Trade policy and Red China in LA column
LA C says Red China trade is cheap per person but overall value is doubtful amid poverty. It argues trade could influence Japan, Britain, and other economies, but condemns opium smuggling from Red China and calls UN action. Column reflects personal opinion, not the paper’s official stance.
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Red China
United States
Japan
Britain
Russia
China
Anslinger
Middle East
United Nations
L. A.C
City Plans $50,000 to Repair Subsurface Sewers
Officials report serious underground pipeline damage from subsidence mainly in the harbor area. City Manager Wirsching recommends a $50,000 appropriation to replace and repair sewers. The record also notes past local actions on oil lease legislation, planning commissions, and water pollution efforts.
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Harbor
Wirsching
Long Beach Ocean Front
California
House of Representative
Willis W. Bradley
Public Harbor Crowded and Limited Facilities Near Pier A
Relatives visiting Long Beach Harbor found no picnic area or public restrooms as oil companies occupy vast pier acreage. Parking spots were scarce and access away from Pierpoint carnival spirit was difficult. The writer notes lack of public division and urges more public harbor access.
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Ditor Independent
Sve
Long Beach Harbor
Pierpoint
Pier A
Dorna Catro
Long Beach police add fifteen officers amid downtown meter area doubt
Editor notes increase in Long Beach Police Department staffing by 15 officers. Questions whether the city extended the downtown parking meter zone and if this will affect shoppers. The writer suggests a tieup between police presence and extended meters impacting shoppers.
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Long Beach
Helen Roeburg
Ghostly yarns lure San Diego tourists
A British Association official visiting San Diego notes ghost haunted castles and inns draw Americans to Britain. San Diego Convention and Tourist Bureau may add ghost stories to boost tourism, inviting locals to contribute tales for a new ghost lure.
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San Diego
British Isles
British Association
US States
Britain
Urban life linked to higher heart disease risk
The article notes heart ailments strike city residents far more than rural workers. It suggests ceaseless rush, noise, and confusion of paved streets contribute to urban deaths, while field workers in sunlight and fresh air are less likely to die from heart disease.
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Oklahoma City
Porpoise Schools Reach Vast Sizes in Gulf of Aden
Large groups of porpoises inhabit the Gulf of Aden with schools numbering in the thousands. Individuals can leap as high as 26 feet above the water in dramatic displays of speed and agility.
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Gulf of Aden
Ancient Romans Pioneered Early Mattress Use
A fragment notes that ancient Romans first used mattresses in the third century B.C. They stuffed sacks with reeds hay wool or feathers and slept on them, marking early bedding practices.
Nominee Field Is Reduced
Washington observers narrowed the 1960 Democratic presidential field after the Governors Conference at Williamsburg. John F. Kennedy, Robert Meyner, and George Leader emerge as leading contenders, while Michigan's G. Mennen Williams, LBJ's Lyndon Johnson, Missouri's Stuart Symington, and Ohio's Frank Lausche are seen as eliminated or doubtful. Kennedy's rapid rise and Catholic question draw debate. Meyner and Leader win favorable impressions without sensational bids.
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Washington
Williamsburg
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Robert Meyner
New Jersey
George Leader
Pennsylvania
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Sen
Lynden
Dcisson
Texas
Ren. Stuart Symington
Missouri
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Wayne, Morse
Oregon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
Barry
Warren G. Harding
Sen. Kennedy
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt Wee
White House
Smith
East Side
Kennedy
Sen. Estes Befauver
Govs. Meyner
Leader
Calvin Coolidge
Boston
Fdr
Albany
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Independent newspaper masthead and staff list
The Independent presents its masthead with Beeman H. Ridder as publisher Harald M. Hines as associate publisher Sarauet C Cameron.com as assistant publisher and other editorial leadership. It lists offices and national advertising representation at Ridder Johns Inc with addresses in Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles San Francisco and San Diego.
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Beeman
H. Ridder One
Harald M. Hines
Assto
Sarauet_C, Cameron
Larry Gollins Jr
Gollins Sr
Umnists E. Lines
Washington News Bureau
Ais
Albea Building
National Advertising
Ridder Johns, Inc
Wrigley Bidg
Penobscot_Bidg
Falrinedpolis
Foshay
St. Paul
There's Art in Enjoying the Arts by Sydney Marris
Personal essay argues art requires active participation from creator and audience. It cites Arthur Miller and Death of a Salesman to show varied readings and warns passive viewing leads to dissatisfaction. The piece urges audience maturity and zest in engaging with challenging, imaginative works of the mind.
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Sydney J. Marris
Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Miller
New England
Night blindness linked to vitamin A intake says Dr Jordan
Dr Jordan explains night blindness is difficulty seeing in dim light and can result from vitamin A deficiency. He notes supplementation may help if diet provides adequate amounts and discusses other reader questions on memory loss after lightning, rheumatic fever following hepatitis, aluminum cookware safety, and cancer risk from hot water or foods.
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Edwin BP. Jordan
NEA
Questions and Answers on Seas, Tornadoes, and Trees
This Q and A page covers the high seas terminology, a question about a state joining a group after 23 percent, tornado seasons noting March to June but with variability, madrone trees of the Pacific coast, a U S Army general reporting troop movements by radio, and Vermont as the sole land state in New England. The exchange presents concise factual answers to trivia style prompts.
Crossword Puzzle Across A Epcts Dandy Nopunlah
Across clues and partial answers fill a whimsical crossword layout. The grid includes theme words and puns such as edible fish and concept words like to absorb and dwell. The readable lines suggest a partial puzzle with several completed entries and many missing letters.
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Goddess of Vengeance
Powell’s Hells Canyon vote hinges on political pressure
Washington backroom moves stir the Powell case as Allen Clayton Powell of Harlem faces White House pressure over the Hells Canyon dam bill. Key players include Edith Green, Meyer Wagner, Charley Diggs, and Senator Morse. Morse linked civil rights to the deal while Powell dodged calls and proxies.
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Congress
Hells Canyon
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
North America
Senate
House of Representatives
Eisenhower
Northwest
Pear
Powell
Public Works Subcommittee
Gates
Europe
White House
Clair Engle
California
Interior Committee
Germany
Engle
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
New York
Edith Green
Oregon
Green
Graham Barden
North Carolina
Bar Powell
Labor and Education
Tammany
de Sapio
Meyer Wagner
Charley Diggs
Detroit
Diggs
Harry Truman
Wayne Morse
Gregon
Independence
George Shuford
Asheville
Jim Haley
Sarasota
Fla
Ringling Brothers Circus
Dick Neuberger
Denver Post
Palmer Hoyt
Bob Lucas
Denver
GOP
Chenoweth
Neuberger
Arkansas
Philip Randolph
Sleeping Wear Porters
Clarence Mitchell
NAACP
Mitchell
Senator Morse
Morse
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