Red Cross Drive Supports Polio Fight in Long Beach
Editorial urges Long Beach residents to donate to the Red Cross campaign opening this weekend. The 1953 quota of 268,380 funds gamma globulin programs aiding polio prevention, measles, and hepatitis, with national distribution through the Office of Defense Mobilization. The piece notes Long Beach’s higher quota versus 1952 and highlights past local success.
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National Research Council
Modern Ulysses Masters the Cyclops
A friend recalls family life after their TV set dies and returns to normal. The family and neighbors reflect on television’s pull, discovering other activities like reading, sewing, building, and mending. They conclude TV can overwhelm yet remain part of everyday life.
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George
Godfrey as Defense Adviser Riddle Stirs Pentagon Talk
Washington report notes Arthur Godfrey the TV and radio star travels with Gen LeMay amid rumors he may join the Air or Navy departments. Godfrey, a Naval Reserve commander and friend of Secretary Wilson, draws congressional cost objections over his trip. In Paris LeMay lectured at NATO College on bombing, with Godfrey present as an unofficial adviser, prompting security alarms among European officers about a civilian in a top secret briefing.
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Ecole Militaire
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Western European Alliance
Amlen
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Lemmonier
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Europe
Ohne
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House
Harold Talbott
Talbott
Pensacola Naval Air Station
New York
Godfrey TV Tour Sparks Navy Scrutiny and Debate
Senator Soaper notes mixed public reaction to Godfrey’s tour as critics cite political risk in publicity. Air Force and Navy officials justify support as aviation interest, while lawmakers question publicity value and potential budget impacts amid a broader push for service unity and defense savings.
America unleashes moral force in UN speech
Washington reports that the United States has launched a moral warfare campaign to rally global support and expose Soviet Russia for arming North Korea and Communist China. The ambassador’s强 statement links faithfulness to the UN charter with a potential push to expel Moscow from the United Nations if it continues aid to the aggressors. The piece frames this as a pivotal moment for the free world and the future of the UN and world peace.
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Far East
Yodge
Standing at My Door to Springtime Joy
Expectant verses by E A Guest celebrate spring. The speaker recalls trouble past but looks forward with optimism as warmer days arrive. Blossoms, blue skies, and woods in splendor are cited as the season’s hopeful promise.
Long Beach era revenue from oil tops ten million
Ten years ago in Long Beach Harbor municipal revenue from oil development surpassed ten million dollars. County supervisors debated endorsing horse meat sales. Twenty years ago Dr Augustus Picard spoke on a stratosphere flight at Municipal Auditorium. Thirty years ago Officer Hale shot at bandits detaining five sailors near the police station. Poly High opened its water polo season amid city notes on modernization. The British Ballet presented Sherlock Holmes as Nero Wolfe’s modern counterpart.
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Long Beach Harbor
Augustus Picard
Earth
Municipal Auditorium
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Poly High
Return of the British Sausage After Fourteen Years
Britain marks a gradual easing of wartime austerity as March 1 brings back unrestricted sausage. Beverages, tea, whiskey, and fuel rules ease, with the Times hailing a liberation and The London press applauding restored pleasures amid coronation year efforts.
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Fleet Newsom Street
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Winston Churchill
Elizabeth I
Public Forum Letters on British Policy and Red China
Letters argue Britain recognises only that the Communist group controls China and opposes trading strategic goods with Red China. The writer cites the need for consultation with a New Asia and Africa to sustain raw materials for the free world, praising American discipline against Moscow while defending American Legion stance against communism. signatures: R. H. Hadow and R. G. Yore.
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Britain
House of Commons
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Asia
Africa
Donor Feels Pride After Giving Blood For Democracy
Paul Earl Kaplin recalls donating one pint of blood and the sense of personal pride it gave him. He reflects on excuses to avoid giving and ties the act to defending liberty and democracy from those who would take it by force.
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Paul Earl Kaplin
Closer Supervision of Pier Club Questioned
A letter from a member of Arthur L. Peterson Post 28 argues for tighter oversight of the Spit n Argue Club, now treated as a civic trust funded by Long Beach city funds. The writer urges accountability for the club’s use of public money and its evolution into a university like entity.
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House of Freedom
American Legion
America
U. S
A. Tf
Arthur L. Peterson
Rainbow Pier
R. G. Yore
First St
Clarence L. Mecham
Spit 'N Argue Club
Mayerlck ‘“University By
Mars Canals Discovered in 1877
The reader Q A column notes that canals on Mars were discovered in 1877 by Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli during a favorable opposition. It predicts Mars will be as close to Earth in 1956 as during that famous opposition and recalls concurrent questions about Little League rules, the term Current Events, overseas military notice, Santayana citizenship, and TV repairman estimates in mid-1952.
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Schiaparelli
Earth
Miser Kristina Hoards Pennies for Family Gifts
Kristina, a young miser, saves every nickel dime and silver dollar she earns in a piggy bank. She guards her money, delaying purchases, and smiles at the thought of buying gifts for her family rather than spending on small pleasures. Her father teases her about repaying any advances.
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