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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1957
Page
8
L.A.C. defends local civil service rules balancing classified and unclassified employes. Classified positions require open exams. unclassified include city manager and department heads. Civil service board serves city council, guards employee rights, and seeks ongoing updates to stay modern while preserving guarantees.
Independent editor reports reader letters urging a study of how many young people major in science and calls for progress updates. A letter about a TV rocket exhibit praises layman understanding and whether youths may test a device on a military base. Traffic editor notes slower speeds but rising accidents and hopes radar enforcement boosts safe driving.
A clipped history segment recalls George E. Baker Long Beach city engineer since 1939 and Public Service director 1930 44 who died at 4429 Elm Ave. Details mention the Metropolitan Water District location, a $2.5 million Long Beach General Hospital project, and earlier roles. It also notes 20 years ago rainfall ending a long dry period and oil drilling permit delays in Harbor District. Thirty years ago Redondo Ave traffic opening and an election for Chief J S Yaney as California Peace Officers Assn official.
The Q and A set asks about the origin of the word lynching credited to Charles Lynch in Virginia during the Revolution. It covers daylight saving time first US adoption March 21, whale calves feeding alive and nursing, William Rufus King’s vice presidency duties, and the pen name Hosea Biglow used by James Russell Lowell.
Washington reports a federal jury immunity grant to unions for educational political activity fueling calls in Congress for harsher limits on union political action. The piece notes potential antitrust changes, widespread union influence in nine key states, and a push to counter Beck-Hoffa era tactics amid 1960 political outlook.
The Independent masthead lists publishers editors and staff with multiple advertising reps and office locations. It notes current fate of the paper is maintained at these offices across Chicago, Minneapolis, St Paul, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other locations.
Sydney J. Harris reviews D W Winnicott’s Mother and Child noting the infant’s innate sense of right and wrong. He praises the book for clear language, argues against rigid training, and urges new mothers to read and discuss it with partners to foster healthier child development.
Dr Jordan explains that harmless body sparks from touching metal arise from multiple factors. Weather moisture footwear and fabric type influence the effect with silk and nylon more prone. Some people are more sensitive and expect a stronger shock. Wearing better conducting shoes may lessen the shocks.
A historic look at the crown and pay of England's poet laureate contrasts with letters on circumcision, bodily responses to foods, and a chronic ear infection. Readers seek reasons for perspiration to onions, horseradish, and crabs, the health value of circumcision, and whether medicines replace surgery for long standing ear infections.
The piece discusses how haste in daily actions such as tying shoes leads to broken laces and worn threads. It links stress to temper and loss of balance, noting some lash out or become violent. It argues lack of self-control and urges dedication to a higher purpose with God’s help to transform behavior.
Washington reports a dice game at Olmstead Air Force Base Middletown Pennsylvania sparked tension when Maj Gen Acheson slugged Capt John W Read after a dispute over dice and signaling. Read denied the incident and both men had been drinking. Acheson described Read as a line officer and apologized the next day. The episode noted as unifying the base despite the clash. The column also covers Adlai Stevenson’s meeting with John Foster Dulles and GOP criticisms of the Eisenhower administration as Stevenson weighs NATO policy and political risks.
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