Cheap Sea Water May Solve Fresh Water Shortage
LAC argues saltwater could supply ships and communities at about 20 cents per 1000 gallons using atomic heating to evaporate seawater. The plan faces Northern California objections to Feather River piping and must address growing coastal demand, drought and groundwater decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Water District
Colorado River
Feather River
Long Beach
Californie
Southland
Maxim Company
L. A.C
Town Meeting for Quicker Results
A quoted letter from FRANK A WINSLOW discusses the space race era. It argues the value of welcoming Khrushchev to the moon mission and cautions against allowing rivals to claim victory. The tone questions national pride and human achievement in space exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Kheusheney
Frank A, Winslow
Long Beach City buys 20 new automobiles and other history
Ten years ago Long Beach purchased 20 new automobiles delivered at city hall to City Manager Carl Wirsing and Police Chief Alvin F. Slaight. World Community Day at First United Presbyterian Church featured 132 clothing kits and 150 boxes of shoes and school supplies. A 30 years ago history notes 300 plus residents filled council chambers to back a municipal auditorium and harbor improvements, plus storm drain plans and a Gregton Ave Molino project merger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Carl B. Wirsehing
Alvin, F. Slaight
First United Presbyterian Church
Long Each Council of Church, Women
Carl Slatt
Gregton Ave
Molino
Halloween Teen Dance Primer for Teens
Jim O Nea l argues for a city sponsored Halloween teenagers dance to supplement park and playground events. He says it could keep teens engaged, reduce trouble, and spare younger children from risky encounters while preserving the trick or treat and carnival tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent
Allen L. Ford
Ium
Can Be Set Aside Decisions by Supreme Court
The text states that Supreme Court rulings cannot be erased by any government power but can be overturned through constitutional amendments. It emphasizes the enduring nature of Supreme Court decisions and the corrective path of formal constitutional change.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Moscow
United States
NATO
Sputnik
Russia
Pentagon
White House
Fourth official language added in Switzerland in 1938
The Rhapto-Romanic language was recognized as the fourth official language of Switzerland in 1938, alongside French and German and Turjan language as standard languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzersland
FBI Death Toll From 1925 to 1952
Britannica reports 17 FBI special agents died in the line of duty between 1925 and 1952. The agency’s risk profile spanned Prohibition to postwar enforcement, marking a period of heightened danger for federal investigators.
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FBI
U. S
Federal Bureau of Investigaion
Ex- Cyclopedia Britannica
Independent staff and office directories listed
The Independent shows staff roles including publisher Herman H Ridder and assistant to the publisher Herold M Hines. It lists general manager Larry Collins Jr and other editors and managers. Advertising offices are named Ridder Johns Inc with locations in Chicago Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles and San Francisco. Current files are kept at these offices.
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Herman H. Ridder
Herold M. Hines
Samuel C. Cameron
Geni
Larry Collins Jr
O[fins Sr
Golammses
Kington News Bureau
Albee
National Advertising
Ridder Johns, Inc
Chicago
Wrigley Bide
Detroit
Perubscat_ Bide
Minneapolis
Foshay Tower
Paul
East 4Th St
Los Angeles
Ean_Francises
Sutter St
Independent
Exit Ezra and the GOP bid to resuscitate Ike regime
Washington insiders label Ezra Taft Benson as the figurehead of a new backroom reshaping effort to revive the administration for 1958 and 1960. The plan targets farmers and business allies. Nixon Summerfield and Adams drive the strategy while Brownell Humphrey Wilson exit over expediency.
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Washington
Ezra
GOP
Isenhower
Tucker
Ezra Taft Benson
Eisenhower
Ijnasmuch
Nixon
Arthur E. Summerfield
Sherman Adams
White House
Humphrey
Wilson
Brownell
Little Rock
du Pont
General Motors
Thomas E. Dewey
John B. Hollister
Taft
Arthur Larson
Benson
Patton
Capitol Hill
Rule of Rei Bouba Ruler With 400 Wives Governs Af rican Domain
A historical note describes the ruler of Rei Bouba, a 36,000-person domain in Africa's French Cameroons. Subjects of the Lamido are forbidden to view his face, while the sovereign maintains a lavish harem of 400 wives.
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Rei Bouba
Africa
French Cameroons
Strictly Personal Kindness The Power Of Influence
A Sydney J Harris essay argues kindness wields enduring influence beyond threats. Humorists reveal self scrutiny, not mockery, while prejudice and novelty dice reflect risky behaviors. The piece contrasts wealth, holidays, and social conduct with observations on fame and the Braves manager’s future.
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Sydney J. Harris
Ayn Rand
Dean Inge
Cerebral palsy needs long range care and training
Dr Jordan outlines that children with cerebral palsy require patient long term care, physical and mental training, and a supportive home and school. He urges early muscle training, tailored exercises, education at the child's pace, and social integration, noting available resources like the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults and United Cerebral Palsy.
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Mrs. T
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
South LaSalle Street
Chicago
3. T
Pennsylvania Society For Crippled Children
United Cerebral Palsy
Lexington Ave
New York 17
N. Y
Spear Shrine of Mars as Rome Hears War Omen
In ancient Rome a Mars sacrarium housed sacred spears. During war the consul would shake the spears and cry Mars wake up. If the spears moved, it signaled a bad omen for the city.
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Rome
Mars
Death tale and firsts from early 20th century politics
Questions end and answers dial down history. Sir Witter Raleigh’s death is described as calm with a final joke to the executioner as the ax fell. President Hisenhower is noted as first to travel under the sea in an atomic submarine. Woodrow Wilson is credited with reviving in-person congressional addresses in 1913.
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Hisenhower
Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Woodrow Wilson
Thinking It Over by Dieffenbacher on autumn and spiritual harvest
The piece reflects on autumn's sadness and dormancy yet frames the season as nature's cycle of harvest. It notes how fall signals a return to work and prayer, viewing the season as a time when past labors yield usefulness and chaff is blown away by God.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Armed Services Air Feud During Hearing Over Missiles
The Senate briefing on anti missile systems sparked inter service conflict when Army Research Director William H. Martin challenged Air Force claims about the Wizard missile. Secretary McElroy cut him off as Johnson warned of Sputnik danger and defense chiefs debated Thor Jupiter and Vanguard issues.
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Altars Kuta
Bee
Air Force
William H. Martin
Army Research
Martin
Secretary of Defense
Neil McElroy
Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon
Opr
Bullig
ARMY
Russell
Defense Department
Navy
Vanguard
Thor
Jupiter
Quarles
Caspian Sea
Cape Canaveral
Defense McElroy
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Fais
Town Meeting
Besch
Maritime Federation
Southern California
Tate
Jim O'Neal
Robert Benchley
Esquire
Braves
THE
LNIV
Jordan
Edwin P. Jordan, M.D
NEA Service
Jack Anderson
Armed Services
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