Editorial We Must Go on Trying at Geneva
The pessimistic tone at the Geneva conference reflects distrust of the Communists and concern over Korea and Indochina. Despite hostile rhetoric from Moscow, we must keep hope and send diplomats to seek agreements to avoid nuclear war and show sincerity in pursuing humanity. It must never be said we were not willing to try.
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Korea
Indochina
Georgi Malenkov
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Soviet Russia
Germany
Kerensky
Versailles
Britain
France
Doakes
Anthony Eden
Long Beach City Primary Election System Explained
The note outlines Long Beach municipal procedure for the May 11 primary. Each of nine districts will nominate two candidates by district vote, with the top two advancing to the city wide June 8 ballot. Voters will cast one district candidate vote and nine city wide votes.
Who Must Provide the Balancing News
Walter Lippmann argues that press balance must come from full and fair investigations into McCarthy era charges. He contends editors cannot balance such claims with unrelated speeches and calls on Eisenhower to push judicial and congressional accountability to unite a divided nation.
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Eisenhower
American Newspaper Publishers Association
McCarthy
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Republican Party
State Department
Defense Department
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Congress
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Congressional
Soaper Says: Folding whimsy and retro grins in print
Senator Soaper comments on family photos and rising coffee costs while riffing on chicory. Kirsten Plagstad records a friend singing high C notes as a playful aside. The piece notes a former football platoon finds opera, and muses on American homeownership and transit progress with light satire.
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Kirsten Plagstad
Geneva Conference Could Signal Peace or Collapse
The Geneva talks may mark a breakthrough toward a negotiated peace or foretell an end to international conferences if they fail. Analysts note the session’s global stakes, Soviet aims, and the need for tangible progress, while warning that trust and guarantees for good faith are essential.
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Geneva
Nite
Nists
Phone Eavesdropping Across Washington In Cabinet Circles
Virginia Kelly notes a fierce debate over telephone monitoring without consent. The Army used non recording monitoring, while directives from Defense Secretary Wilson require no prior consent for recordings. Stevens says monitoring dates before his time and is transcribed to aid work. Hoover and Knox era practices are cited. Lovett prohibited the custom in 1931.
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Mundt
Army
Stevens
Etess
Hoover
Commerce
Navy
Frank Knox
Forrestal
Defense
Lovett
Just Folks by E A Guest Through Life
A brief poem honoring a son who grew with his parents pride and love. It reflects on how family trust accompanies him in work and play, and the lasting impact of his presence on loved ones, urging peace of mind and mutual care.
Long Beach OPA Sets Strawberry Price At Shipping Points
OPA announced a price of 19.86 cents per pound for long beach area straw berries at shipping points. Southland officials warned of nylon stocking peddlers. Sixty Poly High Scholarship members took a moonlight boat ride. Lions Club watched films about the USS Macan dirigible. Shell Co bought 16 Buicks from Long Beach Buick Co. A children’s swimming surviving show was planned at Long Beach Bathhouse.
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California
OPA
Southland Opa
Poly High
Lions Club
Shell CO
Long Beach Buick Co
Long Beach Bathhouse
Public Forum Letters for Community Pages
Public forum letters must not exceed fifty words and bear genuine signatures and addresses. They may be edited for taste or to save space.
Sister City Plan Offered in Long Beach
AYNE ESTES proposes a Sister City Program linking Long Beach with a foreign city to foster goodwill, understanding, and economic ties. Perth, Australia is offered as an example, highlighting mutual tourism, citizen exchanges, and civic organization links to boost mutual understanding and trade.
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Perth
Western Australia
Western
Freemantle
Ayne Estes
Argonne Ave
Favors End to H-Bomb Tests
A reader letter argues against further hydrogen bomb tests, calling the weapon the most horrible death man has invented and urging an end to Pacific experiments to preserve humanity and civilization. The letter is signed by Mrs. E. Dawson of 2235 Mira Mar Ave.
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Pacific
David Lawrence
E. Dawson
Mira Mar
Ft Ord Drills Draw Reader Complaints
A reader cites the Press Telegram report on Ft Ord drills, arguing the strenuous regimen harmed healthy trainees. He notes many recruits started healthy but ended in hospital, urging acknowledgment of insufficient athletic training before demanding hard drills.
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Ft. Ord
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Press-Telegram Editorial and Advertising Contacts
Currant files of The Press-Telegram are maintained at offices in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis Saint Paul Los Angeles San Francisco. Ridder J ohne Inc handles national advertising with offices at 50 South Street Chicago Midgley Bida Detroit Penobscot Building Minneapolis 1308 Foshay Tower St Paul 55 East 4th Street Los Angeles 1633 Wilshire Blvd San Francisco 170 Sutter Street.
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Bida
Detroit
Penobscot
Minneapolis
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East 4Th St
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Wilshire Blvd
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Prese-Telegram
Metropolitan Group, Inc
Conditions at Ft. Ord Under Strain Warn of Investigation
A reader letter cites unbearable strain at Ft. Ord, stating it breaks morale and calls for a further investigation of conditions. Parents fear speaking out due to risk of harming their boys, signaling deep concerns about the base environment.
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Ft. Ord
M. Wallace
US Fashion Ave
Readers answer key questions in Federal and public works topics
A Long Beach Prosa Telegram feature provides answers to queries on government employment trends in 1953, concrete uses and weights, U S Army horse disposal, Panama Canal lock operations and pilots, and adult skeletal weight. Each item cites figures such as 7,000,000 civilian jobs, 686 mules, 72 horses, 50 workers for locks, 73 pilots, and bone weights from 10 to 12 pounds.
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Q. Wihen
U. S. Army
Department of Defense
United States Army
Camp Carson
Colo
Panama Canal
Portraits by Metcalfe in a daily love note theme
A poetic fragment shows a writer sending thoughts by special air mail to a distant beloved. The speaker expresses regular letters as a priceless, personal connection, noting cost and longing while promising fidelity in proportion to received mail.
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