Editorial A Tax System Under Fire
The piece notes tax day as a deadline and highlights criticism of the federal income tax. It cites Gov. J Bratken Lee Utah, former official T Coleman Andrews, and Life magazine calling the system unfair, complex, and biased. It asks whether to replace with a sales tax or a mixed approach while urging reform for equity and simplicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bratken Lee
Utah
T. Coleman Andrews
U. S
Voice of Life Magazine
Andrews
Life Magazine
Congress
Long Beach Council Should Decide Navy Landing Issue
The council should decide where to establish the permanent Navy landing with expert consultation. Public votes are unnecessary for a technical administrative matter, and a referendum could politicize a technical decision. The council should honor representative government and seek a public mandate only if expenditure requires it.
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Long Beach
Foss
Government probes auto industry for possible antitrust action
The Justice Department Antitrust Division has six auto industry investigations ongoing after dropping one. Investigations span passenger car and bus production, manufacturer dealer relations, auto financing, and parts distribution. Judge Barnes cites rising concentration and suggests legislation, litigation, or negotiated divestiture, noting GM resistance to spin offs and urging competition to preserve free enterprise.
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Washington
NEA
Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Automobile Induse
Stanley M. Baynes
Antitrust
U.S. Appelate Court
California
Department of Justice
General Motors
Judge Barnes
Senate
Fulbright Banking and Currency Committee
Monroney Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Ford
Bik
Barnes
G.M
Harlow Curtice
Newspaper Masthead and Office List for Press Telegram
The notice lists publishers and editors including Herman H Ridder Harold M Hines Samuel C Cameron Maksim Epley and others. It also provides address lines for Washington Chicago Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles San Francisco and office details for Ridder-John a New York and Metropolitan Group comic advertising representative.
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HF. Boercester
Maksim Epley
Washington News Bureau
Albee
Ridder-Johna, Inc
New York
St. Chicago
Wrigley
Deteait
Penobscot
Minneapolie
Foshay
St. Paul
East Ath St
Los Angeles
Wilshire
San Francisco
Sutter St
Tilee of
Preda Telegram
Metropolitan Group
Yorty Richards clash signals lively Senate primary
In California Senate politics, Sam Yorty and Ned Richards prepare for a fierce Democratic primary fight aimed at unseating Republican Thomas Kuchel. Yorty criticizes Richards while Richards touts experience, with campaign tensions rising over a Kimball invitation incident and party endorsements.
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Yorty
Senate
Ned
Pichani Richards
Sam Yorty
Richards
U.S
Thomas E Kuchel
Kuchel
Repeaters Grave Problem in Clemency Process
FBI Director Hoover warned at a national conference that repeat offenders and parolees create a major law enforcement challenge. He cited that 11 of 18 FBI agents killed in the line of duty were slain by former convicts with clemency and that 63.8 percent of federal prisoners entering prison in 1954 had previous offenses. Hoover proposed a legally sanctioned mechanism to isolate high risk offenders for preventive treatment beyond the sentence while safeguarding constitutional rights. California parole and probation show some success but could improve with such safeguards and procedures.
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Hoover
FBI
Atty
Brownell
California
Fife
Just Folks by E. A. Guest complains of serialized stories
The piece mocks magazines that end pages with prompts to turn to later pages and continues a witty critique of serialized fiction. It questions the reader’s patience and the habit of awaiting final parts, imagining friends reacting to a cliffhanger.
Long Beach Hosiery Protest and Tax Vote
A 10 year old Long Beach issue resurfaces with 65 signatures in a letter to the Press Telegram protesting hosiery sales to working girls. City council votes to table a one half of one percent sales tax measure, signaling the demise of the proposal. Also notes Vancouver and Skeena cruisers in harbor and Canadian Legion events. 30 years ago Los Angeles County let two highway construction contacts and extended Santa Fe Avenue north of Lynwood and Artesia Street to the Orange County line.
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Ecsangeles County
U Highway
Santa Fe Aves
Public Forum Letters Guidelines for Readership
Public forum letters must be under 250 words and include bona fide signatures and addresses. Letters may be edited to improve taste or save space.
Texan letter criticizes Rayburn and Johnson on Texas will
Mrs. John T. Gano of Fort Worth writes to the PRESS-TELEGRAM voicing strong disapproval of Sam Rayburn and Lyndon Johnson as leaders of Texas Democrats. She contends their national roles do not reflect Texas grass roots, cites NAACP PAC and labor groups, and urges interposition against a Supreme Court ruling affecting Texas life and tideslands policy.
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Texan
Rayburn
Johnson Press-Telegram
Sam
Democratic Party
Ike
Washington
Texas
Johnson
Democrats of
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
The
Labor Unions’ Political Action Committee
PAC
House
Senate
America
Tidelands
Supreme Court
Southland
NAACP
Rayurn
Mr. Johnson
Jukeworld
People of
Underground Drive for Keef PRESS-T
The piece notes an underground effort for Estes Kefauver’s presidential bid. It describes no formal structure, no headquarters, officers, dues, or expenditures. Voter-to-voter Kefauver support aims to persuade Democrats to back the slate of delegates to the Democratic national convention.
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Estes Kefauver
California
Kefauver
Democratic Rational Convention
Klockstem Recaps California Legislative Session Outcomes
Avery C Moore of Sonora reports on the just-concluded Sacramento session. The piece credits the Allen bill for relief to Long Beach and state funding, notes ongoing debates, and highlights measures: $25 million for flood relief, $9 million Feather River, creation of a Department of Water Resources, higher veteran home loan limits, a $1.7 billion budget boosting beaches and parks, funding for clinics and alcoholism rehab, with no new taxes. Assemblyman Herbert R. Klocksien voices support.
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California
Sacramento
Leest
Long Beach
State Supreme Court
Eise
Feather River
Department of Water Resources
Herbert R. Klocksiem
Portraits METCALFE- Payday for Uncle Sam
A reflective verse urges citizens to cheer paying income tax to support the commonwealth, noting Uncle Sam’s salary funds household bills, old age security, home protection, and national duties, with a plea to see his salary paid on time.
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Sam
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Peter Edson
Press-Telegram
Herman H. Ridder
Harold M. Hines
Azst
Samuel C Cameron
Genl
Malcolm Epley
Democratic Council
Fresno
Paul Ziffren
Yortys
Rachel
Dan A. Kimball
Ginner
Kimball
Navy
Aerojet Corporation
L.A
Epler
Dan Kimball
Oakland
Tribone
Conference On
E. A. Guest
Canadian’ Wavy
Vancouver
Skeena
Canadian Legionnaires
John T. Gano
Staples, Fort Worth, Texas
George Clark
Faiver
Avery C. Moore
Star Route
Sonora
Calif
Klockstem
Soaper
Bill Vaughan
Metcalfe
Uncle Sam
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