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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1957
Page
6
LA C says increased public payrolls and pension costs push property taxes higher while fringe benefits raise living costs. The column warns inflation could erode securities and jobs, urging restraint on wage and benefit demands amid apathy toward civil defense and nuclear risks.
In response to Mr Reese in the Long Beach Independent the writer cautions that public statements about the recreation department should be better informed under established rules.
A Long Beach official notes the port expansion and oil development proceed despite a U S Supreme Court ruling. City managers pledge no budget deletions as council approval nears. Historic upgrades include new street lighting replacing old astronomical clocks. Community figures reflect on past service and harbor plans while clubhouses face updated regulations and closing times.
Letters from Long Beach readers question stop sign enforcement and city traffic safety spending while others defend the postal service subsidies. G Coltrin cites observed pillared compliance patterns and urges better enforcement. George W Potter commends editorials on postal service issues and wage conditions.
The record notes John Adams and Thomas Jefferson did not sign the 1787 Constitution as Adams served in England and Jefferson in France as U.S. ministers, leaving the document unsigned by both founding figures.
James A. Farley, trusted political forecaster, says he expects a Democratic president by 1960 and will attend the inauguration by age 72. He cites Eisenhower party strains, names Kennedy Johnson Symington McCormack as possibilities, and notes Meyner could surge if his New Jersey win is decisive. he omits Stevenson and Kefauver.
Publication masthead fragment lists Herman H Ridder publisher Miles E Bites managing editor L A Collins Jr editorial columnist and Washington bureau staff in Boston and Minneapolis offices with Pittsburgh and San Francisco addresses, indicating a newspaper organizational snapshot.
STRICTLY PERSONAL Sydney Harris ponders perplexities about politics nursing Hollywood privacy and social norms. The essay questions why leaders resemble each other why nurses bear grudges why culture pushes dissatisfaction yet seeks peace and why morality extends beyond sex into everyday relations. He mulls air conditioning hypocrisy and the contagion of moods.
Dr. Edwin P. Jordan notes major advances in hearing aids outperforming old ear trumpets. He advises early expert diagnosis and urges many to overcome distrust of devices while explaining how aids can improve in noisy settings and in different types of hearing loss.
Fragments describe a crossword puzzle with cryptic clues and partial entries mentioning people, places, and numbers. The readable text hints at a puzzle theme and clues but lacks complete context or solutions.
A series of Q and A items covers topics from state geography and national figures to banking novelties. Questions ask where crater fields lie, who died in 1835, the first Act of Congress, a banking innovation near Phoenix, a bee predator, the origin of European alphabets, and Cincinnati Society membership by Revolutionary War lineage.
The piece notes Treasury Secretary Humphrey must not mix private business with public duties. It details stock holdings in M. A. Hanna Co and related firms, with large gains since 1953, raising Senate questions about possible conflicts as Hanna affiliates and Canadian ore ventures expand. It cites ships, ore operations, and ties to Coast Guard oversight.
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