Editorial $300 Billion for Europe Army and Nine for Wardens
The piece critiques NATO plans to spend 300 billion dollars to build 50 western European divisions for deterrence against communism while only nine people enroll in a Long Beach civil defense block warden class. It warns that national mood and optimism may hinder urgent home-front training and urges turnout at City Hall for the next wardens class.
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Lisbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Long Beach
California
Millard F. Caldwell
Caldwell
Long Beach Press
Delearam
Ee W
Long Reach
Canifarnise
Bowe
British Laborites press Korea policy censure of Churchill
The British Labor party plans a motion censuring Prime Minister Churchill for not articulating firm Western policy against extending the Korean conflict. They fear an isolationist tilt and doubt pledges to retaliate against Communist forces, while urging focus on Europe and Western defense. Miss Ruth Weston dies at 68 after four careers and national service promoting handicapped sports in Southern California.
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Laborijtes
America
Korea
Churchill
Congress
Britain
British Labor Party
Europe
Laborites
U. S
Malaya
Asia
Ruth Weston
Boston
Kentucky
Long Beach
California
Miss Weston
Loyalty Board Procedures Raise Questions at State Dept
A column on David Lawrence highlights inconsistencies in State Department loyalty and security board decisions. It cites cases where employees were cleared or allowed to resign amid pressure, and argues that bungling fuels McCarthyism while noting no constitutional right to continued government employment.
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Washington
Loyalty and Security Board
Department of State
Lawrence
President's Loyalty Review Board
State Department
Loyalty v and Security Board
Department
Acheson
Loyalty Review Board
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy
Senate
Far East
Statehood Stakes for Alaska and Hawaii Reemerge in Senate
Marquis Childs notes Congress restages the Hawaii Alaska statehood drama. Proponents push for equal status citing resources and strategic value, while opponents fear southern opposition and regional wealth shifts. The piece argues statehood would unlock Alaska’s timber hydropower and oil potential, urging the Union over parochial interests.
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Alaska
California
Texas
Louisana
Senate
Congress
United Featured Syndicate, Inc
Russia Compared to Germany on Eve of World War II
Eisenhower era officers estimate the USSR commands about 9.9 million soldiers in 175 divisions with 65 armored units and 40 artillery divisions. Soviet air forces total around 20,000 planes, while steel output runs at 31.5 million tons annually, outpacing 1939 German production. The Allied plan focuses on defensive strength with strong screening forces along the German Austrian line and mobilization of reserves, as 18 divisions occupy zones and face 25 Communist units in Germany and Poland. Allied air power is noted as a weak point.
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Atlantic Treaty Organization
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United Press
Kenneth Miller
Eisenhower
Russia
Germany
Hitler
Poland
Fisenhower
Lent Reflected in Family Tea and Fasting Prompt
In a poem by E. A. Guest, mother guides a family through Lent. She recalls tomorrow’s start, daily forgiveness, and a tea time treat turning toward simplicity. The verse urges fasting for forty days and turning attention from self to God.
Long Beach Columns Show Past Events And Growth
Long Beach history notes a canceled Iowa picnic in Lincoln Park Los Angeles a $100000 war relief target reached by the Red Cross drive and a six hour day plan leading the Southland into a new economic era. It also recalls ocean water at 53 degrees welcoming the season and Charles Paddock the sprint champion slated to speak during Good Sportsmanship Week at the high school assembly. North Long Beach is highlighted as an expanding industrial center and home suburb.
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Iowa
Lincoln Park
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Red Cross
Southland
Charles Paddock
North Long Beach
Century milk to cheese ratio and world paper output
A historic note states that making a pound of cheese uses 465 quarts of milk. It also cites that global paper production exceeds eight million tons annually. A cultural aside notes Danish girls kiss their hands at the sound of the first cuckoo each year.
Thoughts on private integrity and public honesty
A reflection quoting Job and Jeremy Taylor, arguing that true integrity shows in private as in public. The passage asserts that consistent honesty reveals noble purposes and a steadfast character, emphasizing inner conscience over outward display.
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God
Jermy Taylor
Public Forum Letters From Long Beach Readers
The Press Telegram prints two reader letters urging appreciation of Long Beach culture. Harris Turner praises nightly concerts at the Blackstone Hotel before returning to Canada, while Eugene Creed extols Long Beach as the essence of California, praising its parks beaches and public spaces.
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Long Beach
Canada
Harris Turner
Blacktone Hotel
Ancient Crab Tale Reflects Hidden Depths and Daring Roots
Ernest B. Mincey praises ancient peoples who buried a crab at 1000 feet depth unearthed by Water Department drillers. He admires the intrepidity of those old cravers who roamed shores and went all out in their activities. He humorously contrasts that with modern civilization’s view of deep burial.
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Felegrarm
Water Department
Ernest B. Mincey
E. Fifth St
Praises P T for Giving Both Sides in Press-Telegram
Letter from J Corson thanks the Press Telegram for providing space for both pros and cons over many years. He notes readers can see issues in their true light and cautions about politicians’ quoted opinions ahead of elections. Chestnut Avenue address included.
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Press-Telegram
Press- Telegram
J. Corson
Chestnut Ave
Soaper Notes Dreamy Slay and Mig Contrasts
Senator Soaper cites the Slay as lacking mechanical skill and suggests Soviet MIGs outperform sabrejets. The wrestling sketch will feature a villain. Man Mountain Dean runs as a Republican in Georgia. A Toronto entrant wins 1000 for chair design, noted as simple in concept.
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Grappler
Man Mountain Dean
Congress
Georgia
My Angel Cake Portraits Poem of Enduring Love
A lovers verse extols devotion beyond meals and drink, linking breakfast to midnight snacks and shared cups with affection. The speaker claims affection surpasses all culinary pleasures, counting love as the sustenance greater than scrambled eggs, lobster, and dishes.
Urges Study of U S Constitution in Compton
A letter to the Press Telegram urges a party dedicated to constitutional government. It argues the Supreme Court has drifted, states rights belong to the people, and calls for united study and enforcement of the Constitution in clear, accessible language. Eugene R. Hawkins signs from Compton.
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Alaska
Pacific
United States
Supreme Court
Peoce
Eugene R. Hawkins
Compton
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