Editorial: Confusion Over Tidelands Hinders States
A national columnist misread the tidelands fight by implying states seek only submerged lands to three miles. The piece urges clarity: states defend lands immediately off shore up to historic boundaries while some support extending rights beyond. It notes Senate debates and Eisenhower administration positions, urging clear, accurate messaging to preserve state claims.
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Tidelands
Senate
Calli
Fornia
Congress
Texas
Gulf
Eisenhower
Truman
Vacancy Filling Change Deserves Study
The June 9 special election to fill a City Council vacancy is the third in three years. The piece notes repeated special elections, contrasts with appointive methods used elsewhere, and suggests seriously considering switching to mayoral appointment until next regular election. It discusses differing district versus city-wide voting implications and weighs the impact on representation.
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Herbert Klockstein
Joseph Ramsey
Burton Chace
U.S
Board of Supervisors
Long Beach
British View of U S Differences on Far East Policy
Sir Roger Makins, British ambassador, outlines Britain’s stance on China recognition and Far Eastern policy, noting recognition of the Peking government in January while denying moral endorsement. He defends allied relations and questions whether Britain acted with U S consent amid debates over trade with China and arms to Communists.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Roger Makins
Far East
China
Peking
Korea
State Department
Acheson
Alan
National Press Club
Formosa
London
Foreign Office
Ceylon
British Commonwealth
Russia
United Kingdom
America
Britain
Europe Key to Far East Peace, Lipppmann Says
Walter Lippmann argues that U S policy on Korea Formosa and Indochina cannot be settled in the Far East without a broader European settlement He warns the world must avoid treating peace talks in Asia as separate from Germany central Europe and urges a genuine shift toward wider security to avert a world war.
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Far East
Germany
Europe
United States
Great Britain
France
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Korea
Formosa
Indochina
Mussolini's Ghost Reemerges In Italian Politics
Neo-Fascist MSI candidates lead June 7 parliamentary elections as former Fascist leaders reappear after a lapse of law prohibitions. De Gasperi’s center coalition faces pressure from right and left amid political shifts and a weakened majority in the chamber. The “Next law” lapse revived ex-Fascist influence while Moscow’s peace offensive reshapes Communist appeal.
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Mussolini
MSI
Ialian Social Movement
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
de Gasperi
Christian
Chamber of Deputies
Moscow
Hialy
Senate
South America
Soaper Notes Russia OSS Ousted and Other News
Senator Soaper comments on the ousting of Russia's Communist secretary, mocks framing a Moscow doctor, and notes Nixon throwing out the first ball amid a quiet year. He remarks on coal along road tracks, Asia truce, European rearmament, and a 1933 Miss T‑Shirt pageant. Science allegedly finds a cold virus link to pygmy elephants.
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Communist Organization
Russia
Moscow
Kansas
Asia
Europe
Just Folks by E. A. Guest
A poem questions fate and purpose as the narrator explores why one man lives on while others die. It suggests chance and necessity shape the moments a person is needed, featuring a judged but redeeming act where a wastrel saves a child.
Long Beach History News Briefs From the Beach
Ten years ago price ceilings on seafood were set by the Office of Price Administration after talks with local fishermen. The Army tested Civilian Defense readiness in the city. Twenty years ago UC Berkeley, UW and UCLA crews aimed to race at Marine Stadium in the first intercollegiate row in Southern California. Plans to rebuild the quake-destroyed St Mary’s Hospital were shared. Thirty years ago Photoplay of F Scott Fitzgerald novel The Beautiful and Damned showed at Missions Theater. A large oil presence in the surf and on the beach alarmed city officials.
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Office of Price Administration
Army
University of California
University of Washington
University of California At Los
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Missions Theater
Wash rag or cloth the kitchen helper noted
A fragment describes a cleaning cloth or rag used at the kitchen sink to wipe dishes, pots, and glassware, claiming its versatility in keeping surfaces neat and aiding germ reduction, with interruptions in the OCR text about Metropolitan and wash references.
Public Forum Lattera Urges Centralized Transport
PRESS-TELEGRAM outlines a public forum plea for centralized transportation in Long Beach. The letter cites 25 years of growth, urges modern, well lit streets, and argues oil money should fund city lighting to cut crime and ease taxpayer burden, signed by Ellen M Lander and J D Truax.
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Long Beach
United States
Ellen M. Lander
Olive Ave
Long Beach Municipal Band Deserves More Publicity
Le Roy L Schmidt of Tacoma Washington praises two Long Beach Municipal Band concerts in Los Angeles area. He commends conduct, uniforms, timing and leadership, noting small but enthusiastic audiences and urging greater city publicity for the ensemble.
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Fress“ Ells
Los Angeles
Long Beach
LE Roy L
Schmidt
Tacoma
Wash
Call for Wading Pools In Long Beach Parks
A Long Beach resident urges city planners to add shallow concrete wading pools for children amid extensive park improvements. The letter notes abundant recreation facilities but criticizes lagoons as dirty or deep at edges and argues small children need safe water play areas near Turnergrove Drive.
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Press-Telegram
Long Beach
After 30 Years We Still Dark in Long Beach
The speaker recalls visiting Long Beach decades ago when streets were poorly lit and crime loomed, contrasting that past with the present as they return to the city near Bixby Park and First Street, noting the ongoing darkness and limited street lighting.
Herman HS Ridder Press Telegram Clipping Names
The fragment lists publisher and staff credits including Harold M, Mast, Samuel C, Foneeneral Meneger, Malcolm Eplegy, and national representatives Gresmer Woodward, Inc. plus advertising reps Metropolitan Group Ji. It appears as a masthead or credit line from a local paper.
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F. Burmess
Malcolm Eplegy
National Representativ Gresmer & Woodward, Inc
Metropolitan Group
Answers to Questions from Legislators and Miscellaneous Facts
Readers can obtain the Q and A from Long Beach Press Telegram for three stamps. Highest state legislative pay is $5000 annually for New York and Illinois. Conestoga wagons, built 1750 to 1850, were 60 ft long with 6 ft wheels and driven on the left by teams of six horses. Prince Charles holds multiple ducal and lordship titles. Gannets dive 60 to 90 ft for fish. sea birds dive as needed. Reform Judaism arrived via Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise in Cincinnati. he died in 1900. Ladybugs destroy crop pests, averaging about 45 insects per day. Navy ships exist in three broad categories: combatant, auxiliary, and service craft.
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Pennsylvania
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