MWD praised for water reliability and expansion pace
Editorial lauds Metropolitan Water District for delivering ample water to Long Beach amid drought, noting the system is a decade ahead of schedule. It outlines progress: nine pumping units, expanded reservoirs and filtration, and a 1975 service horizon with 1,212,000 acre feet attainable by January.
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Long Beach
Metropolitan Water District
Southland
Colorado River
MWD
Colorado
Carey's Threatening Letter and Labor Influence
The article argues organized labor and public pressure shape Congress. AFL CIO Vice President James B. Carey sent threatening letters to lawmakers to punish their stance on labor reform. Public sentiment favors strong reform addressing blackmail, picketing, and the secondary boycott, while Hoffa warned lawmakers politically. Carey amplifies public pressure, urging Congress to back the stronger measure.
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Congress
United States
U.S
Aflcio
James B. Carey
Carey
Senate House Conference Committee
Senate
House
Hoffa
Khrushchev Visit Sparks Broad U S Political Debates
Washington reports a surge of editorials and religious protests over Nikita Khrushchev's U S visit as critics fear domestic and international repercussions. Catholic Cardinal Cushing leads opposition, while factions from Polish, Jewish, German, Hungarian and Czech communities push Congressional records with protests and resolutions amid electoral concerns.
Knowland blasts Khrushchev invite as Soviet win and danger
William F. Knowland of California denounces the invitation to Nikita Khrushchev as a Soviet diplomatic victory. He calls it a dangerous move that helps the Communist bloc and could be used for massive propaganda in New York, the United Nations, and across the United States. He likens the invitation to offering a hall for genocidal figures and notes Eisenhower’s courting of Nixon may now backfire.
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U S Steel taxes and Alabama clashes drive school bills
Drew Pearson outlines two chapters in U S Steel tax battles. In Bucks County Pennsylvania U S Steel expansion boosted school enrollment from 20 000 to 50 000 with 239 new classrooms built in Falls Township and 263 in Bristol while debt service soars. in Alabama Governor Patterson fights to fund schools amid a 115 percent machinery tax and sales tax shifts as U S Steel’s Tennessee Coal and Iron Division expands south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Meanwhile Congressman Alfred Santangelo exposes 105 million in excess profits taxes owed by major defense contractors, urging prosecutions and refunds for firms like North American Aviation Boeing Fairchild Lockheed Martin Douglas and Grumman. General Dynamics reportedly blocks access to its books.
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Fairchild Engine
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Lockheed
Martin
Douglas
Grumman
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Defense
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McDonnell Aircraft
Northrop Aircraft
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Consolidated Vultee
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Miss Universe pageant uniforms spark viewer wish for variety
Kathleen G Dodson of Weed Patch urges Oscar Meinhardt to let contestants wear varied playsuits at the 1960 Miss International Beauty Contest noting it would attract spectators, boost swimsuit sales, and give each entrant more individuality despite potential advantage shifts. Carl A Johnson of Del Mar Ave, Long Beach, adds critique of littered transit right of way and suggests converting the weed-filled strip into a parkway to encourage public cleanliness and pride.
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Oscar Meinhardt
Kathleen G. Dodson
Gaviota Ave
del Mar Ave
MTA
Spring St
Wardlow Ave
The $750 Bathroom Makeover That Shaped a Home
A homeowner recalls a single broken knob triggering a cascade of upgrades totaling 750 dollars. What began as a minor repair led to replacing a medicine chest, installing a new bath set, lighting, curtains, a laundry hamper, and finally a full bathroom renovation while the rest of the house awaited updates.
Long Beach Residents Learn Air Traffic Control at Municipal Airport
Sixty Long Beach residents trained in air traffic control under Leo Hummer of the Civil Aeronautics Administration with free courses funded by the Board of Education. The same issue reports European news and local concerns, including objections to widening State Street into the Coast Highway and a public meeting at Alexander Hamilton Junior High on September 6.
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Leo Hummer
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Board of Education
Europe
Press- Telegram
Gerald P. Nye
KECA
KFL
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Willington
Alexander Hamilton Junior High School
Today's Quotes From Dred Press Roundup
In West Yellowstone Deputy Sheriff Clarence Brady attends a religious service for those entombed by earthquakes and reflects on facing hell. In Madrid matador Luis Miguel Dominguin stands firm despite two gorings and likens bullfighting to a poison. Democratic Digest accuses the Eisenhower admin of using antiinflation rhetoric as political weapon while AFL CIO chief Meany denounces a labor reform bill as killer legislation.
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