Long Beach voters approve bonds and city progress
Long Beach voters turnout near 60 percent enshrined a progressive pathby backing hospital and airport improvements, municipal offices, recreation facilities, library expansion, freeway linkages, tides and oil expenditures, and a Proposition A tax pledge while blocking duller stagnation. The election signals the city has come of age and will pursue physical realizations of the approved plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Alamitos Bay
Questionable powers curb inquiry into influence on gas legislation
A U S Circuit Court of Appeals opinion questions whether congressional committees or the Senate can lawfully convene probes into attempts to influence gas policy and Case of South Dakota. Two judges warn such inquiries may exceed powers and verge on exposure.
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Hennings
George
Sen
South Dakota
Liis
Committee
Senate
Uss
Circuit Court of
Ap- Lawienen Als
Circuit Court of Appeals
Sen Soaper Says A Look At Communist Inquiry Reflections
A New York model agency operator criticizes CSC rhetoric on appearance as a backdrop to a column discussing congressional investigations into communism. The piece cites court rulings on exposing former Communists and questions the legislative purpose of asking witnesses about associates, noting clashes between Fifth Amendment rights and exposure.
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New York
Congress
Watkus
Supreme Court of the United States
Quinn
United States
Watlos
Communist Party
Sen
George
Sen. Hennings
Nebraska
California GOP Faces Nixon Knight and Knowland Rift
California managers of Nixon express complete confidence amid Knight and Knowland race plans. Knight seeks to bind delegates with a first ballot pledge and release option. Knowland’s reticence worries some California allies as Nixon maintains quiet leadership and Nixon supporters dispute talk of an inflexible Knowland Knight coalition. Stevenson FEPC claim cited amid Illinois history.
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Knight
Earl Warren
Warren
Fornia
Knowland
Senate
White House
California
Nixon
Eisenhower
Konight
Publisher and editorial staff of The Press Telegram
Current files of The Press Telegram are maintained at multiple offices including San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and New York with advertising representatives listed. The note outlines publisher Harold M. Hiner and executive editors and national advertising contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T National Advertising
Bidder-Johna, Ins
New
SEATO to Undergo Major Exercises in Southeast Asia
SEATO faces questions of substance as it prepares a three day drill off Thailand involving the United States Philippines and Thailand with 7000 troops and carrier support. A Karachi conference on March 5 may test whether the alliance can translate talk into action against Communist expansion.
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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Manila
United States
China
Great Britain
France
Philippines
Thailand
Gulf of Siam
Twe
Princeton
John
Japan
SEATO
Karachi
Pakistan
Foster
Tly
Southeast Asia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
The Personal Touch Between Two Bank Tycoons
A neighbor shares a poem about wealth and simple kinship. It contrasts a millionaire’s gold with a humble home where friends visit, a firelit chair, books, neat attire, and a prayer before meals. The speaker suggests true richness lies in personal bonds and family moments, not wealth.
Long Beach Milestones and Commerce Across Decades
A clipped retrospective notes long ago Long Beach civic honors for a Mens Club and volunteers, ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee forecast, plus a 20 year ago widening plan for Cerritos Avenue, Bellflower contracts, and notable local business moves including J G Penney and National Shirt stores on Pine Avenue and a Rudolph Wurlitzer lease negotiation.
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Municipal Service Mens Club
City of
Long Beach
The
Recreation Commission
Senate ‘Judiciary Committee
Washington, D.C
Weston Place
National Shirt
Pine Ave
Rudolph Wurlitzer ‘Co
Public Forum on National Debt and Local Elections
Letters criticize the rising national debt and seven billion dollars in annual interest, urge debt reduction, and warn voters about legislators who would extend the debt burden. Included are personal signatures and local election notices urging registration and April 10 voting in Dairy Valley and Bloomfield area.
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Tidelands
Ciy
Sam
Congress
Uch
E. E. Nelson
Locust Ave
Dairy Valley boundary and signatures dispute
Letter to the press criticizes Dairy Valley exclusion efforts on Bloomfield Avenue from Carson Boulevard to Orangethorpe Boulevard. It recalls a November 1955 Los Angeles hearing and the January 17, 1956 meeting, alleging signatory manipulation by D W supporters and questioning why Del Amo was chosen as the boundary over Orangethorpe Boulevard.
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Dairy Valley
Bloomfield Ave
Carson Bivd
Orangethorpe Blvd
L. A
D. W
del Amo
Orangethorpe
Blvd
Welcome Changes Under Eisenhower Era Tally
A reader notes welcome shifts in the economy under Eisenhower, praising a balanced budget and reduced government payrolls, and criticizes left-wing and liberal stances. The letter thanks Republicans and conservative Democrats for integrity, condemns partisan whitewashing, and references Arthur E. Macartney of Granada Age.
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Press-Selesram
Eisenhower
Ioeralg
Democratic Party
Taras
Joe
Arthur &E. Macartney
Granada Age
Reopening Finger Pier Sparks Fishing Debate
Letter writers urge reopening Rainbow Pier finger pier extending 2000 feet saying it drew many anglers and mackerel fishing. critics question safety closure and claim motive was selfish. They note parking meter funds could support March of Dimes. George Davis adds donation suggestion.
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Rainbow Pier
Renfroe, ‘M.D
B. Oceah Blvd
Citr
George Davis
Doloses
Wilmington
Portraits Tae The Rainbow Of My Heart In Verse
A heartfelt sample of romantic verse praising a beloved. It likens love to a rainbow and treasure, claiming the partner is brighter than any star and essential to the speaker's life. The poem ends with wishes for good morning and good night.
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Editorial
David Lawrence
Othors
Edgerton
Bazelon
Tower Court
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Doris Fleeson
Los Angeles
Goodwin Knight
Willam
Knowlan
Richard M. Nixon
Adlai Stevenson
FERC
Illinois
Ilinois
FEPC
Stevenson
Richard Neson
Idarman Hy Bidder
Harold M. Hiner
Agst
Samuel C. Cameronan
E. A. Guest
Tate
Amen
Cerritos Ave
Lakewood Blvd
Hathaway
State’Sts
Los Angles, Sts
Bellflower
Bloomfield
N. A. Lindberg
Ariesia
George’ Clark
Eddie
Swatch
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