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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1954
Page
10
Editorial argues Americans watch TV less as novelty fades and demand more educational and cultural content. It lauds political coverage and quality programs while criticising excessive wrestling and long commercials, urging the medium to improve service and broaden public understanding.
In two successive votes Bellflower and Bell Gardens defeated incorporation proposals. Voters chose against the idea that small areas with modest assessed values should incorporate, doubting the cost burden. The piece questions Lakewood's chance, noting a consistent anti-incorporation argument.
The piece traces a clash over the Bricker amendment to curb presidential power in treaty making and executive agreements. It notes proponents argue curbs are needed against wartime powers, while opponents fear slow foreign policy and loss of sovereignty. It cites Eisenhower Dulles backing and Senate resistance, framing a historic partisan impasse in Republican history.
Marquis Childs reports on Joseph M. Dodge, head of the Bureau of the Budget, presenting a stabilizing budget for the new Eisenhower plan. He argues the budget is neither inflationary nor deflationary and notes tax cuts to offset reduced spending while warning that rapid brakes could harm the economy.
San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors weighs a proposed ordinance to legalize draw poker rooms in unincorporated areas, mirroring Stockton’s measure. Critics led by the district attorney warn of more law enforcement needs, organized crime risk, and wider access harming workers, families, and communities.
Press-Gazette listing details key staff positions including Herman 4 Ridder as publisher Harold M. Hines as publisher's assistant Samuel C. Cameron as general manager and other executive roles.
A quoted reflection blends biblical language with Henry Ward Beecher on tearful eyes and the hope of an invisible land. The passage juxtaposes affliction with faith and distant salvation, echoing themes of spiritual wandering and renewal.
A light verse praising a mother’s cooking passed down from grandma. The speaker notes that mother cooked by guess rather than rules, rarely failed, and her meals delighted despite not following exact methods, contrasting with modern expert methods.
Ten years ago Signal Hill and Long Beach city councils voted a total of 150000 to buy war bonds. Claudetta Colbert and Fred MacMurmy acted in No Time for Love at the West Coast. A 1100 block Magnolia car, bullet riddled, drew police attention.
Readers trade views on a subsurface oil lease affecting a 600 acre Pine Ave Ocean Blvd area triangle. Edward J. Brisson says signing the lease does not cloud title, praises a 250 per acre rent and 25 percent royalty, while local concerns about future turnover are deemed unfounded. Worries about jet traffic and public safety are raised by W Koch about airport access and jet terror fears.
The January vote shows opposition to Prop C strengthening tideland oil funds control and Prop 1 bidding for contracts while Prop 2 failed sharply. A separate park department was favored 7 to 3 and Prop 4 barely passed at 53 percent. Bathhouse and Prop 3 outcomes suggest further action may follow, per PAUL B. WILCOX of 132 W Ocean Blvd.
A Long Beach discussion urges reconsidering jet operations at the air base after a recent jet crash. The piece warns against shutting the base, noting growing air traffic and the inevitability of jetliners, and questions the city’s future growth and land use.
Public Forum letter questions whether today’s depression psychology has as much factual basis as past criticisms of creeping socialism. The writer, F. Anderson of 6341 St. Louis Ave, argues editors and journalists backed by years of commentary overreact.
The document lists Henry Clay and William Jennings Bryan as figures who lost three U S presidential bids. Clay fell to Adams in 1824, Jackson in 1832, and Polk in 1844, while Bryan lost to McKinley in 1896 and 1900 and to Taft in 1908.
A dated verse from Metcalfe expresses growing love with each saying I love you. The speaker notes increasing capacity to love and affection that expands as the beloved becomes more wonderful each day, promising enduring devotion.
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