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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1961
Page
5
An Independent Press Telegram survey finds weak airport security at Municipal Airport, with a lone night guard, limited tower control, and frequent thefts of light planes. It warns that unauthorized flights risk crashes near College Park Estates and other homes, urging federal state and local action amid global tensions.
The piece compares Jack Paar and Ed Sullivan to Kennedy Nixon tensions, noting Sullivan's $7500 star rate versus Paar's $320. It lampoons their sparring, calls Sullivan a poker faced figure, and suggests Paar's style mirrors Calvin Coolidge era. It ends by linking the TV row to a national wage debate on raising the minimum to $1.25 an hour.
Washington reports the Kennedy aid-to-education plan facing fierce opposition in Congress amid church state debates. Mormon leaders in Congress split, with McCormack opposing and Mansfield supporting private school funding. The debate involves potential ties to desegregation, constitutional questions, and possible presidential veto. The issue spans CatholicEpiscopalianLutheran groups and risks delaying vital school construction.
The Ghanean president Kwame Nkrumah left Washington praising President Kennedy after a pivotal meeting that signaled a new era of African American friendship. Private aides recount how Calhoun and others helped repair U S diplomacy, culminating in Kennedy's invitation and a warm gift, reinforcing U S support for Africa.
A garbled roster lists publishers editors and staff such as J Riddlèrn and Canto H Rida Go publishing houses in New York Chicago and Los Angeles with office addresses and roles. It mentions managing editor Miles and editor Boom among others in a damaged historical notice.
United Press reports President Kennedy urged a new American revolution guided by courage and freedom not force. In New York, Bennett Cerf recalls the Ed Sullivan Jack Paar debate being canceled after persistent last minute arguments.
The piece argues that overuse of strong adjectives dulls impact and blurs distinctions. It cites vital crucial grave and notes Sir Ernest Gowers on integral parts. It warns language loosening confuses aims and inflames conflicts by reducing meaning and clarity.
A reader likens Ike to Drew Pearson in critiquing postwar foreign policy. The letter assigns blame to Yalta Potsdam and Truman era decisions for Germany China and Korea impacts, arguing eight years before Ike worsened the harms and America’s future. Reference to 4354 Carfax Ave.
Mrs Souter of 1229 W 32nd St supports more one-way streets, citing safer traffic and pleasant shopping areas in Lakewood Los Altos Garden Grove Midway City and others as reasons to continue shopping where one-way systems exist.
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