Knowland Signals GOP Could Win Without Ike in 1956
California Senator Knowland argued in part that the Republican Party need not rely on President Eisenhower for victory in 1956. He said he would decide his support if Ike runs and warned against a draft movement, while noting potential successors including Knowland himself. The piece weighs party strategy and possible outcomes depending on Eisenhower’s renomination decision.
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Sen
W. F. Knowland
California
Republican Party
Eisenhower
Knowland
Ike
Long Beach
Pennsylvania
White House
Sen. Knowland
GOP
Zwicker Cleared by Pentagon Report on Peress Case
The Pentagon report on the Peress affair shows Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker did not act disloyally. It states he warned leaders Peress was a security risk, opposed his promotion, and urged removal, undermining McCarthy's earlier attack and clearing Zwicker of the cloud of suspicion.
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Senate
Ser. McCarthy
Ger
Ralph W. Zwicker
McCarthy Army
Peress
Gen. Zwicker
Pentagon
McCarthy
Zwicker
Why Ike's Thinking Has Changed
Walter Lippmann argues that President Eisenhower shifted from a 1953 theory of aggressive foreign policy and welfare restraint to a 1955 approach focused on stabilizing relations with the Communist world. He notes altered views on the national economy and welfare spending, emphasizing practical realities over budget balance and psychological warfare.
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Dulles
Emaine
Eisenhower
Indochina
Deam
Congress
Iconyrishl
Prices at Geiger counters and French politics teased
Prices at Geiger counters range from 30 to 700 dollars. Pierre Mendes France may struggle to stay France's premier. An Air Force lieutenant colonel posts a 632 mile per hour sled record. London whispers earrings are men’s fashion. A deskmate jokes about pierced ears and a birthday. The song asks Mr Sandman to bring a dream but mincepile lingers.
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Geiger Counters
Pierre Mendes-France
France
Deadman's Hill
London
Elsow
Peress case exposes gaps in Army handling and McCarthy clash
The Army's public report on Major Peress clears up questions and unintentionally backs Senator McCarthy by showing that disloyal data existed in the Pentagon a year before the Senate probe. It reveals officials may have blocked full testimony and delayed action, turning a partisan battle into a broader critique of executive handling of a Communist issue.
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Secretary of the Army
Peress
Sen. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
Congress
Pentagon
McCarthy
General Zwicker
Senator McCarthy
Joe McCarthy
Vicker
Department of the Army
Cain
Army
Ronald F. Thomas
Surgeon General
Intel
Army General Staff
Zwicker
First Army
Dr. Peress
Major Peress
Senate Committee
Joh G. Adams
Walter L. Weible
Pay for Navy Grid Coach Could Be Ticklish Issue
New Orleans Sugar Bowl enthusiasm boosted Navy recruiting, with 1,000 more men than the local tally. Navy coach Erdelatz may receive a new contract and a possible $25,000 annual salary from pro football, raising debate on paying civilian coaches higher than top Navy officials. The issue centers on Navy career incentives and publicity value versus pay scales for officers and executives.
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Navy
New Orleans
South
Flore
Naval Academy
Erdelatz
W. F. Boone
N. A
Chief of Naval Operations
JCS
Past and Present By E A Guest
A reflective poem on how each era defines knowledge and truth. It contrasts past greatness with evolving understanding and hints that future minds will uncover truths unknown today. The piece emphasizes the limits of current textbooks and the inevitability of change across generations.
Wartime pension ceiling kept for Long Beach residents
Ten years ago in Long Beach the Assembly voted to continue the wartime cost-of-living increase, keeping the old-age pension ceiling at fifty dollars. Forecast called for clear weather after fog. Local ads listed blankets at three dollars ninety-eight, four-ply tires at two dollars ninety-nine, beef roasts at 45 12 cents a pound, margarine five pounds for twenty-five cents. F D Burke sold his home at 212 Colorado Street to W C Lemen for twenty-five thousand dollars. Building penalties totaled one hundred fifty thousand dollars in the eight days after January 1.
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Long Beach
F. D. Burke
Colorado St
W. C. Lemen
Public Forum Letters Policy Clarifies Signatures
Public notice states letters to the forum must not exceed 250 words and require genuine signatures with full addresses. Editors may edit for taste or space and will preserve bona fide attribution while condensing content as needed.
Save the Trees Appeal Supported by Residents
A letter to the Press Telegram echoes Woodruff Avenue residents against removing eucalyptus along Woodruff. The writer questions prioritizing engineering over aesthetics and cites Long Beach as not ideal for aesthetic planning. References Merritt Parkway and Faris avenues as examples of integrating trees with roads. Ends urging consideration of mature trees over purely technical road measures.
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Woodruff Ave
Woodruff
Long Beach
Faris
Merritt Parkway
Connecticut
Lakewood
Robert J. Adams
On Ike's State of the Union Masterpiece Mentioned
MERVIN D. RANAGAN of 543 W. Broadway finds Ike’s State of the Union message a potential masterpiece yet recalls past promises. He notes the president may truly become a great statesman if he acts on even a fraction of his outlined dreams.
Stupidity in Press Telegram Letter to the Editor
A July 26, 1954 letter argues that government leaders are stupid and that public spending harms the nation. The author cites Molotov’s claim that military power cannot stop communism and warns the Cold War could threaten the country.
Questions Answers California Condor Vanishing
Readers can learn facts from Long Beach Press Telegram Information Bureau. Questions cover condor wingspan nine feet, Dr. Syngman Rhee’s single son who died, and genealogy. Also asks about tourists taking cars to Canada without duty and gloves fashion history.
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Long Beach Press-Telegram
Information Bureau
N. W
Washington
BD. C
California
Columbia River
Syngman Rhee
M. M
Dr. Rhee
Portraits aby METCALFE
A fragmentary verse expression contrasts a person who lacks affection for pretenders yet aids those who plead help, against the selfish and greedy seeker who exploits others while giving nothing in return.
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Save the Trees
T. C. Murray
Earl St
Celar
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W. Broadway
Press-Telegram
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Harold M. Hines
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Metcalfe
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