Editorial About the Slow Driver on California Highways
The California Highway Patrol chief urges action against slow drivers who impede fast traffic. The piece notes the difficulty in penalizing cautious drivers, warns of hazards on freeways and two lane roads, and cites a Van Nuys court ruling banning a slow driver from freeways for two years. It advises using the extreme right lane and staying off fast roads if unable to match prevailing speeds.
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California
California Highway Patrol
Caldwell
van Nuys
State Department
MctCarthy
Martin
Sen
Guy Gillette
MacCarthy
Massachusetts
Kentucky
John Sherman Cooper
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Smog Study Expands With Large LA Basin Survey
A new Aerometric Survey of the Los Angeles Basin launches under the Southern California Air Pollution Foundation. Sponsored with the Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District, the project plans 550 to 700 daily measurements for 120 days across multiple stations. It aims to guide effective reduction of smog in Southern California.
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Southern California
Stanford Research Institute
Los Angeles Basin
Southern California Air Pollution Foundation
Los Angeles Air
California
Loss of Citizenship Debate Moves Through Congress
Washington report on President Eisenhower urging a law to strip citizenship from those convicted of advocating the seizure of government by force. Describes existing offenses for loss of citizenship, implications for native-born and naturalized Americans, and how treason and anti-government actions could lead to status changes, including voting and travel restrictions.
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Washington
Fisenhoweec
State of the Union
Congress
Wilesenhower
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Ian
United States
Justice Department
Communist Party
Portraits by Metcalfe Bouquet of Love
A nostalgic poem describes shared moments as a growing bouquet of love. Each whispered word and memory becomes a rose or tulip, with lilacs from the honeymoon and asters of September forming a fragrant garden. The poem frames memories as a lasting picture.
Thoughts on oaths and commandment in religious counsel
A devotional excerpt contrasts oath with sacred law, arguing an oath is the inner law of a person and the seal of faith. It reflects Puritan diction on conscience, divine command, and the binding nature of oath keeping.
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Decker
McCarthy Won’t Be Major Issue in Fall Campaign
Senate races won’t feature McCarthyism as a deciding factor. Candidates across parties evade the topic, asserting indifference or refusal to enter the McCarthy debate, while insiders note a shift of anti McCarthy sentiment among core voters.
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Sen. M'Carthy
Washington
Joseph FR
MrCarthy
McCarthy
George Bender
Ohio
Senate
Bender
Patrice McNamara
Michigan
McNamara
Sen
Paul Douglas
Illinois
Douglas
Polonius
Laertes
Joseph Meek
Sen. Douglas
Meek
Eisenhower
Iowa
Thomas Marin
Public Forum Letters Set for Signature Proof
Public forum notices invite letters not exceeding 250 words and requiring bona fide signatures and addresses. Edits may be made for taste or space efficiency. readers should provide verifiable signatures with full addresses to ensure publication eligibility.
School Bond Issue Justified by Local Voter Letter
Donald M. Comfort of Long Beach urges support for the Long Beach Unified School District bond issue. He argues facilities are needed now, that past bonds modernized schools, and that tax impact remains among the lowest in the county. He asserts the bonds would meet future demands and keep the district premier.
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Long Beach Unified
Board of Education
U. S
Long Beach Unified School
Donald M. Comfort
East 3Rd St
More Cash for President Guard Increases to 156
The Secret Service won about 250000 extra dollars to boost protection for President Eisenhower and family. The added funds raise guards at the White House to 156, spurred by fears after a House attack by Puerto Rican attackers on Truman and concerns about security on Ike golf trips.
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Nea
Secret Service
Congress
Eisenhower
White House
A. E. Baughman
Baughman
House of Representatives
Truman
House
Ike
Burning Tree
Ske
Cret
National
Sves
Just Folks by E A Guest Absent Secretary
A poem titled Just Folks by E A Guest depicts a secretary's procrastination and fatigue. The speaker muses on delaying tasks such as paying bills and writing letters while lamenting growing gray hair and daily headaches due to overworking. The tone is observational and lightly humorous about modern domestic duties.
Long Beach notes from a distant past in brief items
A Long Beach soldier in the South Pacific faced a traffic ticket back home. A city tax form was shortened from 15 to 12 inches. Bids were invited for $880,000 in school bonds. Campaign ads were barred from public property. Realtors and wives enjoyed a picnic at Recreation Park. The Catalina Island Co issued a new illustrated folder.
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Long Beach
South Pacific
Recreation Park
The
Catalina Island Co
Catalina
Objections by two Congressmen block MacArthur resolution
PRESS-TELEGRAM reports two Congressmen Hherharter and Celler blocked House action on a resolution expressing Congress gratitude to General Douglas MacArthur. The measure, cleared by the Armed Services Committee, praised his lifetime service to nation freedom and humanity, while the critics argued about public reaction and congressional honor. Admiral Robert M. Carney urged greater pride in the military at a VFW convention in Philadelphia.
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Hherharter D.-Pe
Celler
D.-N. YJ
Robert M. Carney
Naval Operations
VFW
Philadelphia
M. L. Hasel Stunten
Rhee Met His Wife At Geneva Dinner, 1933
Question and answer column notes Syngman Rhee met his future wife Francesca Donner at a dinner at the Hotel de Russie in Geneva where he pleaded Korea’s cause before the League of Nations. Donner later joined him in New York, arriving Oct 4 1933 and they married four days later.
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IFA
Hotel de Russie
Geneva
Swizeland
League of Nations
Francesca Donner
Delosgas Gan
League
Dr. Rhee
United States
New York
Linte
Montclair
Eresn
Enzlisly
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