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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1958

Page

12

Municipal Airport Beacon Relocation Sparks Community Debate

Long Beach City Council weighs relocating the Municipal Airport beacon to a Stratford Square back yard at 2401 Stearnlee Ave to enable instrument landings on a diagonal runway. Residents fear increased danger, noise, TV interference, and lower property values, while proponents argue minimal risk, limited interference, and overall city interests. The council seeks answers on safety impact and public benefit.

City Planning Commission Stratford Square Long Beach Municipal Plannihe Commission Stearnlee Ave FHA

Town Meeting Public Service Comes Home to Citizens

Independent article highlights Bert Resnik discussing law and citizen responsibilities in town meetings. It frames public service as practical duties shaping law and its administration, aiming to ground civic participation.

Lostor Independent Bert Resnik Resnik King Chestnut Ave

Remember When 7135 TUNE 16 1958 Long Beach flying boat

Long Beach based Howard Hughes flying boat, the world’s largest airplane, was moved from dry dock to harbor for repainting and later to make way for a metal hanger. Also noted are past civic changes, assemblymen apportionment talk, and a call for public cooperation with law enforcement.

Long Beach

Goldfine Gifts May Force Adams to Resign

Washington rumor and secret evidence before the House Oversight Committee suggest Sherman Adams will be forced out as adviser to President Eisenhower. The files include Goldfine paid hotel bills and clothing purchases for Adams and his wife, plus intervention on tariff and FTC matters. Democratic leaders cite this as a breach of trust and a sign of broader graft. Eisenhower had pledged to root out crooks and cronies, a promise echoed during the Des Moines campaign.

Washington Sherman Adams White House Pearson House Bernard *Goldtine Billy Sheraton Plaza Boston Plymouth Mass

Democrats Rally to Explain Liberal Trend in Key States

Washington observers study the California Ohio and Wisconsin results to decode a shifting political climate. They cite industrial voter influx in California and new mass sentiment, with labor and urban voters leaning Democratic amid recession and public works spending.

Washington Capitol California Ohio Wisconsin Eisenhower Uniors

Proposals for farm program reform and world health notes

The Bakersfield Californian urges abandoning price fixing in federal farm programs and expanding domestic and foreign markets while aiding small farmers. The San Francisco Chronicle highlights World Health Organization hope in global cooperation against cancer and heart disease. The Denver Post mocks Nixon for courting Venezuela baseball. The Oakland Tribune notes East Germany’s COSCLPSWSAGDR agency concept and imagines a US equivalent. The Des Moines Tribune warns against restricting trade as it risks JEOKAR PIZING jobs and harming steel exports.

Bakersfield World Health Organization The San Francisco Chronicle Des Moines Tribune

Today’s Quotes roundup from United Press International

A collection of brief quotes includes Secretary of State John Foster Dulles on Western resolve for a sober, fact based summit, a Rockefeller report criticizing public awareness of U S foreign policy, Christine Carere on actress image, Tito defending independent Yugoslav policy, and a Berkeley merchants’ bad check spree remark.

Washington John Foster Dulles U. S

Should We Stop Tipping Practice In Modern Society

A reader in Buffalo questions tipping in restaurants and whether payoffs should end. The piece weighs morality versus practicality, noting factors from gender differences to industry attempts at abolishing tipping and a Nasreddin Hoja tale illustrating changing treatment based on perceived worth.

Buffalo Nasreddin Hoja Hoja

Dr Jordan Warns Against Habitual Mineral Oil Use

Dr Edwin P Jordan answers reader questions on mineral oil risks and nutrient absorption. He notes habitual use may irritate the intestines and hinder vitamin absorption, urges caution before nightly doses. The column also covers eyelid swelling potentially tied to kidney issues, and advises medical check to identify underlying causes.

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