Shadowboxing Graves Attacks Knight In California Race
Editorial argues gubernatorial candidate Richard Graves uses shadow boxing tactics by attacking an idealized Gov. Goodwin Knight. It notes Knight's budget increases for higher education and mental health, his stance on unemployment benefits, and a conservative liberal approach akin to Earl Warren. Graves fixes on Knight as enemy of education labor and the mentally ill, while Knight pursues measured progress.
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Richard Graves
Goodwin Knight
Graves
Gov. Knight
California
Knight
San Francisco
University of California
Department of Mental Hygiene
Labor
Knght
Earl Warren
New Jersey Penalties Deter Drunk Driving
A survey led by Judge Elwood M. Rich shows New Jersey's first offense penalties of at least $200 fine and two years license suspension yield lower monthly drunk driving filings in Passaic Union City Irvington Clifton Atlantic City than many states. California codes allow 30 days to six months and fines up to $50 with possible probation.
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Elwood M. Rich
Riverside
United States
Rich
New Jersey
Passaic
Union City
Irvington
Clifton
Atlantic City
California
Senate critics and Sweden signal shifts in policy
Bruce Biossat argues the Senate is an imperfect but self-protective club, with committee power and internal dynamics hampering reform. The column also notes Sweden’s move to finance storage and harbor works at Trondheim to secure oil and hint at a possible shift away from neutrality toward Western ties.
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Sweden
Trondheim Fjord
Norwegian
Square skillet and square egg noted in humor column
Sen Soaper Says notes a joke about a square skillet and the improbable square egg. The piece mocks efficiency ads and laments weather quirks in the dry area, joking about rain without a decimal point.
Politicians Push Favored Treatment for Staff in Services
A major U.S. government issue surfaces as the Army reveals conversations about favored treatment for a Senate staff member drafted into service. The piece argues such pressure spans the Army Navy and Air Force and questions which committee can probe records, noting political influence marked on personnel files.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Army
Ase - Army
A & Senate
Pvt
David Schine
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Seeia
Sen. McCarthy
Arm
Navy
Air Force
Armed Services
P. I
Senate Committee On Government Operations
Senate Armed Services Committee
Jean
Appropriations Committees
Thoughtful critique of military influence in politics in a historical note
The piece rails at Congress for dependence on armed services for favors, jobs, and airport or Navy yard funding. It calls for full disclosure of all communications and records from all soldiers and servicemen tied to lawmakers. It argues public outrage would demand corrective action, citing the Schine case and McCarthy era ties.
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Armed Services
Navy Yard
Congress
Senate
House
Schine
Pvt. Schine
Sen. McCarthy
Lauty
Army
Jefferson would be a Republican if alive today says Montgomery
Virginia Kelly notes that Montgomery told a Washington Women's Advertising Club audience politics dominated his remarks and asserted Thomas Jefferson would be a Republican if he lived now. The remark irked Republican leaders while administration ladies supported Montgomery's influence.
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Kodiak Bears
Thomas Jefferson
Montgomery
Washington
Just Folks by E. A. Guest thought for the day
A compact verse offering a daily reflection on living well. The speaker seeks to aid friends, do their best, and leave no hate behind. Fame and honors are acknowledged but deemed hollow without meaningful deeds.
Long Beach clerk closes office records ten years ago
Long Beach County Clerk's office shut for March as monthly divorce and probate filings were stored. Reports note 18 animal rabies cases in Los Angeles County since January 1. Rental activity shows demand spikes and buyer inquiries rising. Easter music fills airwaves. A permit valued at 1,200,000 dollars for a 42 story bank building was issued. City Council approved purchasing Southern Counties Gas Co. holdings for 2,250,000 dollars.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles County
Southern Counties Gas Co
Public Forum Letters Rule Breach Report
Public forum note states letters must not exceed 50 words with fida tone signatures and addresses. Editorial note allows edits for taste and space, implying constraint on length and signatures.
Republicans blamed for hard times in 1950s letter
Mrs Martha Hanson of 1658 Eudora Wilmington writes to defend the Democrats and criticize the Republicans. She argues national prosperity under Democrats, questions $295 billion debt, praises WPA NRA and soup lines, and supports Ike as sensible leadership for workers.
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WPA
NRA
Ike
Martha Hanson
Eudora
Wilmington
Editorial Endorsement Of City Library Services Agreed
The PRESS-TELEGRAM writer supports the local library and praises staff as affable cooperative and helpful. The suggestion calls for funds from the City Council to hire additional pages to retrieve books, papers, and materials for borrowers to reduce desk time and phone interruptions.
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Press-Telegram
British Museum
Congressional
Astor
Boston
Newberry
Loss Angeles
Portraits by Metcalfe Year's Late Morn
The piece reflects on the passing year and the approach of April, urging self appraisal of courage faith and resolve. It questions progress toward pledges and noble aims, warns that opportunities fade as the day advances, and urges rising in faith to strive for a higher score.
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Metcalfe
Brethren term explained in biblical cousins view
Eugene Creed replies that the word Brethren in biblical usage often meant cousins and that Jesus was not necessarily Mary's only child. He notes the ancient languages had no word for cousin so brethren used for kin. Mrs. R. L. Hunt adds that believers are spiritual brothers of Christ.
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Telegrad
Joe Turner
Jesus Grist
Christ
R. L Hunt
E. Broadway
Face Fact Think Through Speak Up Ter Telegram
Euan and adda I speek is a Democrat honored by his party. We have a great President alert to Armageddon threatening the free world. Though a soldier of first rank, like Washington he is a man of peace. Let us hold them high and keep partisan politics low at the water's edge.
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Euan & Adda I Speek
Don
Washington
Questions and Answers on Computers Ski Patrol Voting Age
The piece surveys electronic brain costs at about 1 million dollars per unit with over 30 in use by early 1954. It notes the National Ski Patrol HQ in Denver for safety in skiing and recalls a 1952 Sierra Nevada blizzard rescue of the City of San Francisco. It also covers voting age debates in Indiana and Missouri, and lists popular New York City tourist sites including the Statue of Liberty and UN Headquarters.
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United States
National Ski Patrol
Denver
Colo
San Francisco
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Georgia
Indiana
New York City
VA ‘A
Statue of Liberty
Empire State Building
Rockefeller Center
Radio City
Metropolitan Museum of Art
George ,Washington Bridge
Coney Island
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