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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1959
Page
10
Editorial argues Chet Wolfrum's victory in California's 56th Assembly District shows the two party system remains viable. It credits strong Republican campaigning and weak Democratic effort, notes the race as a foretaste of 1960 contests and potential apportionment impacts.
Editor Norman Cousins warned a Long Beach audience that the Soviet Union aims to outproduce the United States in consumer goods. He argued competition can spur peace and lift living standards as products flood Russian homes while Americans pay monthly bills.
The Associated Press picks stars from the Braves Cubs Giants White Sox and others while the Dodgers receive only consolation nods. Hank Aaron hits 39 homers and bats .355 Ernst Banks belts 45 Mathews 46 and Antonelli and Wynn post strong pitching marks as Dodgers lament lack of full recognition.
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller trails Vice President Nixon in polls. The New York governor hints he will judge his run by trial heats rather than pure popularity. He plans state by state organization and primary campaigning if he enters the race.
The Independent notes Rockefeller’s appeal to Republicans hinges on the same logic that helped Eisenhower and Willkie before. The piece argues political success is judged by perceived electability and victory potential, citing Taft’s failed bid as a cautionary example.
Kaiser Industries faced pressure from U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel and other giants during steel strike talks. Edgar Kaiser pursued a separate wage deal with the United Steelworkers while big executives debated strategy and warned against breaking the unity of the Big Twelve. Kaiser’s plant interests and orders for furnaces and oxygen steel projects linked his firm to the broader industry.
A letter criticizes excessive car noise as immature behavior by drivers. The author likens noisy driving to a crying infant and urges authorities to enforce the vehicle code, suggesting insignia for infantile behavior and calling out lax enforcement.
The piece surveys dated musings on marriage and manners, noting that oldest daughters make better wives due to caregiving roles, while youngest may falter. It weaves aphorisms on silence, fear, truthfulness, and ego, citing Montaigne and Shakespeare as benchmarks, and ends with a quip on self pity and small stature.
A 150 strong San Joaquin Valley delegation toured the Long Beach Los Angeles Harbor and the North American Aircraft plant, amazed by the scale of facilities for world trade. Officer John H. Panner retires after 20 years with the police department.
In Washington the House Democratic Leader John W. McCormack denounced the United Nations for inaction on Communist oppression in Hungary, calling the Budapest regime and Soviet masters arrogant for defying past UN resolutions. In Philadelphia, United Steelworkers attorney Arthur J. Goldberg urged an 80 day injunction to end the steel strike, saying there are worse things than strikes, including loss of freedom. In San Francisco, convict author Daryl Chessman reflected on his death-row stays, noting that death is ever present and escapes may spur others.
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