Editorial: An Irresponsible Proposal
An editorial condemns Assemblyman Allen's bill to shift Long Beach tidelands oil revenues to the state. It argues the plan ignores current and future needs including marina development and subsidence remediation, and criticizes lack of consultative process with Long Beach lawmakers. It defends the city's 1911 tidelands grant and its lawful uses.
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Long Beach
Tidelands
Assemblyman
Allen
San Jose
Northern California
Grant
Mr. Klockstein
California
Mortey
GI Benefits and Tidelands Budget in Long Beach
The note clarifies that GI education benefits end on January 31 and that new enlistments yield only limited veteran training entitlement. It also covers Long Beach's tidelands oil revenue, asserting good faith actions while awaiting a Supreme Court decision on rights and powers.
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Supreme Court
Long Beach
Tidelands
Room for TV Improvement Says Bruce Biossat
Bruce Biossat argues that critics overstate television’s flaws yet acknowledge progress. He notes too many sensational shows but highlights first class dramas and documentaries, new comedy talents, and improving news. He concedes overall progress but urges selective viewing for a better 1955 television experience.
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Senate
Hollyw Wad
George Gobil
Steve Allen
Press Telegram Office Contacts and Advertisers
Press Telegram current files are maintained at the Albee Building Washington News Bureau and Ridder John firms offices in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles San Francisco with Ridder Johns and Metropolitan Group handling comic advertising.
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Washington News
Gureau
Albee
National Advertising Representatives
Ridder-Johns, Inc
New York
50Th St
Chicago
Wrigley
Detroit
Fenobscot
Minneapolis
Foshay Tower
St. Paul
4Th St
Los Angeles
Wilshire Blvd
San Francisco
Sutter St
The
Press-Telegram
Comic Advertising Representatives
Metropolitan Group, Inc
Will It Be Quiet Old Age or Fight for Aging Chiang
Washington asks if Chiang Kai-shek will stay bottled on Formosa or strike mainland China as United States policy shifts. The piece traces U.S. aid and evolving defense pledges, noting Chiang’s aging force and the looming risk of war if Reds attack Formosa.
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Chiang
Washington
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
China
Formosa
Truman
7Th Fleet
Eisenhower
Russia
Tainland
Asi
Red China
Senate
Forrmosa
Eisenhower 1956 run appears likely in private poll
Virginia Kelly reports Rep. Josmer Hasmer believes President Eisenhower will run in 1956 citing strong health and win potential. Hasmer, who talks with Congress members across parties, says Nixon would be his running mate and condemns GOP smears as failing. He praises Los Angeles County GOP loyalty resolution for Eisenhower and 1956.
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Craig Josmer F
Eisennewer
Hasmer
Kelly
Eisenhower
Nixon
Hosmer
ADA
GOP
Xixon
Republican Central Committee
Los Angeles County
Eishower
Just Folks: Reported Missing Christmas Spirit
By E. A. Guest the poem recalls the yearly arrival of Christmas as a pleasant visitor who appears briefly, spreading cheer and goodwill before leaving, leaving townsfolk to remember its fleeting presence. The verse contrasts joy with absence as the season ends.
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Christmas
Long Beach Poly Clinic Emerges From Incorporation Files
Long Beach files reveal the establishment of a charitable medical institution to be known as Long Beach Poly clinic. Retailers celebrate a wartime bond sale totaling 8 256 025 dollars as ocean ships dock in Long Beach Harbor near year start. The city allocates 15 000 dollars for a new municipal golf course at Recreation Park.
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Long Beach
Long Beach Harbor
Health Department
Recreation Park
Portraits-PY Metcalfe Love Verse
A lyrical dedication by Metcalfe expresses deep affection and devotion. The speaker worries about neglecting to say I love you and asks for forgiveness while promising constant thoughts and dreams of happiness with the beloved.
Flame on the Hearth in These Days of Winter
In these days of whirling winds and rain, a radiator fire draws a family near its glow. The flame lances upward and battles the cold, summoning hands from chairs to warm, then guiding them back as wood fuels the blaze. Cats and dogs join the hearth’s fragrant, sympathetic circle as winter tightens its chill.
Public Forum Letter Urges Backing Chiang Against Reds
Walter W Strong of Garfield Ave argues for evacuating U S forces from islands near the Chinese coast to allow Chiang Kai shek to assault the mainland and defeat Chinese Reds. He accuses State Department officials of appeasement and urges decisive action with destroyers landing craft and supplies to strike the Reds.
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Washington
Chiang
Quemoy
State Department
Russia
Red Gang
Walter W
Strong
Garfield Ave
United States Will Seek Contingent War Authority
President requests Congress authorize the use of armed forces if Formosa area invasion occurs, uniting Democrats and Republicans and signaling strong stance against Communist aggression. The move ties Korea, Southeast Asia defense, and mutual defense pacts to a broader US commitment, warning the Communists that atomic power and air and naval power could be employed to defend allies.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Far East
Great Britain
France
Italy
Free World
Formosa
Red China
Korea
Manchuria
Yalu River
United Nations
Okinawa
Philippines
Truman
Japan
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Republic of Korea
Australis
New Zealand
Southeast Asia
World
Europe
Asia
Ayell
Senator Soaper Sees Pravda Story From Homeless Migrant Workers
Bill Vaughan mocks propaganda tropes about homeless migrant workers and coaches roaming highways with scant belongings. Nixon helps at a Washington filling station for March of Dimes, while a Democrat complains of windshield smears. Columbus announces Jets as International League base ball team. Etiquette expert Amy Vanderbilt endorses polished shoes though muddy shoes spark conversation.
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Pravda
America
Nixon
Wrsitington
Amy Vanderbilt
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