Editorial A Saving We Can't Afford
The piece argues against cuts to the state Office of Civil Defense budget of 328000, defending the program as essential disaster insurance. It counters claims of top heaviness, notes salary reductions, and urges ongoing funding to ensure coordinated civilian relief in an atomic attack, asserting federal action and statewide responsibility.
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Why They Call It the Daily Worker
A critical look at The Daily Worker's stance on Soviet justice. The piece cites the Times on the release of 15 Moscow doctors accused of conspiring to slay leaders, arguing Soviet justice is not based on truth but used for political ends. It asserts the Kremlin manipulates opinion and labels its critics as intellectual ideologists.
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New York Times
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Kremlin
NATO at four years old faces doubts and delays
Peter Edson notes NATO marked four years since Washington treaty, Eisenhower's command, and a costly buildup. He cites slow European ratification of a European Defense Force and looming U.S. aid cuts, while a high level European outreach shows cautious optimism amid deep skepticism about EDF prospects.
Sen Soaper Warns On NATO Critics And Russian Tactics
Sen Soaper comments on NATO, Western Europe defense, and foreign aid in early Eisenhower era. He notes NATO has built 126 Western European air bases, criticizes press coverage, and warns against isolationist headwinds. He says reforms follow the Paris NATO meeting and EDF treaty ratification.
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Belgium
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Lord Montgomery
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Harold Stassen
Europe
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United States
Rene Mayer
European Defense Community
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Western Europe
Policy shifts deepen U S NATO rethink in 1954
Marquis Childs surveys an American policy pivot away from the Truman Acheson framework toward slower European rearmament and reduced foreign aid. European leaders warn that delaying readiness tests NATO unity, while domestic cuts loom, risking a prolonged indefinite stance and a fragile Western defense posture.
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Nothing Could Be Gained From tke McCarthy Fight
Virginia Kelly argues that attacks on Eisenhower and McCarthy are unwise. McCarthy is a elected U S senator with influence. Eisenhower must balance loyalty to appointees with voters’ mandate. The President should work with Congress, resolve disputes calmly, and use mediating restraint to guide overzealous officials.
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Thought on meat and virtue from Owen Meredith
A fragmented quotation probes ethics of meat consumption and personal restraint. It juxtaposes the idea that abstaining may prevent offense to a brother and urges purity and strength through disciplined living, attributed to Owen Meredith with archaic phrasing and orthography.
Alphabetical Treatment from A to Z in a Hospital
A poem by E. A. Guest chronicles hospital care from E to Z, explaining O.R. as operating room. It notes surgeons, nurses, and orders about liquids and oral intake, ending with gratitude for the care received.
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C.C. Lyv
Long Beach Echoes Through Tenaries of Change
A decade in Long Beach recalls Standard Oil buying 300000 in war bonds from the local committee. Shipyards opened jobs to women as shipfitter helpers and other roles alongside welders and burners. Twenty years ago the municipal water system fully recovered from the quake. An earthquake edition of Wilson High School Loudspeaker appeared. Long Beach druggists planned a state pharmacists convention. Thirty years ago police vice squad arrests aimed to expose a bonded whisky distribution. The Carnival of States was set to return annually.
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Carnival of States
Long Beach
Public Forum Letter Responds To McCarthy Debate
A reader defends Senator McCarthy, rebuking critics in a forceful letter. The writer questions Communist exposure claims, cites six attempts for McCarthy to testify, and argues liberalism remains acceptable despite McCarthyism. Included are signatures from Bryce Anderson and Russ Morris with an address in Torrance.
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R. J. Smith
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McCarthy and Co
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America
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Bipartisan Senate
Bryce Anderson
Offers Rebuttal to Vestal Letter PROT
In a rebuttal to M. Vestal's April 7 letter, the writer notes vestiges of amnion membership growth over two decades and questions the rise of union strength and political freedom. The response critiques tactics by unions and hints at backing by figures associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, while questioning the distribution of nonunion workers amid a large U.S. workforce.
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Daddy Can Do It Kris Grttails Metcalfe
Kris Grttails boasts about her father doing everything from fixing bikes to making dolls. The piece hints at a child craving publicity through photos and TV features, while the father laments the strain of fulfilling such dreams and the wish it were all a dream.
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Daddy
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PTA Thanks Long Beach Press Telegram for Support
Huntington Beach Parent-Teacher Association credits Long Beach Press Telegram for extensive coverage of its activities this year. Mrs Robert Borns, corresponding secretary, expresses appreciation for the staff's help and courtesies.
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Fress-Telegram
Huntington Beach
Parent-Teacher Association
Long Beach
Utah Led Nation In 1952 Voter Turnout Says Reader
A reader’s quiz compilation notes Utah led the nation in 1952 presidential voting with 72.6 percent. North Dakota followed at 79.3 percent. Other items cover quicksand defnitions, Washington's inauguration site, Emmy awards creators, intermobile signal types, and author W Somerset Maugham’s medical studies.
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North Chapla
Ridder Publishings Leadership and Editorial Team Listed
The snippet names Press-Geboram Herman H. Ridder as publisher with Harold AM and Hines as assistant to the publisher. Samuel C. Cameron is listed as general manager and editor, Edltor, E. Burmester as associate, and Elmer Woodward, Inc. as national representative. Advertising representation includes Metropolitan Group, Inc.
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Harold AM, Hines_Asst
Samuuel C. Cameron
Edltor
E. Burmester
Asteaim Epsey
Elmer & Woodward, Inc
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Metropolitan Group, Inc
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