What People Are Talking About Today
SEATTLE grocery shelves are bare after a two week warehouse strike causing meat departments to shut in some stores due to delivery blocks. Bangkok parents decry rising education costs as tuition and books rise by over one third and Thai Airways plans for idle Super Constellations. St Louis notes Stan Musial's 3000th hit and a Cardinals comeback, plus Burglar Prevention Week declared by Missouri Gov. James Blaire. Helsinki reports a fake May Day greeting published by New Times and blamed on a provocateur. Birmingham covers Alabama governor runoff and a states rights party dispute. Louisville ponders a proposed 250 million freeway system and three new Ohio River bridges after Derby. A Save Our Parks group opposes road projects in Cherokee and Seneca parks.
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Mother Hubbard
Bangkok
Thai Airways
Louisville
Save Our Parks Committee
Quotes From Washington And Governors Spark Debate
United Press reports on reactions to Nixon's South American tour as Thompson blasts the trip for missteps while Stratton and other officials steer conference focus away from school integration. Sparkman defends increased Lebanon aid amid regional tensions, with a note on editorial staff and offices of The Independent.
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United Press
Washington
Frank Thompson
D-Nj
Richard M. Nixon
Miami Beach
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Little Rock
Open Letter Questions County Paneling Costs in L A Courthouse
A letter to Supervisor Kenneth Hahn defends delaying no projects including the Long Beach branch courthouse. It questions the Los Angeles courthouse paneling bill of 2.8 million and notes total costs near three million, urging fiscal scrutiny of taxpayer money. The piece emphasizes court space needs and efficiency.
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Los Angeles
Kenneth Hahn
Hahn
Long Beach
Jergins Trust
County Board of Supervisors
T . True
Mastoiditis May Require Surgery Says Doctor
Dr Jordan notes a 16 year old with chronic mastoid infection. He explains mastoid cells behind the ear can become infected, causing pain, fever, and hearing loss. X rays aid diagnosis. antibiotics help prevent invasion. drainage of middle ear is preventive. surgery is not typical during acute inflammation.
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Ike's dispatch of troops triggers White House alarm
Washington scene surrounding Lloyd Sparks report of Venezuelan unrest and Perez Jimenez ouster. Eisenhower orders Caribbean troops after a tense telephone briefing with Ed Sparks. McElroy and Joint Chiefs clash over service selection. Marines later join maneuvers amid Navy chief Burke’s note. Secret Service shields Nixon daughters.
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Washington
Congress
Caribbean
Venezuela
State Department
Ike
Spark
Town Meeting Fights Over Parks Funds And Pets In Public Spaces
A letter page rants about cutting city programs to oppose socialist critique of Camp El Hill. It rails at the Chamber of Commerce budget, the city administrator, and support for sixth graders while defending parks and pets in Recreation Park. Citizens urge pet access on leashes and dispute dogs being banned in local parks.
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Long Beach
Chamber of Commerce
R. L
Recreation Park
Tex
S.P.C.A
Strictly Personal: Writing a Column Easy This Way
The author reflects on The Saturday Review’s Sixth Annual Advertising Awards praising a full page Squibb ad about vitamins. It condemns self medication while praising responsible health advertising and credits Squibb and agencies for a public-interest campaign.
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The
Saturday Review
Squibb
Nature
Cunningham and
Walsh
Negro Leaders Plan Voter Drive Against Eisenhower Advice
Washington reports that Black leaders reject reliance on the courts and the President, opting for a mass registration campaign to boost Negro turnout. They cite fears over court mandates and school integration resistance, and target raising eligible Black voters from about 25 percent to 60 percent to influence key cities in upcoming elections.
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Washington
Eisenhower
South
Virginia
United States
Little Rock
Arkansas National Guard
Supreme Court
F.D.R
Harry S. Truman
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Remember When May 19 1958 Boiler Explosion
A boiler explosion at the California Seafood Cannery on W Seventh St and Fire Ave wrecked the boiler room injuring two men halted 100 tons of tuna canning and disemployed 400 workers with damage reported at 50000 dollars.
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A&a
California Seafood Cannery
Seventh St
Fire Ave
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