Editorial: Union actions threaten Long Beach and Los Angeles harbors
The piece condemns Longshoremen in Long Beach and Los Angeles for disrupting Foreign Trade Week by resisting cargo handling changes. It cites a Glasgow shipper urging British automakers to boycott these ports and notes rival Japanese shippers have already acted. The editorial warns of investigation and regulation and urges workers to preserve the nation’s shipping hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Glasgow
Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders Ltd
London
Lyle Shipping Co
Taster
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Truman
Reuther
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Democratic Congress
Kempner Bill Demonstrates Purest Legislative Process
Robert Kempner of Long Beach proposed exempting wheelchair users from parking meters. Assemblyman Bill Grant introduced a bill, which sailed through committees and is near enactment, illustrating a lobby-free, straightforward legislative path with no special interest influence.
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Kempner
Bill Grant
Grant
Assembly
Senate
Veterans’ Organization
Sacramento
Town Meeting Chavez Atrocity Ends in TV Eviction Outcry
Editor accuses TV broadcast of eviction abuses at Chavez Ravine to build a Dodgers ballpark under O’Malley. He questions legality and fairness, blaming Mayor Poulson and Councilwoman Wyman for the contentious land use and civic shame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chavez
Chavez Ravine
O'Malley
Dodgers
Poulson
Wyman
Chavez Ravire
Violence as the Greatest Killer in Modern Society
Sydney J. Harris argues that violence now rivals disease in mortality in advanced societies, driven by emotional problems and aggressive drives. He notes high death rates from accidents and violence and calls for broad prevention beyond medical research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney J. Harris
World Health Organization
Geneva
Asia
Africa
Bolshoi Ballet Bridges US Soviet Ties in Washington
In Washington the Bolshoi Ballet drew 3,426 spectators topping $37,000 in box office as Galina Ulanova, Susanna Zvyagina, and Yuri Faier led Russian and American artists in a performance that critics said helped ease Cold War tensions. Eddie Dowling earlier urged the visit, linking art to improved US Russia friendship over 25 years of exchange. The piece notes cultural dialogue advancing diplomacy and the lifting of the Iron Curtain enabling people to share beauty and understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Theatre
Galina Ulanova
Capitol
Bolshoi Ballet
Metropolitan Opera
Lincoln Memorial
Congress
United States
Soviet Union
Geneva
Volanova
Susanna Zvyagina
Yuri Faier
St. Petersburg Court Theatre
Filippo Beccari
Moscow
Eddie Dowling
Roosevelt
Dowling
Stage, Screen & Radio
Maxim Litvinov
White House
Litvinov
Russia
Columbia University
Eddie Dosling
Remember By Tucker Anee Ray Tucker 10 Years Ago
Signal Hill officials planned to widen the bottleneck on Orange Ave near Spring St under the 1949 50 budget due to a map oddity showing a 20 ft Long Beach section. An anniversary note recalls a 20 year old city manager report about a plaque ceremony for Long Beach traffic safety winners.
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Signal Hill
Orange Ave
Spring St
Long Beach
AGN
R. M. Dorton
Culbert Olson
Equality in Labor Wars Shifts Balance in 1950s America
Washington observes a more even power balance between management and labor as unions and big industry coordinate tactics. Steel firms negotiate as blocs with McDonald while auto and coal sectors adopt similar strategies. Eisenhower limits direct government mediation, urging restraint to protect against inflation and defense needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel
McDonald
Automobile
Coal
Washington
Eisen- Lower
Inflation fight and views on steel costs dominate quotes
United States Steel Corp. executive vice president R. Conrad Cooper argues inflation stems from rising employment costs in the steel industry. USW president David J. McDonald counters that inflation is a created myth. Lady Nancy Astor reflects on turning 60 and changing views on aging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. Conrad Cooper
US S. Steel Corp
United Steel Workers Union
David J. McDonald
USW
Newspaper masthead with multiple staff listings
Independent Herman H Redcar and Danel H Ridder lead a publisher lineup as Maroid A Hines and Aart te Publisher Barmuel C Cameron, with Larry Coltine Jr as manager and various editor roles. National advertising reps Ridder Jobs Inc list offices in New York Detroit Minneapolis and Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman H. Redcar
Rupnerss
Fifth Arena
Cheags
Detroit
Penobscot
Monneapolia
Faehsy
Low Angels
San Francisco
Washington
Albes Byngirg
Janendert
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Editorial
California
Robert Kempner
Town Meeting
U. S
America
Drew Pearson
Bolshoi
Theth Street Bridge
Jefferson Memorial
Thomas Jefferson
Mellon Art Gallery
Andrew Mellon
Andy Mellon
Pearson
Remember BY
Tucker A
Anee
R Ray Tucker
State Association of Merchant Plumbers
Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
David McDonalds
United Steel Workers
Walter P. Reuthers Tucker
United Automobile Workers
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers
United Press Interret
Nancy Astor
Aris
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