This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1960
Page
4
Editorial hails City Council approval of a shoreline development plan for Long Beach. After four years of debate the plan aims to transform the undeveloped beach into a scenic recreation area benefiting the region. Supporters urged unity to ensure the project succeeds and fosters community progress.
Civic and business leaders propose converting the Wise Building at Pine and Broadway into a main city library. They claim a savings versus new construction and say the project could revitalize downtown. City Council asked Advisory Public Improvement Committee to study feasibility amid objections over space and costs.
A radio station, by mistake, aired a red alert during a WOE test prompting residents of two counties to flee to basements and ditches. After the incident, officials pledge to take civil defense more seriously and examine security of their organization.
The article surveys political figures, including Ike and Roosevelt, debating defense policy and the League of Nations. It notes opposition from Secre tary of Defense Titty S. Gatus and Lovett recommendations, plus partisan strains affecting the New Deal era and postwar preparedness efforts.
Drew Pearson reports lawmakers warn against funding a watchdog aimed at TV networks after Magnuson set up a probe panel. He notes large corporate gifts from the Pow and Pew families to Republicans and GOP-linked media ventures, suggesting political favoritism and blocking of investigative funds.
A reader from 1330 Gardenia Ave vents anger at a Feb article about Princess Margaret's marriage and Catholic freedom in the U.S. election debate. She argues against religious prejudice and praises Catholic service in World War II era. another letter urges saving Lincoln Park trees from parking lot plans.
The piece argues that crime funds suffer not from dishonesty but from narrow loyalty. Convicts trust their code, police betrayal among peers is harshly punished, and society’s split morality creates walls between criminals and others. Rehabilitation requires understanding criminals as varied, extending our loyalty to humanity, to break the wall.
A fragmentary report notes the USS Rurion Island thawing ice near Long Beach harbor, with 15 miles more advancement than last year. City officials discuss sites for a proposed municipal incinerator funded at 135000 of a 105 remaining grant to complete construction. Dr Glorg Tanh Hayesi, assistant at First Christian Church, Tuscaloosa, is named financial secretary and has known the new assistant for 25 years.
Houston station reports a Black man abducted by four white youths who beat him and carved him with a knife before hanging him by the knees. In Washington, President Eisenhower cites Latin America’s resolve to improve health and living standards for its people.
Fragmentary OCR text lists names and roles such as publisher editor executive editor and advertising representatives alongside address fragments and bureau mentions, yielding a garbled staffing and office note without clear article event or date details.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.