Delayed righteousness in party rhetoric across a split public
The piece argues that Democratic indignation at Republican language mirrors a delayed conscience. It cites Stevenson and Truman era jabs, praises Eisenhower and Knowland for restraint, calls for fair dispute without mudsling, and urges a malice-free pledge as voters decide whom to trust.
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Adlai Stevenson
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Harry Ruman
Wall Street
Truman Truman
Eisenhower
William Knowland
Nixon
Knowland
Weaknesses in Long Beach municipal ballot clarity
The Long Beach ballot booklets often fail to clearly explain measures. Prop 3 showed missing park context, requiring voters to know prior charter language. Authors urge simpler wording or official explanations with balanced pro and con statements to improve understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Special Services Department
Tts
Lipmann Faced Pressure for Cease-Fire in Indochina
Walter Lippmann notes intense pressure on Bidault to seek a cease-fire in Indochina as France confronts stalemate. He analyzes Paris’s shift from hoping for a swift victory to a theory that popular support, not pure military success, could yield negotiations from strength. The piece questions how France can become the winner and rally noncombatants.
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Bidauli
Indochina
France
Reid H & Liprmann
Patronage clash in State Department amid Berlin talks
The piece profiles Secretary Dulles facing patronage pressure from Republicans like Leonard Hall while defending career diplomats. It notes a record of extensive personnel changes under Eisenhower, loyalty investigations, and budget cuts reducing foreign service staff, heightening fears for a bipartisan foreign policy core.
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Waliington
Berlin
John Foster Dulles
Russia
Vyacheslav Molotov
Western
Europe
State Department
Republican
Heelt
Dulles
Leonard Hall
Republican National Committee
Hall
State
Eisenhower
Harding
Roosevelt
Department
New York Times
Eisen
Milestone No Millstone at Humphrey Georgia Estate
A Georgia estate named Milestone near Thomasville and 33 miles north of Tallahassee was used by President Eisenhower for quail shooting. The name comes from an old road marker, but the family jokes that Mrs. Humphrey has moved the milestone to several spots. Treasury official Nils Lennartson asked if milestone is a government job hung around the neck.
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Washington
Georgia
Nils Lennartson
Treasury Department
Abe
Humphrey
Hanna Industries
Cleveland
Aftener
Eisenhower
Ceat
Atty
Healky
Press News Snippet and Dated Washington Chat
The column mixes publisher notes and office addresses with a humorous exchange about a millstone versus milestone. It recounts brief personal vignettes, including Secretary Humphrey and President Eisenhower visiting Georgia, and a quail sighting delaying travel. The piece blends background ads with light political banter.
Just Folks: True sportsmen say I lost I won
Just Folks by E. A. Guest highlights sportsmanship as players respond calmly to outcomes. Both competitors acknowledge results with simple statements like It was my turn to win and I lost, showing no anger or unfair behavior.
Long Beach Memories: Skater Eleanor Leversen Tops Coast
Ten years ago Eleanor Leversen 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs H L Leversen won the Pacific Coast novice women single figure skating title at Berkeley. The item notes a cabbage surplus in Southern California and a 20 year ago U S Fleet war game offshore. President Roosevelt planned a Lone Beach visit on a summer tour.
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Eleanor Levorsen
H. L. Leversen
Pacific Coast
Berkeley
California
U. S
Roosevelt
Lone Beach
Public Forum on Maine Day and War Recall in 1898
Letters discuss the 1898 explosion of the USS Maine, its impact on U S history and the Spanish American War. The writer cites the surge of national unity, the value of veterans, and the lasting economic and geopolitical gains from the war. A second letter criticizes noisy exhausts and calls for stricter vehicle sound limits in California cities.
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U. S
Maine
Havana
Cuba
America
Panama Canal
Maine Day
T. M. Capper
E. Broadway
Bi Visit to Council Found Worthwhile
A North Long Beach Republican Women's Club observer attended a City Council meeting to better understand city affairs and foster respect for the governing body. The writer invites Long Beach women to attend, praises City Manager Vickers for kindness, and signs Woodrow Doll from 273 E Coolidge St.
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Ress-Telegram
North Long Beach
IRS
Woodrow Doll
Coolidge St
Morning Noise To Be Taboo In Compton Area
News of Compton Lynwood and South Gate reports a proposed ordinance in Compton to curb noise from delivery vehicles, mainly milkmen, to ease jangled citizen nerves. The piece also questions enforcement of California Motor Vehicle Code Section B73 regarding vehicle noise.
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California
Lester L. Marshall
Oak Ave
Lynwood
Compton
South Gate
Council
Compton-Lynwood
Conscience Fund Over $1 Million and Baseball Box Score Origins
Question and answer column explains the U S Treasury Conscience Fund, started over a century ago, now over 1 million dollars from anonymous donors. It also notes Henry Chadwick, hailed as Father of Baseball, invented the box score on July 3 1853.
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U. S. Treasury
D.C. A
E.R. A. Henry Chadwick
Principal ingredients of good soil and the patchwork nature of composition
The answer notes that organic matter from dead plants and animals are two foundation particles. It describes soil as a patchwork quilt with varying composition by location. Experts say finding two cubic inch soil samples identical is practically impossible.
Portraits PY METCALFE Be a Brother
Poem urging daily acts of kindness and brotherhood. It encourages helping strangers, speaking kindly, and turning small favors into noble deeds, promising spiritual rewards. The verse emphasizes service as a path to eternal life and suggests small compassionate acts accumulate into a vast good.
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Laniel-Bidauit
Paris
Laniel
Marquis Childs
Bulles
W. Scott McLeod
Sen
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New Hampshire
Bridges
China
Asia
Carce
McLeod
Peter Edson
Geleoram
Herman H. Ridger
Harold M. Hines
Samuel C. Cameron
Patceerenerremmeny
Malcolm Spin
Washington News
ER Albes
RidderdJohrs, Inc
New York
E. Bith
Chicago
Righey
Detroit
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Mingsecens
St. St Paue Seen
Lon Angeles
Wilahire
San Francisco
Lutter St
Treas
Telegram
Cumle Advertising Repesentati Metropolitan Group
E. A. Guest
Alamitos Bay
Sereda
George Clark
Conscience Fund
Haskin
Eny
Long Breach Press
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Intermettos Bures
Eye
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