Americans Willing to Pay for Peace Not Waste
President Truman calls the 85.4 billion dollar budget a heavy burden while critics urge cuts. Congress seeks economy in nondefense items though 76 percent goes to national security. Citizens’ Hoover Report cites 5 billion in possible trims, as farm price supports show large deficits. Americans understand the price of peace and press for budget restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
United States
Congress
Citizens’ Committee
Commodity Credit Corp
Tran
Long Beach Surpasses Quarter Million Population in 1950
Census figures show Long Beach grew from 244 072 to 250 767 in 1950, rising to a population above 250 000 for the first time. The 1940 to 1950 gain is 85 495, the largest among similar cities except Fort Worth. The report challenges the notion of Long Beach as a small town and notes the oil wealth impact.
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Census Bureau
Long Beach
Fort Worth
Miami
Cleveland
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Chamber of Commerce and Convention Bureau
Hatchet Man Turns Character Witness
The piece notes Andrei Vishinsky’s unexpected defense of Philip C. Jessup before the U N Security and Political Committee and remarks on the Senate’s role in confirming the nomination. It argues Soviet praise should not influence the evaluation of Jessup’s fitness as a U N delegate.
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Philip C. Jessup
U. N
Andrei Vishinsky
Senate
Jessup
Vishnisty
Budget Clash Shifts U S War Readiness Date To 1953
Washington debates the military budget hinge on balancing Cold War danger against domestic economy. President Truman accepts a one year push of the combat readiness target from 1954 to 1953, preserving expansion of the Air Force while managing deficits. Military planners warn of intensified pressures as Russia’s atomic stockpile grows and Western Europe presses for rearmament.
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Washington
Truman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Tod
United States
Europe
Russia
France
Britain
Congress
Rome
Senatorial Viewpoints on Allied Aid and Soviet Russia
A speaker argues for continued Allied financial support to defend human liberties as the Allies share a common enterprise. The piece recalls past U S recognition of Soviet Russia in 1933 as a strategic error and condemns the 1941 U S alliance with Communist Russia after Hitler’s invasion, warning against defeat in the Kremlin era.
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Kremlin
New Deal Administration
Soviet Russia
Family of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
God
United States
Russia
Hitler
Churchill undercut by own office in Korea policy dispute
Washington reacts to Britain's foreign office stance that undercuts Churchill pledge for united Allied action if a truce is broken. The double message confuses Americans and reassures Communist negotiators that Allied solidarity may be weak. The report cites London officials and a New York Herald Tribune briefing on prior consultation and possible U S action.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Korea
Red China
British Foreign Office
Churchill
Congress
Britain
America
China
U. M
Foreign Office
London
New York Herald ‘Tribune
Rescue at Yuka Gap Ends After Three Day Effort
Rescue teams reach snowbound passengers from a stranded train at Yuka Gap after three days of air land and water transportation. Helicopters dog sleds and coordinated agency action delivered food and medical supplies as rescuers showed courage and perseverance in averting a Sierra mountain pass tragedy. The tale echoes the Donner party in 1846 47 and honors resilience with a Pioneer Monument motto.
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Yuka Gap
Sierra Mountain Pass
Yuba Gap
Donner Lake
Alder Creek
Just Folks by A GUEST A loving verse on home and duty
A poem praising the enduring nature of family life and love. It reflects on prayers at night, maidens at a looking glass, farmers, workers, and children, noting that time may change many things but love and faithfulness endure. The piece celebrates weddings engagements and the legacy of deeds done for love.
Long Beach road work and public notices flash by
Ten years ago in Long Beach two miles of new paved highway on Terminal Island were nearing completion this week. Twenty years ago Lt Governor Merriam planned to speak in Los Angeles at a South Dakota State Society reunion picnic. Thirty years ago oil leaks in Signal Hill created “black rain” and a “black curse” of the area’s gas. Plans for a Euclid Avenue junior high at Seventh Street costing 250000 were finalized.
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Terminal Island
Giviston
Merriam
South Dakota State Society Lan. Il
Los Angeles
Long Beach Barbers United
Labor Temple
Signal Hill
Euclid Ave
Seventh St
W. F. Prisk
Neva Prisk Paddock
S. 5
Conklin
Sixth Street
Pine Avenue
Long Beach
Calif
Cresnee
Edward, Inc
Metropolitan Sunday Newspaper, Inc
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ssestetesee
Arcas
Ishy
Long Beich
California
Ulin
Public Forum Readers' Opinions on Current Affairs
Readers share views on pressing public issues in a forum noting that letters should be legible, typed if possible, and limited to 269 words per submission. Signatures and addresses required. Tas Presse Vetegrate reserves rights to edit for space and taste and not liable for unsolicted materials.
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Forum
Horn Fide
Tas Presse Vetegrate
Alwys
Englishman's Defense of England's Cleanliness
Letter to the Press Telegram defends England's sanitation amid claims of dirtiness. Authors K. D. Saunders and Charles Stopfel rebut remarks about dogs in stores, paper shortages, and postwar privies, asserting widespread sewerage and daily life differ from the critic's view.
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Press-Telegram
Marlorie Black
England
Tam
Coun K. D. Saunders
Los Linden Ave
Ultimatum to Russia Held Only Solution
Editor argues the United States must threaten direct war with Russia to end costly indirect conflicts in Korea and Asia. He condemns Truman’s Korea actions as a useless war destroying lives and economies and urges a firm ultimatum to compel a peaceful settlement with Russia.
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Russia
Press-Telegram
Europe
Truman
Korea
Stalin
Asia
Indochina
Burma
Malaya
Thoughts on sin and faith by Amos and Parkhurst
A compact meditative note cites Amos 3 10 about robbery and judgment and quotes Charles H Parkhurst on sin and religion. It frames sin as a dark mark seen against the Sun of Righteousness and links religious life to moral failure.
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Charles H. Parkhurst
Wants City Control Over Transportation
Letter writer A L Frank of 1050 E Fifth St denounces 109 cent basic fare zone and recent 10 cent fare hikes. He cites transfer penalties, route changes, and a stalled bus to urge Long Beach to buy and run the system for residents.
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Wardlow Rd
Long Beach
A. L. Frank
Fifth St
Question of criminality in outside vs inside work
In a Washington dialogue by H. V. Wade, Sen. Soaper muses on degrees of crime and notes falls from up to ten stories yearly prove noninjurious to all. The piece humorously references a gun that shoots around corners and compares to W. C. Fields with a pool cue.
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W. C Fields
A Dime to Join the March of Dimes
A plea to join the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio through contributions. Emphasizes small donations can aid life preservation, comfort for victims, and research, urging neighbors to give generously to conquer polio.
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Marquis Childs
Earle Clements
D.-W. Va
John Williams
R.-Del
David Lawrence
Oakland Tribune
BEA Press
Gelaram
Charles Stopfel
Magnolia Ave
George Clark
Ae Emenee
Sen. Soaper
H. V. Wade
Metcalfe
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