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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1959
Page
6
An editorial urges prompt use of tidelands funds to build the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium annex. It argues the project will spur private hotel and business development, revive a decayed area, and restore Rainbow Lagoon, with strong public benefits and elevated economic value.
The Supreme Court in two 1956 decisions clarifies limits on internal security actions. It upholds Willard Uphaus and Loyd Barenblatt rulings as legal while rejecting blanket state and committee overreach. The decisions signal the recalcitrant will not always win and preserve state rights to protect themselves.
RANDOLH COLLIER told Los Angeles audiences that California freeways will cut traffic deaths by 60 to 73 percent by channeling travel onto safer roads. He cited freeway crash rate as about half of all highways and three times safer per mile than conventional roads. A new divider fence planned for the Santa Ana Freeway aims to curb crashes and may spread to the Long Beach Freeway as traffic grows.
Editor notes that students propose broad topics to discuss what America means to them and raise questions about race, law, integrity, and justice. Letters from Alice O'Brien Barker suggest narrowing choices or selecting controversial subjects to gauge junior citizens’ views.
Washington reports Lyndon Baines Johnson of Texas emerges as a serious 1863 presidential candidate. He defends himself against Proxmire Morse McNamara charges of dictatorial leadership and protects his image against New Deal liberals. Johnson’s rebuttal signals party faction tensions and aims to unite lawmakers behind his candidacy.
Drew Pearson reports from London on Queen Elizabeth II delivering a speech at Westminster Hall with earnest sincerity, contrasting her poised performance to King George V and her father King George VI. The piece highlights the royal ceremony, trumpets, guards, and the queen’s measured delivery. It notes her emphasis on individual freedom and faith in God as uniting principles amid hopes for a peaceful international atmosphere.
A compact meditation on pride and prejudice in thought and speech. It contrasts worry with action, notes pride as a barrier to knowledge, and reflects on honesty, social dynamics, and the psychology of guests at gatherings. The piece cites Johnson and comments on gender conversation styles and social behavior.
An Assembly committee approved a bill creating a state highway from Long Beach to San Pedro via tenels. Sponsored by W. S. Grant Carl Fletcher of Long Beach and Vincent Thomas of San Pedro. Four senior college instructors earned doctorates joining local campus leaders.
The State Department signals firm Western resolve to Berlin as the Soviet ultimatum is rejected. Dr Allyn P Robinson notes rising interfaith harmony and the possibility of a Roman Catholic candidate winning the U S presidency amid a favorable climate for unlikely political shifts.
Thirty years ago the CY Council approved plans and specifications for the Army Reserve Air Base of the Ninth Army Corps at Municipal Airport. It allocated 30,000 dollars for hangars and an observation station. The base would relocate from Clover Field Santa Monica to Long Beach.
Fragmentary OCR shows an Independent newspaper with publisher Herman H. Rodferoo and staff roles including Janel Ritter and Harold Me Heres. It lists editorial figures, advertising representatives, and office locations in New York Los Angeles San Francisco and Washington.
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