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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1960
Page
4
Long Beach critics taboos on criticizing seniors fade in the city report by Chamber of Commerce manager Harry Krusz. He argues retirees are an asset when engaged, but inertia can turn them into liability. He urges politicians to consider welfare of all and retirees to enlist wisdom for progress.
With 213 deaths in seven U.S. airline crashes since last September, officials caution that tragedy shades perception. FAA chief Elwood Quesada says the fatality rate remains low at 0.69 per 100 million passenger miles and the long term trend shows safety improving over 20 years as air travel volume grows. He urges the public to remember the thousands of safe landings daily and notes flying is still safer than crossing busy highways.
Ray Tucker reports that the Grand Demo-Labor Alliance of 24 years is dissolving as John L. Lewis retires as president of the United Mine Workers. The piece notes unions’ reluctance to endorse a major party in 1960, reflecting on past political maneuvers, Willkie, Stevenson, and Taft-Hartley effects, and questions whether labor gains under the alliance can endure without a unified political front.
A garbled listing presents names and roles of staff from The Independent including publishers editors and managers. It mentions offices in Minneapolis and Los Angeles and a Washington bureau with fragmented city and street details.
Democratic senators debated federal aid to education with focus on Catholic opposition. Key figures Lister Hill Joseph Clark Lyndon Johnson Pat McNamara Phil Hart fulbright Magnuson Morse Proxmire Jackson Pastore argued for broader aid and school construction, while some urged limiting salaries. the group pressed to strengthen the McNamara Hart bill on the Senate floor.
Letter writer cites McCarthy analysis on driving records of fatal accidents and argues that so called minor violations are deadly. He urges tougher policy, warns that public apathy enables mass crashes, and supports stricter enforcement to protect auto victims. Address 5028 Briercrest, Aye, Lakewind.
Harris reflects on explaining evil to children by defining it as an absence of love. He urges balanced teaching that blends awareness of danger with trust in most adults, avoiding overprotection or cynicism. He argues love shapes character, promotes toughness of mind and tenderness of heart, and should accompany awareness of bad behavior.
Five women employed by the Fire Department received official badges from Fire Chief Frank Sandeman in his office. The badges read Secretary Long Beach Fire Department, slightly smaller than the regular issue.
United Press International reports President Eisenhower extols General Douglas MacArthur as reaching fourscore years of a life marked by distinguished service. Debre urges French in Algeria to restore order, while Udall backs the Senate elections bill amid distrust over old laws. President Eisenhower declines to comment on Nixon as juvenile delinquent, replying with a laugh.
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