Editorial urges reelection of Long Beach school board trio
The piece champions Walter Boyd Brewer Sigworth for re election to the Long Beach Unified School District board. It highlights 29 years of combined service and notes district growth from 30,087 to 68,507 students, full day schooling for eight years, and lower per pupil costs versus peers. It lauds their public education advocacy, efficiency, and objective problem solving.
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Los Angeles County
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Heart irregularities and cancer questions answered
Dr Jordan outlines extrasystoles as a common cause of skipped heartbeats and advises medical testing if symptoms persist. He notes cancer origins are unclear, with research ongoing into hereditary, viral, or chemical factors, and says diet is unlikely the cause. A fatty tumor under the breast is benign, usually not removing unless it grows or causes symptoms.
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To Be Oneself and the Call to Identity
A reflection on selfhood through Thoreau and a boy named Michael. The piece argues true humanity transcends jobs and roles, urging individuals to know themselves beyond social labels and live as whole persons guided by inner identity rather than material success.
Columbus Island Lessons From Grandpa On Dictators And Charity
The letter to Drew Pearson mentions Columbus and the Dominican Republic, Haiti and dictators, U S elections, and CARE aid to Haiti. Grandpa praises perseverance, notes Columbus as a salesman pioneer, contrasts dictatorship with democracy, and urges civic engagement and care for neighbors. He links Easter sacrifice to charity and urges sending food to Haiti and helping neighbors, family, and nations.
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Warzawa Hotel Evacuated as 15-Story Building Fails
Polish safety officials ordered guests and workers to leave the 15 story Hotel Warzawa after the structure began to crumble. The hotel had been completed six years ago.
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Remember When Campaign Aims for Weather Bureau Branch
The Aviation committee of the Junior Chamber of Commerce launched a campaign to obtain a U.S. Weather Bureau branch at Long Beach Municipal Airport. Downtown modernization includes street lighting, new signs, and expanded storm drain and sewer work in the coming fiscal year. City Manager R. M. Dorton announced John K. Hull, deputy city attorney since 1925, will be the first city prosecutor under the new charter amendment ratified this month.
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Long Beach Municipal Airport Administration
R. M. Dorton
John K. Hull
Foreign Buildup Sought for Nixon in 1960
Nixon backers press for stronger foreign policy role to bolster his 1960 bid. They note Eisenhower’s Camp David absence hurt Nixon’s perceived readiness next to Rockefeller, while Herter’s limited access leaves Nixon seeking overseas credibility before a potential European trip.
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Massachusetts
Secetary of State
John Foster Dulles
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Africa
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Securty Council
Enterope
Russia
Quotes From World Leaders And Celebrities In Brief
United Nations chief Dag Hammarskjold on private talks with Nikita Khrushchev says private tails are private. Senator George Aiken cautions against expecting a millennium of peace from meetings with the Communist bloc. Boston attorney Joseph Welch prefers acting in films over his Army-McCarthy hearings role. Sharon Lerit, 13, performs Cinderella after learning her father died the night before on national television.
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Marquette, Mich
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Joseph Welch
Newark
N.J
Sharon Lerit
Independent Newspaper Staff and Office Locations
The Independent lists personnel including Publisher Danial H Ride and Harold A Mines as Assistant Publisher, with Samuel G. Cameron as Gent. Manager and Larry Collins Jr as Business Manager. Editorial roles show Gotumi Malcolm Epley as Executive Editor, Miles Sines as Managing Editor, and Harry Fulton on Editorial Pages. National Advertising Representatives Ridder Joni, Inc. have offices in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington.
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