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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1957
Page
6
L A C discusses Russia's potential missile threat and the need for Civil Defense training. It warns of possible city damage, cites U S News on targets, and urges families to learn civil defense measures to save lives amid apathy and economy-driven cuts.
Town meeting editorials note timely piece in last Sunday’s Independent. Four months this fall featured an interdenominational mission study for many Protestant churches nationwide titled The Church and Race. An August interdenominational Missionary Education Conference was held at Asilomar on the Monterey Peninsula to train leaders.
A historic slice recalls Sept 11 years back with autumn rainfall, Chilean navy salutes, Constitution Day at Superior Court, and mentions of Long Beach officials and Washington dispatches. Also notes police strength rise, bus fare debate, and a church talk by Dr. Wiehman. Martha T Chadwick signs off.
Editor notes a traffic signal dispute at the Harbor and Anaheim corner asking who designed the west end of the Anaheim Street Bridge. Fred Meto cites confusing right turn on green arrow signs and a new design by Elmer Leland, city assistant traffic engineer, willing to discuss improvements.
Washington debates the scope of the welfare state as Roosevelt Truman Eisenhower era policies, Social Security expansion, and federal grants reshape the nation. The Farm Bureau survey shows over 40 million on Social Security, bipartisan support behind broader bills, and significant costs to taxpayers and private industry alike. It notes farm price supports, soil programs, and veterans benefits spanning 1933 to 1957, totaling billions in public outlays.
The tradition of glove skins traces to deer named origins centuries ago in France. Modern production uses skin from baby lambs raised on French hillsides specifically for glovemaking.
Lansing became Michigan's capital in 1847 as a frontier clearing with one ing house and a sawmill. Legislators chose it, half jokingly, after rejecting more populated townships.
The Independent lists staff positions including Harman Ridder publisher Marold M. Hines as assistant to the publisher Samus C- Cameron Gent. Manager Larry Cellina Jr. Bus Manager LA Calling Sr. Editorial Columns Miles E. Lines managing editor and Best Albee Building. Ridder Johns Inc. is named national advertising representative with offices in Chicago Detroit Minneapolis St. Paul Los Angeles San Francisco and San Francisco addresses. Current files of The Independent maintained at its offices.
The piece argues that leadership in America cannot be strictly defined as strong or gentle. It notes Eisenhower’s avoidance of constant forceful rhetoric and his preference for retreat avenues for opponents. It cites Faubus and McCarthy era tensions, suggesting history alone judges leadership style and that democracy often yields leaders fitting time and need.
Dr. Jordan warns parents often underestimate measles in children noting potential serious complications. He urges bed rest during the acute stage, fluids, light reading, tepid baths, and early protection for exposed youngsters with gamma globulin. antibiotics may help prevent or treat complications.
A quiz style item lists questions about air defenses, SAGE, the heaviest element, Social Security funds, Mesmer, and auto racing records. It gives brief answers: 30,000 daily flights, SAGE meaning, Nabellium naming, 23 billion dollars, Mesmer origin, Peter DePaolo’s 1925 record of 101.13 mph with Frame’s 1932 upgrade. It ends with General Douglas MacArthur being connected to a prompt line.
The essay argues that all people contribute to the material world through labor and energy use for others. It credits workers for easing hardship and improving comfort while noting nourishment for the spirit is equally essential. It warns that without soul maintenance there is no continuity beyond the present life.
The prompt asks which position General MacArthur held in 1928 serving as president of the Olympic Committee. It lists a statement about Tito as Joseph Broz and questions about galognameter use and New Jersey ratification in 1787.
Drew Pearson weighs a pivotal U.N. General Assembly contest between Sir Leslie Munro of New Zealand and Lebanon’s Charles Malik. Malik’s Arab ties clash with Soviet support while the United States risks breaching a pledge to Munro. The piece analyzes Soviet moves to dominate Near East oil routes via Suez Yemen and Syria and the strategic stakes for the West.
The rules require each major league club to have at least one representative on the All-Star squad. Fans vote for eight position players, excluding pitchers, who must play at least three innings unless substitutions due to injury occur.
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