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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1954
Page
14
The piece argues President Eisenhower's assessment shows the economy has weathered postwar leveling off, with a slowing decline and prospects for fall employment improving. It notes uneven effects across sectors, including agriculture, and praises cautious optimism rooted in data from 1952 to 1954.
Long Beach braces for tens of thousands of Hawkeye Staters at Recreation Park for the annual Iowa picnic. Ex-Towans and Hawkeyes mingle, governors and politicians have attended, and old ties remain strong as attendees renew memories and celebrate the tall corn state.
A yearly review from the U S Information Agency notes the Voice of America faced a budget cut exceeding 25 percent yet expanded reach. It highlights three new transmitters in Munich, the Philippines, and Okinawa, increasing foreign language broadcasts to Hindi Tamil Bengali and Urdu and a Paris service feeding eleven European networks and Turkey.
A quirky column mocks a senatorial figure and public figures with playful wordplay on apologies fingerprints and a heat wave. The piece riffs on national labor and a light town scene with casual humor about hotels, vacations, and local life. Eph Pottie contributes a note from the home town.
An editorial argues that voting without a hearing against Sen. McCarthy echoes lynch justice and cites past instances of government transparency. It questions liberal senators pushing secrecy, notes IRS corruption probes, and praises whistleblowing within the executive branch while warning of potential treason and corruption cover ups.
Public forum notices require letters not to exceed fifty cards worth of space and to include bona fide signatures and addresses. Letters may be edited to maintain good taste or save space.
A reader at the VA Hospital laments Long Beach lacking a railroad depot and urges civic action. He questions why rails cannot reach from East Los Angeles to Long Beach or via Riverside, criticizing local apathy and calling hotels and the Chamber of Commerce asleep. He signs as ROBERT RLEVEN.
A reader criticizes women wearing dirty overalls and men's shirts in Long Beach noting discomfort at shops and restaurants with flimsy shorts, and mentions a German photograph of women in overalls as referenced in the conversation.
A fragmentary poem honors a son named Jimmie awaiting return from service. Parents express pride, prayers for safety, and hopes for his enlistment completing and him being home by his birthday. The piece blends maritime imagery with family devotion and future reunion.
James Marlow notes that Congress has passed a witness immunity bill aimed at government subversion cases. The measure, likely to face a constitutional fight, would grant limited immunity to fifth amendment witnesses before federal bodies. If immunity is granted, witnesses must answer questions or face contempt, while the bill raises questions about state prosecutions and future Supreme Court rulings.
A light verse tribute to Dane Savage, home economist, praising his pie and cake recipes. The poem contrasts his practical kitchen guidance with the speaker’s own hunger and desire for cherry pies and tarts, noting his colored art and culinary appeal.
Ten years prior Lt Gen William Knudsen toured Douglas Long Beach plant while twenty thousand Iowans held a Bixby Park picnic. Twenty years prior a dozen Long Beach tennis stars prepared for Santa Ana open. A new chalk line for drunks was placed in the city detective bureau as the Art Commission met. County public office candidates were invited to a Harbor District Chamber of Commerce meeting.
The document lists personnel at the Presse Telegram and identifies publisher Harold Hites and general manager Samuel Camerton. It also names editors Malcolm Engley and Dan Sylor, with the Washington News Bureau and regional advertising representatives Ridderhoff, Inc., and several office addresses in New York Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco and St. Paul.
A reader asks why electronic calculators may forecast weather better than humans. An expert says computers can absorb current data and forecast hour by hour, possibly reaching 90 percent accuracy. Other questions cover Social Security form corrections, fair use of copyrighted works, amateur radio origin of "ham" terminology, and the rise of fluorescent lamps over incandescent lighting by 1952.
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