Editorial Quemoy and Matsu Again
The buildup of Chinese Communist forces opposite Quemoy and Matsu rekindles a foreign policy question from the 1960 campaign. The U.S. pledged to defend Formosa and nearby islands but the treaty omits Matsu and Quemoy. Debates centered on whether the United States would defend them in a crisis and under what conditions. Current Chinese coastal moves suggest a possible test of that theory.
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Quemoy
Matsu
U.S
United States
Formosa
Pescadore Islands
Matsa and
Army
Wilber M. Brucker
John Kennedy
Eisenhower
Mr. Kennedy
U. S
Congress
New Superintendent Named for Long Beach Schools
Long Beach Unified School District appoints W Odie Wright to succeed Douglas Newcomb as Superintendent. Wright, a Long Beach native and California graduate, emphasizes individualized education within community finances, growth experiences, civic responsibility, and continued teaching of basic skills and American heritage. He has three children in local schools.
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W. Odie Wright
Douglas Newcomb
Long Beach Unified School District
Wright
Long Beach
California
Unfair Differential Hinders Long Beach Trade Growth Hearing Next Week
Long Beach and harbor area spokesmen will argue at a Pacific Inland Tariff Bureau hearing that a 20 percent tariff on shipments to the Pacific Northwest harms local industry. The differential raises costs for Long Beach firms compared to Los Angeles, deterring competition and prompting some firms to move or operate their own fleets. Elimination could spur industrial growth and create new trucking demand without a full ICC appeal.
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Long Beach
Harbor Area
Pacific Inland Tariff Bureau
Pacific Northwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
JFK Not Leading in Public on Legislative Plans
Washington column notes Kennedy avoids public, private efforts to sell his agenda. He pressures allies privately while courting business and facing tax bill doubts. Advisors from sheltered circles back cautious, patient strategy amid rising voter concerns.
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Doris Fleeson
JFK
Washington
Kennedy
White House
Boykin and Johnson Tangle Over Savings Deal
Washington column portrays Alabama Congressman Boykin returning to Mobile with a 27 year cache of keepsakes and a multimillion dollar bank book. It details alleged ties to Maryland savings and loan promoter Edlin, payments traced to Robinson firms, and a Kennedy investigation while Johnson disputes who recruited whom. Mundt pressures Agriculture Dept over grain elevator funding and campaign contributor boosts.
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Washington
Alabama
Frank Boykin
Mobile
First Continental Savings and Loan
Maryland
Virginia
Boykin
First Continental
W. L. Robinson
Kenneth Edlin
Tom Johnson
Edlin
Johnson
Robinson
Charles County and
Leisure City Land Companies
Boykin and Johnson
Robin Kennedy
Kennedy
Snow Hill
Edlin- Robinson
Rockville
Baltimore
South Dakota
Karl Mundt
Billie Sol Estes
Mundt
Mandt
Agriculture Department
Omer Appelwick
Madison
S. D
Strictly Personal Words Reverse Their Meaning
A discussion on how words shift meaning over time using snob as an example. It contrasts modern usage with 19th century sense meaning someone not a gentleman who imitates the elite. It notes British class dynamics, servants as most sensitive to hierarchy, and links insecurity to snobbery across social and intellectual groups.
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England
Com. Harris Unioners
Southampton
Town Meeting on Navy housing faced by renters in Long Beach
A letter from an old-time Navy wife denounces money hungry real estate agents and praises FDR for protecting service members with OP. The writer recalls having to buy a home for decent housing and questions who is to blame for vacancies, noting old worn out apartments.
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LAC
Navy
Long Beach
FDR
AMA
4 F
Mr. Collins
Navy Hospital
Kuchef
Naval Affairs
Fairhaired Hosmer
Independent
Collins
Joseph Reese
Refugees and Mandarin Myth in Navy Community Letter
A Navy wife argues against anti refugee and landlord bias in Long Beach. She explains Cantonese is common among Chinese Americans and debunks Mandarin origins. She criticizes real estate practices, landlord snooping, and wartime housing pressures tied to Navy personnel. She cites local figures and calls for fair treatment.
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