Fresno convention clashes over California party lines
Town meeting notes criticize Petronius Junge for inaccuracies about the California Democratic Council convention in Fresno. The piece contrasts 1,800 delegates elected by over 40,000 submembers with claims of a Republican meeting in Los Angeles gathering 40 kingmakers, suggesting misstatements about delegate election and party nominee selection.
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Petronius Junge
California Democratic Council
Fresno
Junior
Los Angeles
Plus
Long Beach Harbor incidents and 1930s political notes recalled
A 10 year old item recalls a tanker skipper fined for leaks into Long Beach Harbor and a community clubhouse ceremony in Silverado Park. It also mentions a morphine raid record, plus reflections on California party nominating primaries and historical party strategy among Republicans and Democrats with editor's note on the primaries rules.
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Long Beach
Los Angees
Avas
Frank D. Higbee
Los Angeles
Reputican Assembly
CDC
Jim. Subrer
Capture and later life of Jefferson Davis after Civil War
Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured on May 10 1865 near Irwinville Georgia after defeat of the South. He was imprisoned at Fort Monroe Virginia until May 1867 then released. He spent his final years at Beauvoir Mississippi near Biloxi and died in New Orleans on December 1889.
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Jefferson Davis
Irwinville
Fort Monroe
Beauvoir
Gulf of Mexico
Biloxi
Miss
New Orleans
U S Enigma Confuses Allies On Anti Soviet Ties
Sydney report on U S Secretary Dulles and NATO allies shows diplomats uncertain about U S protection in a Moscow attack. Critics like Australian External Affairs Minister Casey argue piecemeal anti-Russia efforts fail in peace or war.
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Sydney
Australia
Dulles
United States
Moscow
Pects
NATO
Tucker
Kremlin
Harold Macmillan
U. S
METO
SEATO
Washington
Bangkok
Thailand
Richard G. Casey
Russia
Europe
Korea
United Nations
Middle East
Syria
Egypt
Yeu
Pakistan
Casey
Llogic
U. N. Council
General Assembly
Science Scores Advances in Battle for Young Hearts
Science reports mark progress in pediatric heart disease prevention and treatment. Over thirty years, death risk from heart diseases before age 24 dropped over 70 percent, and between 25 and 44 fell 35 percent, though the toll for youth remains high with an estimated 500,000 school-age children affected. Advances include rheumatic fever prevention methods, reducing future rheumatic heart disease risk.
Stop Strep To Prevent Rheumatic Fever Threats
The article stresses prompt treatment of strep throat in children to prevent rheumatic fever and heart damage. Parents must seek immediate medical care for suspected strep infections, with penicillin or sulfa-based antibiotics aiding prevention. It notes rare progression from strep to rheumatic fever and highlights modern heart surgery aiding young patients.
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Your Heart Association
LA. C. SAYS Who Goofed Continued From Page 1
LA C SAYS compares total military procurement with aircraft and missile spending from 1951 to 1958, showing a shift toward missiles under Eisenhower and a drop in aircraft production. The piece argues missile funding rose sharply in the 1950s while employment and industry focus changed.
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Progent
Eisenhower
Triman
Art of Handwriting Nearly Lost in Canada and America
SYDNEY J. HARRIS laments declining American handwriting while praising Canada's preserved script. He laments legibility issues, mocks the typewriter era, and asserts Canadian education still values penmanship as a social grace. He contrasts professional pride in doctors’ scrawls with general laziness in writing.
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Sydney J. Harris
Canada
Morning Mail
America
Secret Memo on FCC Probed, Suppressed by Congress
The memo alleges FCC commissioners took free gifts and courted industry favors, urging ethics and ex parte contacts be investigated. It cites ex parte discussions, fraternal ties with radio figures, and a Petersburg TV case where Baltimore ties influenced license decisions.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
FCC
Federal Communications. Commission
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
Robert Ex. Lee
Thomas G. Tinsley
Baltimore
WLEE
Richmond
Petersburg
Tinsley
Eisenhower
GOP
Eiserhower
Lee
Sol Taishoff
Broadcasting
Wxex-Tv
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