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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1953
Page
6
The piece explains that over 65 percent of state spending is fixed by the constitution and permanent laws for schools and social welfare, leaving only about 35 percent subject to legislative control. It argues voters often approve higher costs yet blame lawmakers for budgets, urging accountability for fixed charges and acceptance of funded public services.
Carol Hamilton a 15 year old tenth grader at St Anthony's Girls High School wins the 1933 Police Department traffic safety essay contest. She argues most violations stem from ignorance carelessness and selfishness and urges courtesy and awareness of others on the road.
Adlai Stevenson faces sharp criticism as he travels toward Asia. The Eisenhower administration urges courtesies for him while warning foreign publics not to equate his remarks with U S policy. His charge of dollar diplomacy draws Moscow and European critics, risking harm to American prestige abroad.
The author extols various brave figures from soldiers to aviators and jokes that while he admires real nerve in danger he lacks the nerve to attempt a bold mustache cut. He muses on risking life for others versus personal vanity and daring.
A retrospective lists ten years back an appeal for books to be given Navy personnel at the local base by Victory Book Campaign Committee. Twenty years ago a Greek American war bond rally at Patriotic Hall in Los Angeles is noted with Tom Velonis heading a local delegation. Thirty years ago the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co planned dumping rock for the first 1400 feet of the Long Beach-San Pedro Federal Breakwater. Also mentioned are Cavalcade due at West Coast Theater and a 1500 gallon brandy find near Santa Fe Springs. A Bayman returns home as an unwelcome guest departs with seven suits of clothing. An era-ending line notes a typewriter firm adding an 1 key to the standard model.
Washington observes rising smear tactics in politics as Richard Nixon becomes a victim of a forged letter alleging oil industry influence. Look magazine details the forgery linked to Nixon and a past fund from California businessmen. A Senate inquiry probes possible perjury and campaign law issues while debates on decency in politics continue amid broader calls for reform.
The article links Soviet held islands north of Japan to U S policy shifts on Yalta era deals. It notes Eisenhower’s stance intended to curb Soviet control and encourage freedom, while detailing wartime and postwar actions on Sakhalin and the Kuriles, and Japan's rising demand for rearmament.
Readers urge calm over annexation and Honor Farm relocation near Lakewood Plaza. They warn against hidden interests driving hostility with Long Beach, favor improved drainage and public safety, and question freeway routes. Signatures include Donald C. Berger of 2919 Nipomo and A. V. Aldrich of 2065 Ocana Ave.
Dorothy Belanger from 4758 Palo Verde argues against an honor farm calling it dangerous for children. She compares the risk to traffic and questions allowing kids to play near such facilities, urging a hospital option for alcoholism concerns.
A press telegram argues that high salaries should not be the sole measure of honesty in administrators. It emphasizes that integrity and the will to serve come from within and warns against financing barriers that favor well-funded candidates over capable but poorer ones.
Partial newspaper masthead lists roles and names including Press-Gebaram Herman H. Ridder Publisher Harold M. Hinas asst to Publisher Samuel Cameron General Manager H. Fi Burmester seer Ed ILO Malcolm Epsey Executive Editor National Representative Creamer Woodward Inc Cormic Advertising Representative Metropolitan Group Inc
Letter to the PRESS-TELEGRAM urging Long Beach to enact fair employment practices amid Negro History Week. The writer cites lack of Negro clerks and salespeople and calls for equal hiring in utilities and skilled jobs to fulfill American equality ideals.
A reader’s Q and A column answers questions on fur value Russian sable versus mink Brangus cattle the Burlington Liars Club winner’s medal bicycle front wheel diameters and polar moonlight. The responses note a Russian sable as the aristocrat of fur cost and value Brangus as a beef cross not a registered breed wheel sizes five feet front and sixteen inches rear and the moon’s rising and setting at polar latitudes over a two week cycle.
Onis ortiuate by METCALFE urges readers to consider the heart as the key organ and questions how a strong healthy heart can endure hardship, asking if a heart can beat for others and share one’s resources in the fight against heart disease and support for doctors and better remedies.
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