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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1955
Page
12
A 1956 editorial frames Los Angeles County crime as a wave with armed robberies and assaults across banks, stores, and streets. It argues for unified policing, fuller resources, and coordinated action among city, county, state, and federal agencies to meet the New Year’s challenge of protecting the public amid rapid population growth.
A Lakewood toy designer created a car that was produced by a Los Angeles County manufacturer and sold through dealers. A Greenville, South Carolina store received a consignment and a customer bought one for a nephew living nearby, illustrating nationwide contact after Christmas.
In a look at next year’s Senate balance, Democrats see Lausche’s Ohio run as a path to victory while Republicans fight to hold incumbents in Maryland Indiana Illinois California Idaho Wisconsin. Johnson faces tests from Georgia Kentucky and Nevada as party divisions threaten cohesion and potential retirements reshape the landscape.
A column ridicules complacency in 1955 and predicts 1956 as a year of decision. It mocks commentators and syndicates for delays and notes remarks on medical science, planning at Prudential, and Adlai Stevenson. It closes with a quip about coffee consumption and workplace habits.
A cautious cartoonist notes that dusting habits and a single drawing approach may suffice to carry the editorial cartoon through the upcoming months, relying on routine visuals and minimal input to maintain continuity.
At the professional leagues meeting players are bought and sold like sacks of potatoes in a blunt critique of trading practices, while a wary note about potential Kremlin propaganda echoes through the discussion.
The article surveys female political volunteers promoting home based fundraisers like Quiet Evening at Home and Back to School campaigns to support GOP and Democratic efforts. It highlights Ruth Parks of Pueblo, patterns such as Read and Sew for 56 Club, Teas for TV, and donkeys craft sales, with names like Katie Louchheim and Hy. The piece notes playful campaign contrasts and the shift from traditional male political arenas to domestic settings.
A devotional poem urges faith in a trusted guide to avert despair and find calm. It imagines a faithful friend who whispers comfort, leads to peace, and helps doubts vanish, inviting trust to blend with the colors of a hopeful rainbow.
Public forum notices set forth that letters must be bona fide with signatures and addresses and must not exceed 250 words. Editors may edit for taste or to save space while preserving the core message and author’s identity.
A columnist urges drastic measures to stop sex offenders, arguing for surgical treatment and long prison terms on first offenses. The piece questions current parole policies, condemns leniency, and emphasizes the harm to victims, calling offenders unworthy of humane consideration.
Persons weighing a second term for President Eisenhower face age and health facts. Eight presidents reached age 65 in office. four survived beyond that milestone. Harrison died a month after inauguration. Taylor lived 16 months. Roosevelt died early into his fourth term at 63. Eisenhower was elected at age included.
Harold J. Ruttenberg, former United Steel Workers economist and now president of Stardrill Keystone, argues in Harper's that a guaranteed annual wage may weaken unions by tying worker security to company solvency. He predicts industries will shift toward annual pay by 1960, fostering partnership between workers and management and reducing overtime driven benefits. He states, We are not afraid of the annual wage. We want it.
A child recalls Santa brought wind up toys and a broken spring homehow. The speaker laments Pa enjoyed the toys too much and notes misadventures with wind up trains. The narrator plans to ask for trouble free gifts next year and keep mitts and blocks safe.
Ten years ago Long Beach Yellow Cab stated women drivers could stay but no new hires. twenty years ago loot worth thousands stolen from wealthy homes was recovered with arrests. thirty years ago city planned docks and track removal with New Year projects. a pair of service stations were robbed. a TV quiz program offering noncash rewards drew less interest than cash.
Readers can get the answer to any question of fact by writing Long Reach Press Telegram Information Bureau Washington DC. Enclose three cents for return postage. Q How many by products from coal A Over 200000 including ink nylon Dacron perfume plastics sulfa aspirin. When and how is the annual census of gray whales taken along the coast of California A Between 2500 and 3000 whales migrate from Arctic southward November through March. Census by watchers in boats helicopters and posts at Point Loma San Diego Bay and La Jolla.
Current files of the Press Telegram are maintained at offices in New York Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles San Francisco with national advertising representation and executive editorial contacts. The listings name publisher assistant publisher general manager executive editor and advertising offices.
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