Secrecy on Atomic Production Draws Scrutiny and Costs
The Atomic Energy Commission reports progress on fissionable materials with low unit costs, while critics warn of wasteful spending and secrecy that shields overcharges. Budget projections show hundreds of millions in 1950s costs, including costly overtime at test sites, prompting calls for greater public review of atomic spending.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
AEC
Soviet Union
Red
Nevada
Harold L. Ickes and the tidelands policy debate legacy
Harold L. Ickes oversaw the federal seizure policy affecting California tidelands, notably Long Beach, a stance tied to the New Deal era. The article argues his tenure reflected federal dominance over states and assesses his impact beyond controversy, noting his competence and the Truman-era cabinet implications.
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Harold L. Ickes
Long Beach
Chicago
Ilinois
Ickes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Interior
California
Truman
Supreme Court
Tidelands
Congress
Mr. Ickes
Interior Department
Red Riding Hood in Soviet Theater Critique
Philosopher T V Smith told a Long Beach audience that communism seeks to control thoughts and souls. He cites East Berlin theater as example where stories are rewritten to propagate state ideology with Little Red Riding Hood labeled as the worker and the wolf as Wall Street imperialism.
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T. V. Smith
Long Beach
Kremlin
Professor Smith
East Berlin
Hitler
Stalin
Little Red Riding Hood
Wall Street
Joey V. Stalin
Nationalist Chinese Troops in Burma Become International Issue
The presence of about 10 000 Chinese Nationalist troops in northern Burma drew international attention at the United Nations in Paris. Burma debated asking China to remove the forces. Li Mi commands the units, reportedly meeting Chiang Kai-shek in Formosa. Supply lines from Thailand are limited, risking a minor pinprick effect versus the Reds.
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Burma
Lse
United Nations
Paris
Huns
Thailand
Neaiea
U. N
Kent Ali
U.N
Yunnan
Lurma
Engting
Bors
Laos
Indochina
Li Mi
Chiang Kai-shen
Formose
Burmese Nationalists Face Terrain and Burma-China Tensions
The analysis notes rugged jungled terrain favors Nationalist fighters along the Burmese border, where boundaries are unclear and head hunters operate in some areas. It warns against inviting Chinese forces into Burma, suggesting China’s aims lie east through Indochina, with reduced forces near the Indochina frontier.
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Mandaing
Hed
China
Indochina
Indoching
Abe
Taft Leads Delegates As Ike Contemplates Draft
Marquis Childs reviews delegate estimates placing Taft with about 150 in the Midwest and 100 in the South, plus 150 more across the West and mid-Atlantic. Eisenhower is pegged at 200. The piece warns Taft loyalists may expel rivals and threatens GOP unity, stressing Warren’s potential to win independents but facing party backlash.
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Washington
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Gen
Eisenhower
Midwest
South
West
mid-Atlantic
New England
Sen. Taft
Agers
America
Rep
Thomas 4. Werdel
California
Earl Warren
Warren
Werdel
Gov. Warren
GOP
Rep. Werdel
San Francisco
U S Britain Can Solve Asia Differences
Walter Lippmann argues that Britain and the United States must negotiate openly on Far East policy. A clear stance toward Red China and Formosa could ease tensions, avoid crusades, and gain broad American support for a prudent peace strategy.
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U.S
Britain
Red China
Far East
U. N
U.N
Korea
Red_China
Formosa
Europe
Asia
China
Baby sleeps through night brings joy to parents
Just Folks by E A Guest depicts a rare full night’s sleep for a baby and relieved parents. The household celebrates with quiet pride as no one wakes for midnight feeding and both mother and father feel the joy of a night without crying or care.
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Ded
Tobes
Long Beach through the decades in brief notes
A roundup of past events notes air raid sirens debut slated at 42 noon, Long Beach post office receipts surpassing one million, praise for traffic handling by Long Beach and Beverly Hills, Empress of Britain arrival filmed for national release, and Virginia Heights subdivision opening near Long Beach.
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Long Beach Fost
Long Beach
Beverly Hills
California
Albert E. Paoneasa
Readers letters on current affairs and defense of free writing
A pasted Readers' Forum segment includes letters about free expression in literature, anti blacklisting by the Authors League of America, political neutrality of the Authors League, Navy shipyard pride, oil drilling questions for Long Beach, and adoption of Scottish uniforms. Names and addresses appear for several contributors and editors.
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Authors League Council
Authors League of America
League
Anthony L. Coryat
Pacific Ave
Press-Telegram
Navy
Long Beachs
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Lincoln Park
Abe
Uncle Sam
Long Beach
Robert W. Frazer
Long Beach Blvd
Truman Record on Spending Upheld
In a letter to the Press Telegram, a reader defends President Truman's budget, arguing Congress approves appropriations and listing increases in 1940 to 1952 for major security, veterans, and interest costs. The note defends vital programs and questions resistance to the 60 percent rise in normal governmental functions.
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Press-Telegram
Congress
Voice of the People
Veterans’ Services
Harry Truman
Canadian thinker proposes second referee for hockey option
Senator Soaper notes refined ice hockey may fail and suggests a second referee as an alternative. Time flies as Chairman McKinney predicts such ideas will be forgotten by 1952. The year 752 nears, and the committee on loose ends seeks info on the Stassen boom. Traffic fatalities in 50 years near a million, far surpassing 15,000 struck by lightning.
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McKinney
Committee On
Stassen
Graciousness Shapes A Kind Heart and Community
A reflective verse extols graciousness as a core virtue. It praises gentle goodness, kindness to friends and strangers, and ready willingness to help. The poem links gracious living to divine blessing, home, and the welfare of the community.
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Great Britain
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Times
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American Ave
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Mali
Wtecord Cin Ito
Hs. Ied
Long Siveck
Forum Istiers
Don Allen Knipp
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Compton
Long Beach Oil
Fress-Telegram
U.S. Army
Woodie Langer
L. A
George Clark
Sen. Soaper
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Metcalta
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