Greece Faces Communist Drive as U N Veto Paralyzed
Herschel V. Johnson, U S spokesman, charged the Soviet Union with using its veto to shield Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria from Greek aggression. He warned the U N Assembly may be asked next month to act under other provisions to save Greece, even if that disrupts the organization.
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Herschel V. Johnson
United States
Security Council
United Nations
Balkans
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Albania
Bulgaria
Greece
Balkan Peninsula
Athens
Russia
Ceeeve
U.N. Assembly
Nelion
U. N
Public Slow to Scrap Old Cars
The United States faces rising congestion as car production nears 2.6 million this year while junking of old cars remains low. The American Society of Planning Officials cites population and driver growth, wartime attitudes, and plentiful gasoline as reasons for slower scrapping, with only 290,000 cars scrapped in 1940 and 920,000 by 1943. 1947 scrapping expected under 1,000,000.
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United States
American Society of Planning
City Costs and Services Compared in California Cities
A table shows Long Beach has a higher per capita municipal cost than five of seven peer cities. The City Council ordered the city manager to analyze the figures and explain differences. Until the report arrives, avoid firm conclusions. evaluate service quality and scope alongside expenditures to judge governance.
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Long Beach
Long Beach School Board Names New Principals
The Long Beach Board of Education approved Superintendent Newcomb’s recommendation making August Henry Martin principal of Woodrow Wilson High School. Martin has 27 years as principal at Lincoln Burnett Addams and Jefferson. Kenneth Edwin Woods becomes principal of John Dewey Continuation High School, succeeding B. H. Morrison.
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Long Beach
Hhe Board of Education
Douglas A. Newcomb
August Henry Martin
Woodrow Wilson High School
Lincoln, Burnett, Addams and Jefferson
Kenneth Edwin Woods
John Dewey Continuation
B. H. Morrison
Board of Education
Campaign-expenditure ban tested in high court
The Connecticut Federation of Labor allegedly ran paid ads in Connecticut newspapers urging defeat of certain Congress members in a bid to challenge federal limits on union and corporate expenditures in federal elections. If the theory gains traction, Congress could be deemed unable to regulate campaign spending by corporations or unions, reshaping election finance rules nationwide.
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Washington
Connecticut Federation of Labor
Connecticut
Congress
Particwar
Supreme Court of the United States
Corporations
Teo
Lberly
Supreme Court
Michigan
Wisconsin
Jaiyers
Air Line Finance Overhaul and CAB Dispute Details
Washington reports a Civil Aeronautics Board probe into Pan American Airways Latin American routes. The CAB challenged cost accounting as abnormally high and shifting profits, leading to a rate decision of 80 cents per mail ten mile. The piece contrasts regulatory hurdles with airline accounting and hints at broader reform debates.
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Washington
Senate
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pan-American Airways
Latin America
Cab’sublic
Pan- American
Pan-America
Ihe
Latin “America
CAX
Harry A. Bowen
William C. Burt
Pan American
Pan-American
CAB
Miami
Pine American
Air Line
Hugo L. Black
United Featire Syndicata
Just Folks Poem About Grandfather and Child Lap Bond
A poem by E A Guest extols a grandfatherly moment as a six year old sits on his lap. It defends affection across age lines, dismissing gossip while celebrating intimate family closeness as a joyful, delicate thrill. The speaker asks why age would dull delight in gentle contact and love.
Long Beach Coast Battles Reach Channel Islands
Ten years ago today U S war vessels split into two forces in a staged challenge for control of the California coast near the channel islands. Ten years ago today the $25 000 county appropriation for the Veterans Memorial Hall in Long Beach was challenged at budget hearings in Los Angeles by taxpaying groups. Twenty years ago today Torch Motor Co assembly plant contracts in Long Beach Harbor were to be awarded August 19. Last rites for Miss Ethel Ardis head of the Polytechnic High School music department who died in a Los Angeles hospital were held at First Methodist Church Downey. Thirty years ago today Long Beach sought a new name for its mammoth pleasure pier as the Long Beach pleasure pier and Neptune pier were to be operated under one management.
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California
Channel Islands
Veterans Memorial Hall
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Torch Motor. Co
Long Brach Harbor
Ethel Ardis
Polytechnic High School
First Methodist Church
Downey
Mammoth
Long Beach Pleasure Pier
AUNT HET Says Dogs Should Speak Their Minds Early
The column notes that many expect a six month old dog to be well trained, but it is remarkable when a younger pup at eight or nine months shows any sense. The piece reflects quaint attitudes toward training and age in dogs.
Son and mother share meager dinner after no one home
A terse note describes a quiet scene at a home in which the speaker remains alone as the mother, Joe, and others are not present, and the meal consists of scraps. The mood hints at absence and possible disruption in the household.
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Joe
Egypt and Britain face Security Council over Nile dispute
Egyptian Prime Minister Nokrashy Pasha demands the UN Security Council order British withdrawal from Egypt and Anglo Egyptian Sudan warning that continued occupation threatens Middle East peace. Britain rejects the case, citing a 20 year agreement from 1936, while Cairo presses claims to the Nile Valley amid historic anti British sentiment and Sudanese ambitions.
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DH Witt MacKenzie
Pres
Allubee
Egypt
U.N. Security Council
Sudan
Council
Nokrashy Pasha
England
Valley of the Nile
Security Council
Hussein Kamil
Ggarehead
France
Cairo
Nile Valley
Nile
Ethiopia
Uganda
Belgian Congo
Britain
Feypllan
U.S
August History as Told by Julius and Augustus
The passage recounts how Augustus renamed Sextilis to August to match July or Quin tilis now July, noting Sextilis had 30 days while July had 31. It highlights how February’s days were trimmed to keep the calendar in sync, ending with August standing equal among the months in the New York Sun’s view.
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Julius
Augustus
Sextilis
Quintilis
New York Sun
Faith and love inspire a grateful heart
The speaker praises a beloved muse who fuels every effort and dream. Through daily acts of gentleness and faith, the beloved’s influence guides the speaker toward nobler deeds, understanding neighbors' needs, and finding sweetness in life. A tender devotion shines through in every line.
Memorable Buffalo In Fort Worth Exposition Tale
A humorous reminiscence about John Murray Anderson directing a Wild West themed spectacle at the Fort Worth Exposition in 1936. The piece centers on the moment Anderson pares down lighting cues and calls for a buffalo herd to descend the hills, creating a comic clash between grand stagecraft and American frontier imagery.
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New York
John Murray Anderson
Herd
Buffalo
Fort Worth
Dallas
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Union
Westchester
Bill
Amon Carter
Broadway
Piccadilly
Murray
Anderson
Arev
Gulf of Mexico
Shubert
Readers' Opinions on Russia U.N. and MacArthur Boom
Public forum letters debate Russia demand for war secrets and atomic bomb ownership, urging stronger Allied unity and U.N. resolve. A political observer predicts Gen. Douglas MacArthur's 1948 Republican presidency bid, with MacArthur praised as a colorful national figure.
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Douglas MacArthur
Republican Party
Adm
Halsey
Post
Army
Navy
Gen. MacArthur
MacArthur
Raymond Metey
Newsweek
Wisconsin
la Follette
Chicago Tribune
Charles R. Kerr
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