKinney
State Adjutant General
Springfield
McKinney
Eisenhower
Ike
Herblock
Or Afim
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy
Senate
Lyndon Jolson
P Erliielxm
Chavez
Mediem
U.S
International Atomic Energy Agency
Vienna
Dulle
Mechem
Joseph Lawlor
Lawl
Ridder and Hines Named in Publisher Change
Herman H Ridder and Marold M Hines are identified with publishing roles at The Independent. Samuel G Cameron Genl Manager Harry Collins Jr Bus Manager L A Collins Sr Edit Golummiat Miles E Sines Managing Editor. Washington News Bureau offices and national advertising reps listed.
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Herman H. Ridder
Marold M. Hines
Asal
Samuel G. Cameron
Genl
Harry Collins Jr Bus
L.A. Collins Sr
Golummiat
Miles E. Sines
Washington News
Burcad Ya
Albee
Nat Advertising Representatives
Riddéredanne
New York
Ste
Chicago
Wrigley Bidg
Darrak stee——Penonscet Bldg
Minneapolis
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