Editorial: Barons of Bumper Butte and a Customs Move
The piece rails at Los Angeles civic center power, arguing taxpayers funded grand public buildings while barons prospered. It supports moving U S customs from Bumper Butte to the harbor district at 223rd Street and Hesperian Avenue as part of an International Trade Center, citing unified facilities, higher port share of receipts, better freeway links, and traffic issues at the civic center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bumper Butte
Los Angeles Civic Center
Los Angeles
San Pedro
Wilmington
U. S
Philip Nichols
Long Beach
Harbor
International Airport
Civic Center
Los Angeles Harbor
Beverly Hills
San Bernardino
Siren of Security Opens the Season at University of Alabama
Graduation speakers chart the course for graduates with Daniel Haughton of Lockheed Aircraft urging caution against the siren of security. He argues that pursuing constant security wards off distinction, urging risk for greater achievement and progress.
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Daniel 3. Haughton
Lockheed Atraaft Corp
Haughton
University of Alabama
California Experts Back Atomic Control Reshuffle
California congressmen Rep. Chi Holifield and Rep. Craig Hosmer push for reorganization of the Atomic Energy Commission. They favor a single administrator and a three member board to regulate licensing and policy. Hearings will proceed this session with nonpartisan aims and continued Congress as atomic policy referee.
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United States
California
Chi Holifield
Gnen
Congress
Craig Hosmer
Kise
Teerewijk
House of Representatives
Holifield
Joint Committee On ‘Congrescoeal Energy
Hosmer
Kennedy
AEC
Cheiran
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
ICAE
France
Germany
Milk Price Battle Mirrors Steel Showdown in Washington
Washington witnesses a publicized milk price clash similar to steel talks as the Teamsters Union presses for wage increases and fringe benefits. The piece notes dairy farmers’ pay drop from 12.7 to 10.1 cents per quart since 1952, rising consumer prices, and pondered Kennedy administration intervention, alongside coverage of the Freeman farm bill hurdles and Estes scandal implications. It highlights figures like Orville Freeman, Harry Byrd, and Rep. Frank Thompson, and includes details on AT&T satellite funding votes and related congressional debates.
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Washington
JFK
United Steel Workers of America
Pearson
Teamsters Union
Washington Dairies
House of Representatives
Billie Lot Estes
Agriculture Department
Texas
Eisenhower
Ike
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Freeman
Dick Russell
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Strictly Personal Titles of Books Often Borrowed This Spring
In England this spring three books share the title On A Darkling Plain taken from Dover Beach. Titles borrow from poets and classical sources with Shakespeare, the Bible, and Keats shaping many works. Shakespeare remains the premier source for titles, followed by the Bible and other poets.
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England
Matthew Arnold
Dover Beach
Dover War
Beach
Rupert Croft Cooke
Clifford Odets
Harris
Thoreau
Miss Mitchell
Macmillan
Dawson
Cynara
Keats and Sheeley
Blake
Wordsworth
Shakespeare
Macbeth
Proust
Lakewood voter questions Bud de Cannis remark
Hi M Leidner of 6107 Centralia Lakewood criticizes Democratic candidate Bud de Cannis for calling congressman Craig Hosmer a puck during a clash with Lakewood City Council over a Chamber of Commerce anti Communist school. He questions if such a politician should represent the 32nd District in Congress.
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Bud de Cannis
Bob Houser
Craig Hosmer
de Cannis
Lakewood
Chamber of Commerce
Hall of Congress
Hi. M. Leidner
Centralia
Lakewond
Miscommunication in Spanish Sparks a Kidnapping Panic
Nicolette Goulet, wife of a Broadway star, learned the danger of language gaps after a Spanish radio program claimed her daughter was kidnapped. A Spanish speaking babysitter returned the child, revealing a misunderstanding. The note suggests practical phrases to bridge the gap, such as returning in three hours and serving dinner at six.
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Cal Star
Sécuestrada
Some Ideas for Boating Safety
Editor proposes practical safety steps to reduce boating disasters. Suggests stations at harbor entrances with loudspeakers and postings of small craft warnings at launch ramps and marinas to alert boaters about dangerous weather before they launch. Urges readers to know weather reports and small craft warnings before entering the ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Old Man Ocean
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Kelly
Hosier
Mao
Drew Pearson
Senate
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Ben Reifel
South Dakota
Charlie Hatteck
Frank Thompson
Treston
N. J
House Rules Committee
Charles Joelson
Dem- NJ
American Telephone and Telegraph
Uncle Sam
At&t
New Jersey
Joelson
At&ts
Canada
Sweden
Italy
Standard Oil
General Motors
US Steel
Oren Harris
Arkansas
Wien
American Tel & Tel
Billie Sol Estes
Minnesota
Bitsy Betts
Ros
By Sydney J. Harris
Town Meeting
Nicolette Goutet
Broadway
Musi
Habla & Sfancl Py
W. Reder
LA Capen Sr
E. Snes
Mannine
Rickie Jenstec
Wth
Fe Arent
Tee
Martan
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