Editorial: Higher Fares and Cut Bus Service in Long Beach
The Long Beach Motor Bus Co faces higher fares from 11 to 13 cents and a 10.9 percent mileage reduction, yielding longer gaps between buses. The Public Utilities Commission backs reduced service despite public doubt, prompting questions about whether fare hikes alone stabilize transit or hasten patronage loss and future cuts.
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Long Beach Motor Bus Co
PUC
Motor Bus Co
California
Sacramento
Sacramento City Lines
The
Sacramento Bee
Bee
Public Utilities Commissarn
Long Beach
New Look in Military Policy Triggers Doubt and Criticism
Washington debates the administration’s revised military policy as Secretary Dulles signals instant retaliation at communist centers. Senators plan a full dress debateSeeking clarity on reliance on atomic power, manpower cuts, and the high cost and limited production of new weapons amid Indochina war concerns.
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Pentagon
Capitol Hill
Berlin
John Poster Dulles
America
Childs
Dulles
Matthew Ridgway
Army
Charles Bolte
Bolte
United States Armor Association
Fort Knox
Eisenhower
Charles FE. Wilson
Roger Kyes
Congress
Pulpwood Alarm Over Japanese Competitors in Alaska
Washington reports alarm in the American pulpwood industry over Japanese plans to reestablish lumber and pulp mills in Alaska to supply rayon. An American company, 80 percent Japanese owned, forms to bid for Alaska contracts, with 20 Japanese firms backing it. The piece notes Alaska timber reserves as desired by U.S. firms, labor and transport costs, and questions whether Japanese mills will be built amid supply concerns. It includes commentary on selling aggressively and a court case on antitrust settlement tactics in Hammond, Louisiana.
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Alaska
Japan
Asia
U.S. Forest Service
America Corporation
Alaska Pulp and Lumber Co
Manchuria
Sashalin Island
Russia
Red China
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L. & Lumber
Wood Pulp Industries
U. S
Merrill Lord
U. S. Department of Commerce
U. & Pulp
T Hough
U.S
Benjamin FL Fairness
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Steel
Inon
Honely
Sam
Ian
Congress
U.S. Senate
Herbert Brownell
Stanley N. Barnes
Hammond
National Agricultural Workers’ Union
AFL
Bruce Biussat Is U N Seat for China a Russian Bluff
The piece analyzes whether Moscow uses Red China as a tool to block genuine Chinese independence. It argues Moscow may prefer China remain a dependent yet publicly championed ally, to keep Western powers from fully recognizing China as a major power. It cautions against rushing to recognize Red China to counter Moscow and calls for exploring options beyond U.N. recognition.
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Russia
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Red Lines
Red China
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Just Folks reflections on old illnesses and new terms
E A Guest writes about how rheumatism and pneumonia once called a cold now have new names like arthritis. The piece contrasts past and present medical terms while noting how medical understanding deepens with time. A recurring theme is how language shifts as knowledge grows.
Public Forum Letter Policy and Editor Note
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Wilcox Ponders Vote on Annex PR
A letter urging careful voter consideration on the Annex project contrasts past approvals with current costs and potential impacts. The writer cites previous vote results and discusses funding, subsidence work, and regional economic effects while urging informed public action. Names Wilcox and Alderson appear as local correspondents.
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Farmer Challenges Subsidy Debate and Labor Costs
A reader letter questions editorial views on subsidies and unemployment. The writer cites decades of policy history from tariffs to railroad land grants, war plant guarantees, and utility investments, arguing that subsidies affect many workers beyond farmers and noting laborer layoffs and licensing rules as examples.
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Press-Telegram
California
Telegram Press Directory Entry Snapshot
Directory style listing naming Herman H Ridder Harold M Hines Samuel Cameron H F Burrester Maksim Eptey and Washington News Bureau with office addresses in New York Detroit St Paul Los Angeles San Francisco and Chicago area advertising representatives Ridder Jonne and Metropolitan Group Inc listing current files and office locations.
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Herman H. Ridder
Harold M. Hines
Samuel
Cameron
Gentl
H. F. Burrester
Maksim Eptey
Washington News Bureau
Aloee
Ional Advertising
Ridder-Jonne, Inc
New York
Shriage
Wrigley Ridg
Detroit
Panothecor Ridge
Binnsanale A
South 9Th St
St. Paul
Eaat 4Th St
Los Angeles
Wilshire Blvd
San Francisco
Sutter St
Tha Presa Telegram
Comte Advertising Representativer
Metropolitan Group
Ine
Questions Answers Queen s Ship Paid Toll Too
Long Beach Press Teleprom Information Bureau answers readers questions. The SS Gothic paid 9773.10 tolls for the Panama Canal transit on Nov 29 1953, on its UK to NZ service, carrying 3462 long tons of cargo. The government maintains a flight fleet for transport, fire patrol and border inspection among other duties. Atom smashes exist to study collisions with various accelerators like cyclotrons synchrotrons and betatrons for different speeds and uses.
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Gothic
Panama Canal
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Panama Canal Co
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J. D. Ke A
Portraits Farewell Or Au Revoir In A Parting Note
A short verse on saying farewell without goodbye noting the travel may end soon yet hearts may yearn for a return. It compares farewell to a wistful wish to keep friendly ties intact and hints at future encounters at a doorstep.
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