Nations Won't Fear Peace Through Awful Weapons
In a modern quick-read essay, the author argues wars are not deterred by new atomic arms. He cites past leaders, the cold war, and policy shifts under Eisenhower, Dulles, and Acheson. The piece weighs limited wars versus full conflict and calls for credible deterrence and readiness.
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Washington
Wilson
Russia
United States
Soviet Russia
Secretary of Defense
Adm
Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staffs
Europe
America
Soviet
Indochina
Korea
Acheson
Eisenhower
Editorial A Productive Session
Californians will vote in November on a constitutional amendment creating an Alcoholic Beverage Control Department separate from the Board of Equalization. The measure, backed by Gov Knight, aims to fix liquor administration and reduce lobby influence, though many reform proposals face future action.
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Liquor Control
Board of Equalization
Alcoholic Beverage Control Department
Weinberger
Gov
Knight
Senate
Artie Samish
Pearl Harbor Ghosts Clash Over Lessons From Attacks
A retired admiral and a colonel debate causes and responsibility for Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. Theobald accuses FDR of luring Japan while Toulmin blames Admiral Kimmel. The piece urges renewed vigilance and national resolve in a dangerous world.
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United States
Pearl Harbor
Robert A. Theobald
Franklin Roosevelt
H. A. Toulmin Jr
Theobald
Roosevelt
Kimmel
Diplomacy Takes on Wonderland in Moscow NATO Shuffle
James Marlow reports on a Moscow gambit that shifts the drama of NATO. Russia forges a surprising path from opposition to potentially joining, aiming to unsettle U.S. France and Dulles before Geneva talks. The move tests the alliance as Washington weighs a combined European army and EDC, while NATO reaches its fifth anniversary.
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Washington
Russia
Molotov
NATO
Marlow
Jesse James
Ft. Knox
State Department
United States
France
Dulles
Geneva
Britain
Korea
Indochina
West Germany
European Defense Community
Berlin
Eden
Bidault
Europe
Els
Press-Telegram Staff and Office Addresses
The current Press Telegram files list the publisher Harold M Hines assistant Samuel C Cameron general manager H F Burmester editor Malcolm Epley and executive editors. National advertising reps Ridder Jonns with offices in New York and other cities.
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Ooman
H. Ridder
Harold M. Hines
Samuel C. Cameron
H. F. Burmester
Malcolm Epley
Wantingtéen News Bureau
Albee Building
Ridder-Jonns, Inc
New York
E. 66Th St. Wrigily
Penobstot
Feshay Tower
St. Paul
Eaat
4Th St
Los Angeles
Wilshire Elva- San Francisca
Butter St
Presa-Telegram
Comic Advertising’ Representative
Opolitan Groups Inc
Soaper Says on School Crowding and Prankish Refrigerators
Sen Soaper comments on overcrowded schools and notes a teacher receives 39 handkerchiefs at Christmas. He mocks new refrigerators with revolving shelves likening them to Russian roulette, spinning to reveal whatever food appears.
Wells Strikes Again Sparks Debate On Death Row Commutation
Jancisco Examiner notes Governor Goodwin Knight commuted the death sentences of Wesley Robert Wells and James Francis Silva to life imprisonment. The piece questions guard and inmate safety, urging scrutiny of life term confinement at San Quentin or Folsom and the broader implications for prison control and public protection.
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Goodwin Knight
Wesley Robert Wells
James Francis Silva
Wells
Silva
San Quentin
Folsom
The Cut-Down Trousers
A short verse recalling a boy’s fond memories of his father’s altered trousers with horizontal pockets. The speaker contrasts handmade clothes with store outfits, cherishing the practicality and comfort of the old garment and its pockets.
Long Beach Memories: Oil, Fashion, Skating and Racing
Ten years ago Shell Oil staked 18 wells with 11 in the Ventura Ave field. Merchants reported record Easter clothes purchases. Twenty years ago newspaper boys joined a skating party at Hippodrome. A wildcat oil well on Handing St neared oil sand. Thirty years ago March building totaled 2,275,000. A Long Beach horse named Osprey won a Tijuana handicap by a nose.
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Shell Oil CO
Ventura Ave
Press-Telegram
Surat
Hippodrome
North
Long Beach
Osprey
Tijuana
Public Forum Letter Tips From The Editor
Public guidance notes emphasize clarity and civility in letters. Editors advise avoiding personal identifiers while preserving the author’s point of view and ensuring readability within space constraints.
Local planners urged to rely on city talent in Long Beach
In a PRESS TELEGRAM voice, Dick Racine argues that Long Beach should credit local planners and groups for park and street improvements. He recalls 1954 Supreme Court money rulings, the Marina jetties, and the Mallon suit delaying upland parks, urging timely action once funds and suits clear.
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Long Beach
Supreme Court
Marina
Mallon
Chamber of Commerce
Realty Board
Women's Clubs
Tideland Developments
Dick Racine
E. Broadway
Letter rails at doom talk while praising wartime lows
John Prost of Paramount mocks a letter writer over pessimism about postwar hardship. He argues prosperity returns with public effort and consumer demand, cites wartime unemployment lows and Korea era jobs, and endorses Ike while noting busy shops and cars despite claims of recession.
Disapproves of Republicans letter prompts critic note
Margaret H Wilson writes from 1519 EB 63rd St challenging Bill Dennis's March 30 1954 Press Telegram piece. She argues 1950s mood worsened by Democratic foreign policy and Korea war costs, and questions personal impact of prosperity era on loved ones.
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Piless Jre
Bill Dennis
Press-Telegram
Korea
Margaret H. Wilson
63Rd St
Nothing Wrong With Winning reply to B in March 9 article
The writer defends winning on a right basis, warns against sacrificing character for victory, and urges living the idea of To thine own self be true by considering others. The piece reflects on school, business, and politics and ends with a call to love God, family, friends, and nations. Marie G Jackson 280 Ancona Dr
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Flint
Marie G, Jackson
Ancona Dr
Levi’s denim overalls origin tied to gold rush tale
Readers ask about Levi’s product name and origin from the 1848 California gold rush. The founder Levi Strauss reportedly carried canvas for wagon coverings, then a demand for overalls emerged, making Levi’s a standard item. The piece also notes Peary’s 1909 Arctic expedition survivors Matthew Henson and O Tah, with Henson aged 38.
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Levi Straus
California
Straus
New York
West
Levis
Adm
Peary
North Pole
Matthew. Henson
O-Tah
Ishima
Henson
Portraits by Metcalfe Waiting for Jimmie Home
A family writes of their son Jimmie, who enlisted in the Navy at seventeen and serves the country well. They await his return and his upcoming twenty first birthday, marking hopeful milestones and a celebration when he comes home.
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Wlan
Jimmie
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Mr. Dennis
Ike
John Prost
Garfield Ave
Paramount
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Mr. Borg
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