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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1950
Page
12
The President orders seizure of the railroads amid a protracted dispute now 17 months old. Unions favor government takeover and seek more pay, while carriers resist. The piece warns of potential anti strike legislation and the risks of obstinacy in labor leadership.
The Long Beach Community Players have begun a new production titled Claudia. The group, centered at Center Stage Playhouse, has built a reputation in amateur theater with past performers like Robert Mitchum and Laraine Day. Director Herbert Yenne and staff sustain the troupe, a major cultural contribution to Long Beach.
Gov Earl Warren and Rep Richard Nixon push absentee voting for U S soldiers in Korea and beyond. The text argues soldiers serving abroad deserve full voting rights and that democracy could be strengthened by bringing ballots to troops on the battlefield.
Farmers lean toward automobiles and tractors as the iron horse fades. A major locomotive maker says its plant shipped its last steam engine and expects no new orders. Census shows 5.8 million cars and tractors on farms vs 5.31 million horses, with 19.7 million horses three decades ago. Diesel and tractors render old horses obsolete.
A letter from a reservist in St. Louis urges a formal plan for replacing deployed officers and servicemen. He cites no clear timelines, warns of vacuums for family and career planning, and calls for a rotation system and definite periods of duty, noting ample reserves exist to fill 24 divisions. He argues top agencies should end chaos and outline replacement strategies now.
Short Shorts recounts a London church fire caused by a jackdaw dragging a lighted cigarette to its nest in the belfry. Firefighters say the nest and timber ignited, yielding a lively blaze. The piece ends with a quip about Paul Robeson losing his passport and his voice.
Washington reports reveal grave shortages in U S stockpiles of critical materials. Congress set stockpile goals in 1946 with a five year aim to ease shortages, yet by January 1949 only about 15 percent of minimum requirements were bought. As of a month ago 38.4 percent had been acquired and 12 percent were on order.
Editorial argues book burning by Mao fails to erase ideas and warns against suppressing knowledge of communism. It urges educators to teach facts about communism to youths and to avoid advocacy of subversive creeds.
Public letters discuss Long Beach shoreline plans. Authors measure parking, traffic, and beach access, propose underground parking and boardwalks, oppose roadway along the beach, and urge plans benefiting pedestrians and all ages. Concerns about wartime veteran support and first allotment payments appear, urging practical funding and phased benefits.
A humorous verse recounts a man who complains of backache toothache and fatigue then wakes well rested and pain free. The piece contrasts his prior woes with current condition and ends with a playful note about his forgetting his troubles after a bite.
In Long Beach history notes, ten years back a 18 012 5 million Terminal Island Naval Base contract spurred tube traffic talks with Navy and WPA funds possible. R H Beach to run vote tally machines as voters face a record ballot. Twenty years ago Merriam and Tubbs vied for lieutenant governor, and the Chamber studies a county run health center hospital. Thirty years ago Violet Ball tied a national prep record in the 50 yard dash.
The Times-Reas editorial argues removal of the franking privilege would curb nonpaying mail from Senators McCarthy Wiley and others with axes to grind. It suggests they would pay postage, reducing litter in the mails and potentially yielding extra revenue for the government.
A reflective prayer about debt to society and to God. The speaker admits discouragement from unresolved wrongdoings and a desire to live with love rather than selfishness. They seek grace and wisdom to amend before it is too late.
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