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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1961
Page
7
The piece denounces growing U S forbearance toward Castro as he hijacks an Eastern Airlines plane to Havana with American hostages. It calls for a hard international boycott to force Castro to disgorge the man who has corrupted Cuba, arguing past appeasement failed and U S prestige suffers.
Gov Edmund G. (Pat) Brown signed a law exempting those earning under $400 monthly from supporting needy relatives while higher earners must contribute amounts based on income and dependents. The measure applies when a relative’s support is set in an old age assistance case, and the ruling notes the law concerns legal obligation, not moral duty.
Ray Tucker warns that both foreign and domestic relief programs will burden American taxpayers for years. He cites $5 billion annual foreign aid as subsidies masking relief to failing economies, and Newburgh New York’s push to cut waste and require work to curb relief costs. The piece notes opposition from welfare groups and lawmakers while highlighting potential $200 million federal loss to New York State if relief standards loosen.
The piece argues Sen George Smathers promoted transportation legislation while his Miami law firm, Smathers Thompson Maxwell and Byer, billed clients such as Seaboard Railroad. It cites ICC reports showing firm payments and notes his role as Senate transportation subcommittee chair. It also links Pan American Airways to his firm and questions impartiality amid aviation rate disputes.
The Independent presents current editorial team and publisher details with office addresses in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis Los Angeles San Francisco Washington and other locations. It lists publisher managers editors and national advertising representatives as part of the newspaper's masthead.
A radiation therapist warns that cervical cancer deaths persist due to doctors ignorance greed and vanity. He cites few physicians attending basic malignant diseases courses and argues that many physicians keep patients for fees, misjudge treatment limits, or fail to refer. He estimates eight of ten young patients could be cured with proper care, four now.
US Senator George A Smathers writes to editors defending his record against Drew Pearson's July 17 column He rebuts claims about tax cuts benefiting transportation and argues Pearson distorts fact says freight tax removal aimed to relieve taxpayers and notes his non engagement in law practice since 1947 He labels Pearson as innuendo laden and vows to continue defending his record
The note presents Swahili phrases to aid a Peace Corps group departing for Tanganyika to work on a road building project. Phrases cover greetings and needs, with pronunciations and a light tone about seeking help and safety in the region.
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