Helping Hand for Cerebral Palsy Campaign Hero Robin Robberson
A photo feature highlights Robin Robberson a 12 year old cerebral palsy patient from Los Angeles County. The United Cerebral Palsy Association funds UCLA research and 13 local programs while helping children and young adults in Long Beach through Seaside Hospital preschool. Contributions this month will aid 17,000 county residents.
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Robin Robberson
America
Robin
Los Angeles County
United Cerebral Palsy Assn
UCLA
Long Beach
United Cerebral Palsy Assa
Seaside Hospital
Comment Digest: Summit Con Conference and Political Quips
A collection of brief clippings critiques and quips from various papers. Topics include a compare of summits to wrestling matches, Meade Alcorn’s Senate prospects shifting tone, government best sellers Infant Care and Your Federal Income Tax, futuristic musings on Man in 8500 A D, calls for accountability in cross-border rights, outrage over deportation of William Heikkila, a civil rights concern between Canada and the U S, and nostalgia over Baltimore and Ohio Rail’s Royal Blue service decline.
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William Heikkila
Garden Grove Daily News
Canada
U.S
Town Meeting on Unjust Demands at Douglas
Editor questions union claims at Douglas where 14 000 workers are employed across 18 unions plus non union staff He cites benefits hospital insurance leave and periodic raises and calls for a sealed vote on strike support to test real worker sentiment Mrs La Verne warns communist threat if labor is attacked by Big Bill Knowland
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UAW
IAM
Douglas
Hke
Acting Experience Over Looks in Movie Casting
Sydney Harris critiques Hollywood for promoting instant stardom over training. He cites Anne Frank lead casting and Saint Joan as examples, contrasts with Britain’s actors who trained in small theaters, and argues that talent suffers without apprenticeship and craft.
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Sydney J. Harris
Passaic
New Jersey
Anne Frank
Iowa
New York Yankees
Milwaukee Braves
GOP Faces Cash Crunch Amid Slump and Skeptical Donors
Washington reports growing GOP financial strain as Meade Alcorn slashes 1958 spending for the National Committee and campaign arms. Rich donors falter over domestic and foreign policy, reducing funds for Congressional and Senatorial campaigns. members may rely on personal funds or loans. The party braces for a tight race with limited support.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Republican National Committee
GOP
Republcan
Meade Alcorn
Congressonal
Alcorn
House
Hayburn
Democrats
Senate
Washington hits Eisenhower plan to end services bickering
Rep Clarence Cannon urges support for military reorganization as Vice President Nixon warns Latin Americans that U S aid is limited. In Wales a 33 year old beauty contest winner says she can still win. In Italy a groom admits kidnapping tied to his wedding as a prank.
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Washington
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
Eisenhower
LA Paz
Bolivia
Richard Nixon
U. S
Pontypool
Wales
Elizabeth Wilson
Fire budget seeks update for city’s 1948 fire services
Fire Chief Frank Sendeman asks for a modern training tower and new alarm system to replace a 42 year old setup in the 1948-45 city budget, under examination by the city manager. Also notes 20 years ago Hollywood Bridge opened on the Pike without a license, and 30 years ago Municipal Bard restoration debated at city hall amid Pacific Southwest Expo pressures.
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Frank 3. Sendeman
Hollywood Bridge
Venice Ocean Park
Los Angeles County
Independent Newspaper Staff and Office Locations
The Independent lists publisher Herman H Ridder and executive editor Miles E Sines with Harold M Hines and Samuel C Camerona Genk as editors. Advertising offices are Ridder Johns Inc in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis and Los Angeles San Francisco with current files kept at these offices.
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Herman H. Ridder
Harold M. Hines
Asatto
Samuel C
Penobscot
Brig
Oil and Peace in the Near East Policy View
Drew Pearson argues oil strategic to Western industry and peace in the Near East. He recalls Hitler’s anti Jewish actions, calls for Jewish homeland peace, and proposes revived Marshall Plan style aid to rebuild and unite Arab states and Israel under international cooperation.
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France
England
Europe
Near East
Germany
Hitler
Walter Schellenberg
S. A
Himmler
Jerusalem
Mussolini
Schellenberg
U. S
Italy
Giuseppe Pella
Jorin ‘Foster Dulles
Washington
Pella
United States
Israel
President Eisenhower’s bad day at press conference noted
The column argues the president deserves bad days given the job’s strain and notes Eisenhower’s irritability during a recent press conference. It praises his patience in replies, criticizes some reporters, and concludes the press conference wears on his patience and temper.
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Washington
United States
Eisenhower
Ihe
Picayune
Senate
Truman
Roosevelt
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Christian Science Monitor
Riverside Enterprise
U.S. Government Printing Office
Portland Oregonian
Washington Star
Baltimore and Ohio
New York
Bakersfield
Town Meeting
Big Bill Knowland
Hollywood Chroniclers
Marilyn Monroe
Actors Studio
Harold Clurman
Sir Laurence
Olivier
LIK
cMac
Ray Tucker
Richard 3. Simpson
Pennsylvania
Congressional Campaign Committee
Simpson
Republican Party
National Committee
Mervin
Untiefed
Reggio Calabria
Domenico Stillisano
Drew Pearson
State Department
Abraham
Warry Truman
Pel+ Ja
North Africa
Russia
Mr. Truman
Tigris
Euphrates
Walter Ridder
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