Eisenhower gamble hinges on atomic military shift
President Eisenhower has embraced an almost complete reliance on an atomic arsenal, cutting conventional forces and delaying or cancelling major programs. Secretaries Wilson and Dulles defend the move as saving money and bolstering NATO, while critics warn of security risks, economic motives, and a possible new arms race with Europe and Russia.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Congressional
Defense
Wilson
Dulles
NATO
Marx
Capitol Hill
Senate House Appropriations Committees
Armed Services Committees
Korea
Indochina
Middle East
Russia
Europe
London
Western Europe
United States
Euromart
Eurotom
Georgi Zhukov
Kremlin
Congress
H. G
Bob Wells
Goose Creek Subsidence Case Spurs State Action
LAC argues the Goose Creek Texas case shows man made land subsidence from oil and gas extraction. The piece cites 1917 drilling, ownership of submerged lands, and a court ruling that private operators kept title due to man caused sinking. It calls for state legislation and urged action by Long Beach officials and the California legislature.
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Galveston Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
San Joaquin Valley
California Division of Mines
Long Beach
Tme
L.A.C
Town Meeting Editor Independence Comment Prompts Celebrity Mention
The brief notes Miss Mary land appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show as a celebrity and received compliments and good wishes. Her husband, who revealed the information, is noted in the informal account.
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Independent
Maryland
Real estate plans and harbor expansion announced long ago
A reader recalls Griffith, Walker and Lee announcing two $7,000,000 projects 10 years ago, west of Bellflower Blvd and east of Woodruff, plus a 1360 ft Pier B extension and 600 ft Pier C. The note also mentions a 30 years ago church demolition, a scrap iron shipment record, and a bank manager appointment amid local finance moves. A parent laments the moral lesson from an 18 year old’s deceit.
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Griffith, Walker & Lee
Bellflower Blvd
Woodruffina
Calgary Presbyterian
United Presbyterian
U. P
Calgary
Tong Beach Harbor
Orienty Congress
Two Kinds of Mistakes In LA Auditorium Survey
Editor laments a 26 million miscount in Los Angeles auditorium survey noting overestimated costs and overstated income. The piece mocks systematic overfiguring and questions the approach, signed by Mrs. Le.
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Los Angeles
Jess
Fierce piranha fish roam South American rivers
The fierce piranha travels in schools and attacks larger fish. They grow 10 to 12 inches long and pose danger when attacking in numbers.
The Independent newspaper staff and offices listed
Independent publishers and editors named include Herman Hemweer Harold M Hines Samuel C Cameron and Miles E Sines with general manager Larry Colliedrone and business manager L Collins Sr. Washington News Bureau offices listed with Allied Building and national advertising reps Ridder, Jabne Inc. Current files maintained at multiple city offices in St Paul Los Angeles San Francisco San Francisco addresses provided.
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Herman Hemweer
Harold M. Hines
Samuel C. Cameron
Genl
Larry Colliedrone
L.&. Collins Sr Editorial Coummret
Miles E. Sines
Washington News Bureau
Allies Building
National Advertising Representatives
Ridder Jabne, Inc
Wrigtey
Penobscot
Minneapaile
Feshay
STRICTLY PERSONAL Parties Are No Fun for Pros
Sydney Harris argues professionals face intrusion at social events as doctors lawyers writers musicians and architects dodge pressure to disclose services and discuss work. The piece notes doctors patients psychiatrists and musicians endure unwanted scrutiny and the healing arts suffer from clannishness and peer pressure.
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Sydney
Harris
Benny Hooper
America
Supreme Court
Cat-Scratch Disease Linked to Lymph Gland Swelling
Dr. Jordan explains cat-scratch disease, noting most patients had cat contact and scratches, with lymph node enlargement after 2 weeks and fever. A Shen test aids diagnosis, antibiotics help, and full recovery is likely. avoid cat scratches, though cat owners need not abandon pets.
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Cincinnati
Europe
United States
Questions and Answers from a historical knowledge page
A sequence of trivia Q and A covers topics from early petroleum use by North American Indians to the starboard term on ships, the first flawed telephone directory in 1878, the Rock of Gibraltar status after 1704 and the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, and the musical term bourdon and burden of a song with explanations.
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Jesut
North America
New Haven, Conn
Caarattar
Utracht
Great Britain
Bourdon
Clinton Riots and Veterans Estate Bill at Issue
Drew Pearson reviews unrest linked to John Kasper and Ezra Pound, noting Kasper’s Harlem ties and visit to Pound while in hospital. The piece also covers a House Veterans Committee debate on estates of incompetent veterans, with amendments and bipartisan filibuster tensions shaping civil rights timing.
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Washington
Res
Clinton, Tenn
Rissper
North
New Yeri House
House Veterans Committee
Veterans
U.S. Treasury
Carl Anderson
Minnesota
Biter
Anderson
Ftw
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