City Council Eyes Beach Drilling Protections Policy
Editorial urges council to approve a temporary policy statement against oil drilling on beaches while awaiting a charter amendment. It notes 1927 rules and new beach extensions, arguing interim protections for submerged lands to three miles and urging public notice to residents. Councilman Desmond and Reese push for action, previously resisted.
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Gerald Desmond
Desmond
Oil and Industries Committee
Los Angeles River
Newport
Pacific Electric
Lewis D. Reese
California Legislature Leaves 5742 Bills for Chief Clerk
As lawmakers recessed on Friday in California a backlog of 5 742 bills remained with Chief Clerk Arthur A Chnimus whose name may have changed to Omnibus Anonymous or Ominous if updated.
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California
Arthur A. Chnimus
Every Householder Should See Tax Bill
California families pay property taxes with mortgage costs yet often do not see the exact tax bill. Assemblyman Bill Grant proposes that finance firms delivering the tax bill provide an exact copy to the assessed homeowner. The measure aims to increase transparency and citizen involvement.
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California
Assemblyman
Bill Grant
Long Beach
Eisenhower plan likened to Swiss defense system
Peter Edson describes Eisenhower’s manpower proposals as a Swiss system like approach. The plan envisions a smaller elite regular force, strengthened reserves, and instant mobilization, contrasted with Swiss universal service. It outlines 26 weeks initial training, modified pay, and long reserve service, yielding a total potential seven to eight million personnel under a broader framework.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
U. S
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Witzerland
Europe
United States
Wiss
America
UMT
Senate delays Harlan nomination on school desegregation case
Washington report notes eight judges on the Supreme Court stall the Harlan nomination due to Southern opposition and unresolved desegregation orders. The piece highlights Eastland and Langer blocking hearings, the Plessy dissent legacy, and expectations for a full bench to hear cases on integration and related actions across states.
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Washington
Supreme Court
America
Eisenhower
John Marshal Harlan
Robert H.jackson
Senate
Harlan
Supreme Bench
Senate Judiciary Committee
James Oeastland
Mississippi
William Langer
North Dakota
Department of Justice
New York
Loy
Thomas E. W
Circuit Court of Appeals
Earl, Warren
South Carolina
Georgia
Langer
Judiciary Committee
Eastland
Florida
High Court
Teal
Arias
Father
John Marshall Harlan
Plessy
Briefs From Sea and Society and Other Notes
A column of varied items notes the Peress case resembling late night nightclub photos, a surge in golf ball production using alkyd resins and other materials, and Costa Rica's internal troubles. It discusses political conventions, a Connecticut inmate's low 15 cent day spending allowance, teenage gossip column mysteries, and mentions Zsa Zsa Gabor, Christian Dior, Arthur Godfrey, and Bevo Francis’s absence from recent headlines.
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Connecticut
Zsa Zsa
Christian Dior
Arthur Godfrey
Bevo Francis
Fragmented Biblical Verse Reflections on Repentance and Ailments
A condensed sample of archaic language contrasts biblical exhortations to repent with modern aches and ailments. The fragment references Jeremiah and pious asides about seeing one’s own wrongs, followed by musings on climate, knees, and rheumatism as age and years persist.
Eisenhower urges pay raise for federal workers and postal service
President Eisenhower backs a pay boost for federal employees, noting postal workers have not seen raises since 1951 while inflation, costs, and service deficits push for higher rates. He argues for rate adjustments to fund higher wages and the post office’s finances while stressing government workers’ sacrifice.
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Eisenhower
Post Office Department
Postal Service
Capitol Hill
Congress
Just Folks. The Girls' Friendly Motto Read by All
E A Guest notes the Girls' Friendly group motto Not for self for others live echoed this week as the organization marks seventy seven years with emphasis on service and moral counsel across the community.
Long Beach deers and duty across the coast
Seventy seven unselfish years of aid and care are recalled as Long Beach volunteers sustain neighbors from coast to coast. A past Cadet Nurse Week notes the 6th Ferrying Group recruiting drive in Long Beach. Motorists faced ration book cautions and county CCC camp growth plans are mentioned.
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Long Beach
Robert Henderson
Chamber of Commerce
Public Forum Letters Guideline for Submissions
Readers are invited to submit letters not exceeding 250 words with bona fide signatures and addresses. The newspaper may edit letters for taste or length to fit space.
Chief Thanks P-T for Safety Aid
The Long Beach Police Department thanks the Long Beach Press Telegram for coverage during the past year. Traffic news releases and editorials helped warn motorists and pedestrians and support the city’s traffic education program as accidents and fatalities are reduced. Signed by Chief William H. Dovey.
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Press-Telegram
Long Beach
William H. Dovey
Some Union Chiefs Are Free Riders
A press telegran item questions union leaders labeled as free riders or parasites for using rhetoric to defend opinions. It argues that those who defend leaders with charged phrases may themselves be living off workers dues and benefits, including pensions holidays and unemployment during strikes.
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Free Riders
Ree
Portraits by Metcalfe The Day to Come
A reflective poem notes the poet moving a calendar each night and wondering what lies ahead. It asks whether tomorrow will be better than today and whether the sun will remain behind clouds while the poet questions duty, sincerity, and peace with God.
Press Telegram Office and Advertising Representatives Listed
Publisher Harold M. Hinss and Samuel C. Cameron oversee the Washington News Bureau with Herman H Ridder as publisher. Ridder-dohna Inc operates national ad representation with offices in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles San Francisco and San Francisco addresses listed. Current files of The Press Telegram are stored at these offices.
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Ridder-dohna, Inc
New York
50Th St
Chicago
W. Wrigley Lidg
Detroit
Penobscot
Minneapolis
Feshay
St. Paul Meen
East 4Th St
Loa Angeres
Wilshire Blvd
San Francisco
Sutter St
The
Press-Telegram
Letter to the Editor Questions Union Dues and Free Riders
A reader from Anaheim criticizes union leaders for benefits not funded by dues and for requiring membership. He questions who the real free riders are and asks for an explanation of non-member criticism.
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R. J. Smith
Therton Ave
Anaheim
Justice quotes prompt reflection on punishment ethics
A letter identifies Jean Gill of Apt 208 Villa Riviera Hotel arguing that a person who causes a convict to sleep on a bare cement floor without blankets is equally criminal as the convict who suffers on bread and water.
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Justice Press-Telegram
Jean Gill
Villa Riviera Hotel
Questions and Answers on U S Rain Averages and Facts
Readers ask about U S rainfall and per person water supply. average annual rainfall about 30 inches yields 28 000 gallons per person daily, though much evaporates or soaks away. Also notes on U S mint dates, California population rank in 1900 versus today, 1934 federal tax law complexity, Dick Tracy wrist radio size and transistor tech, and Mark Twain pioneering manuscript typing with early typewriter.
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