Editorial: Long Beach votes to seek specifics before spending
Editorial notes voters rejected Prop 2 and Prop B for lack of a clear plan and cost, urging future measures to present definite proposals. It commends Prop 3 for a city parks department and Prop 1 for competitive bidding and unitization. The piece praises arena plans in Municipal Auditorium and warns a steady no vote bloc skewed results, urging avoid past haste in future tides funding questions.
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Tidelands
Municipal Auditorium
Long Beach
Alamitos Bay
Marquis Childs on Eisenhower Faces Series of Tests
Washington reports that in the weeks ahead President Eisenhower confronts a set of tests with outcomes affecting his reputation and popularity. The piece notes his evolving leadership, the need to master White House power, and the challenge of reconciling irreconcilables within his party while balancing federal and state power.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Berlin Four Power Conference Seen as Propaganda Session
Washington analyst David Lawrence argues the Berlin four power meeting next week will be a propaganda event rather than genuine negotiation. He cites full participation by translators and aides, private diplomacy, and the likelihood of Soviet demands framed to preserve tensions and shape Asia as the battleground.
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Berlin
Washington
Soviet
Russia
Great Britain
France
United States
Klicx
Moscow
America
Eisenhower
Mostow
Asia
Britain
China
Europe
John Foster
Dulles
Free World
Idaho Senator Dworshak Blocks Hawaii Alaska Statehood
Washington report on Hawaii and Alaska statehood stalled by Senate factional splits. Dworshak of Idaho voted with Democrats to push a combined Hawaii Alaska bill, aiming to force a showdown after years of debate and partisan wrangling.
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Alaska
Jeter
Hawaii
Sen. Malone
Nevada
Sen. Long
Just Folks by E A Guest The Better Ash Sifter
A nostalgic verse sketch recalls youth on a street and two neighbors Eddie Guest and J T Keller sifting ashes in winter. The speaker contrasts thrift with carefree dreaming noting E T long passed but praised for hard work while other tales linger about Nero and the era.
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Eddie Guest
J. T. Keller
E. T. Long
Rome
Nero
K- T
Navy to Build $20 Million Ordnance Depot at Anaheim Bay
Ten years ago confirmation of a Navy plan to construct an ordnance depot at Anaheim Bay near Seal Beach valued at $20,000,000 was given. Coast Guard personnel in Long Beach bought war bonds totaling $56,750. Also notes on local history include a Musicians Association once led by Local 54 and a cost estimate of fuel oil to move the U S Fleet from Pacific to Atlantic at $3,709,740. The city council authorized nearly 400 jobs for the first unit of a city gas plant and approved a municipal auto camp site north of Wardlow Road and west of Cherry Avenue.
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Navy
Anaheim Bay
Seal Beach
Long Beach
Local 54
Musicians Association
Hvel
U. S
Pacific
Atlantic
Wardlow Rd
Cherry Ave
Public Forum Letter Policy Update
Community readers are reminded that letters to the forum must stay under 260 words and include legible signatures and full addresses. Submissions may be edited for taste or to save space while preserving the author’s intent and the core message.
Air Age Responsibility and Aviation’s Future
In response to the Signal Hill jet crash, the Press Telegram urges public acceptance of military air activity at Long Beach Municipal Airport. The editorial argues aviation is vital to national survival and economic strength, calling for youth to pursue aviation careers and for open airports, warning against restricting access or shrinking aviation infrastructure. Karl H. Bergey signs the piece.
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Air Age Responsibility
Signal Hill
Air Force
Long Beach
Los Angeles
United States
Let 18 Year Olds Vote Say Soldiers in Tent
An 18 year old soldier write s that if a man is old enough to defend his country he is old enough to vote. He notes seven men in his tent who follow the debate and urge voter rights for those just over 18. The letter argues for immediate enfranchisement based on military service.
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Lecpegram
Portraits of Sy Metcalfe and the home song
An excerpt recalls an old custom of family gatherings around a piano in common homes not grand concert halls. It contrasts past intimate singing with today’s distant, higher art, noting the warmth and togetherness a simple song brought to each house regardless of weather.
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Dad
Mom
Soldiers in Korea Voice to Home About Their Feelings
In a message from Korea seven servicemen declare shared opposition to the law and express that thousands abroad feel similarly. They say they want those at home to understand their sentiments and convey their views to their families.
Mail Request From Korea Soldier Seeks More Letters
CPL LEO H. SMITH US 52190724 FHS Co EM Platoon 13th Engs BN APO 7 receives mail from home but asks readers to print his plea in the newspaper to obtain more correspondence.
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Korea
Leo H. Smith
FHS Co
APO 7
San Francisco
Appalachian Trail and Historic Textile Lore Highlights
The Q and A section covers the Appalachian Trail spanning 14 states with eight national forests and two national parks. It also notes Santa Rosa’s First Baptist Church built from a single redwood, Elizabeth II’s roles as queen, and John Hewson’s 1770s textile ventures under Benjamin Franklin, including capture at Monmouth but escape.
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First Baptist Church
Santa Rosa
Calif
Ridder press staff and offices list across cities
Press Telegram details Ridder publishers and editors. Harold M. Hines Aset to Samuel C. Cameron Genre Manager H F Burmester Editor Malcolm Epsey Executive Editor Washington News Bureaus and Riddervenue Inc offices in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles San Francisco with Metropolitan Group advertising representatives at 110 Sutter St.
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Malcolm Epsey
Washington
Aibee
Riddervenue, Inc
New York
Chicago Wrigley
Aigg
Detroit
Penobscot
Minneapolis
South 9Th St
St. Paul
East 4Th St
Los Angeles
Witahire
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