Centralized Passenger Terminal Project Challenge to Community
The need for a central passenger terminal in Long Beach is clear but starting the project is tricky. City planning, the Chamber of Commerce, and the public must drive data collection from other cities, consider site, policy, and lease options, and coordinate with intercity, intracity, and interurban services to boost transit and connect downtown with Union Station.
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Long Beach
Chamber of Commerce
Samuel E. Vickers
Tincher Committee
Transportation Committee
The
Union Station
Los Angeles
New Wave of Change Sweeps Navy Halyards
The Navy announces WAVES will be assigned to sea duty, shocking seafarers who view salt water as male territory. BUPERS will issue ALNAV and PAVLOV detailing billets in PAC Fleet, signaling a major shift as enlistment rates draw attention amid this upheaval.
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Navy
Pacfleet
Taft's Judgment Often Challenged in Senate Years
James Marlow reflects on Taft's energetic 15 years in the Senate, noting his unwavering stance on major issues from the prewar draft to postwar policy. Though respected and listened to, Taft often faced majority opposition, raising historical questions about his decisive bets and potential alternative outcomes.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Britain
United States
Europe
Taft
Measuring human height by character and virtue
The piece argues true height is nonphysical linking honesty friendship and sincerity. It reflects on Taft's career and policies, praising amid debates on isolationism and the Taft Hartley Act while noting his wide range of opinions and evolution after Eisenhower’s rise.
Taft's Legacy Tests the GOP's Future in America
As Bob Taft’s memory is honored, the piece argues his ideals could reshape the Republican Party toward a true Republican administration. It notes Eisenhower’s reliance on Taft’s counsel, the party’s current divisions, and Taft’s stance on foreign policy, education, housing, and the UN. It predicts a possible new party if the GOP cannot embody Taft’s principles.
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Washington
Bob Taft
Ohio
Cincinnati
Republican Party
Taft
Ike
Eisenhower
Sen
Lawrence
Truman-Acheson
South
White House
Congress
Clark
Philadelphia
Times
United Nations
U. N
Asia
Europe
Wegner
United States
Clay
Webster
Calhoun
Robert Alphonso
Inheritance Time by E. A. Guest
The speaker reflects on a father’s lesson that a true fortune comes from earned effort rather than inherited wealth. He emphasizes that money should be earned, and pride comes from timely hard work rather than relying on stock and bonds. The poem urges the reader to value labor and self-reliance over gifts.
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Aheady
Long Beach Launches Liberty Ship Edwin Abbey
Long Beach workers learned of a two month blanket draft deferment. Lt Gen Somerville and his wife visited the harbor to help launch the Liberty ship Edwin Abbey. City Council weighs plans to take Alamitos Bay State Park from the state. Two cats trapped under a floor during earthquake work were rescued by a engineer. Pacific Produce Co. leases flood control property for a new wholesale fruit and vegetable center.
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Long Beach
Brehon EB. Somerville
Army Service of Supply
Edwin Abbey
Alamitos Bay State Park
Lowe Ridg
Pine Ave
Pacific Produce Co
Zhukov Seen Rising in Soviet Power Circles
Speculation grows that Marshal Zhukov could become Russia's defense minister, replacing Bulganin, as anti-Beria power shifts appear to consolidate military influence. Clues include his recall after Stalin’s death, Beria’s fall, and public army declarations.
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Eisenhower
Russia
Grigori Zhukov
Kremlin
Supreme Soviet
Lavrenti P. Boris
Zhukov
Stalingrad
Moscow
Leningrad
Berlin
United States
Great Britain
Nikolai Bulganin
Stalin
Zhukkov
Ural Mountains
Bulgaria
Beria
Heria
Communist Party
Press-Gele Telegram Staff Credits
Press-Gele Telegram lists Herman H Ridder publisher Harold M Hines Aust Samuel C Cameron general manager H F Burmester editor Malcolm Epsey executive editor national representative Cresmer Woodward Inc comic advertising representative Metropolitan Group Inc
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Herman H. Ridder
Harold M Hines
Samuel C. Cameron
Malcolm Epsey
Cresmer & Woodward, Inc
Metropolitan Group, Inc
Public Forum Letters On Police Response And Housing Concerns
Public letters recount a 3 am car crash near Obispo Ave and US 101 with rapid police and ambulance response and praise for quick cleanup. A second letter argues private landlords address tenant needs better than public housing, warning against excessive government in business and urging tenant protections by Congress.
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ESS
Obispo Ave
U. S. 101
Oceanside
Leon W. Nevins
Marine Stadium Beautifying Urged
The letter from THURLYNE WAITE urges Long Beach to beautify Marine Stadium to capitalize on water ski championship exposure and national magazine features. It calls for a qualified consultant to plan a city-wide beautification program and hire a park director to implement it, noting the city’s delay and need for action.
Warns Against Federal Monopoly
A PRESS-TELEGRAM opinion warns against public housing and public ownership of utilities, arguing government control breeds monopoly and dulls competition. It questions whether public employees would exercise duties as faithfully as private workers and fears lack of choice if governance becomes monopolistic.
Is Canada larger than the United States in area
Q and A from a Long Beach Prese Telegram style column cover geography facts. Canada is larger by about 700000 square miles, while its population trails the New York Metropolitan area. Also included are bits on evaporation, wide streets, fastest birds, church relations, Medal of Honor holders, and Berlin’s capital history.
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Canada
United States
Arested
New York
Senator Soaper Finds Parakeet Headed Rare Animal
Bill Vaughan jokes about an unseen rare creature with a parakeet on its head. Bernarr MacFadden runs for New York mayor promising Honest Party reform while a political scare is mocked. Princess Margaret’s potential marriage is playfully speculated on. An economist notes cattle price complexities. An American is defined by sympathy for movie stars on modest wages.
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Bernarr MacFadden
New York
Honest Party
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