Editorial on Canadian family allowances and U S prospects
An Oregon senator proposes a Senate study of Canada’s family allowances to seed a U S program. The piece weighs government paternalism against parental responsibility, questions the need amid rising births and prosperity, and asks how far the state should intervene in family welfare.
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Oregon
Richard Neuberger
Sen
Neuberger
Senate
United States
Mr. Neuberger
Sens
Morse
Humphrey
Douglas
Sen. Neuberger
Canada
Holiday violence compare to Revolutionary War deaths
A columnist notes that four thousand Americans died in the Revolutionary War, and compares it to fatalities in automobile accidents during a single Independence Day weekend. The piece laments holiday driving hazards and the annual toll of lost lives on roads.
Traffic flood swamps roads as highway boom nears
A Wall Street Journal roundup warns the United States faces an unstoppable traffic avalanche. By midcentury hundreds of millions of vehicles will strain limited two lane and new expressways, with bottlenecks, deadly accidents, and a need for massive, coordinated planning and funding.
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Wall Street Journal
Hollywood
Angeles
New Jersey Turnpike
Val
Eiserhower
Press Telegram Ad Industry Ledger Data
Publisher Hazel Mings and Samuel Cameron helm a regional press operation with national advertising reps. Offices listed in New York Chicago Minneapolis Los Angeles San Francisco and San Diego reflect a networked media service amid 20th century newspaper operations.
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Ridder-Johns, Inc
New York
50Th St
Chicago
Wrigley
Penobscot
Minneapolis
Foshay Tower
Ste Pau
East 7Th St
Los Angeles
Wilshire Blvd
San Francisco
Sutter St
Press
Best Peace Goal Is to Remove Hope for Winning War
Walter Lippmann argues that disarmament aims fail by seeking to abolish military secrecy and equip a global Authority to police all arms. He says true security lies in balance of power and early warning, not blanket weapon reductions or universal inspections.
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Soviet Union
Molotov
Kremlin
United States
Farsward
General Assembly
Ar Menis
Canada
European
Eisenhower Tops as No 1 Dry Fly Fisherman
A Washington feature outlines President Eisenhower as a strict dry fly fisherman. White House aides note he fishes mainly trout with bamboo seven foot rods from Orvis, using Chinchilla Royal Coachman and Brown Hackle flies. Hagerty describes his surface fishing pleasure and gear choices on vacation trips.
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White House
James C. Hag
Hagerty
Shermen
Eisenhower
New England
Orvis Co
Manchester
Aluminum melts at 659.7 C and early Surma wells dug by hand
The text notes aluminum melting point 659.7 degrees Celsius and describes Surma's first wells as plank-lined shafts dug by hand to depths up to 400 feet. It also mentions New York City being built on ice islands including Manhattan Staten and Long.
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Surma
New York City
Manhattan
Staten
Long
Just Folks by E. A. Guest
A poem contrasts a destitute tramp with a moment of moral rescue as he dies saving a child. It reflects on judgment and the possibility of virtue amid ruin, noting a smile of pride on his face as he dies. The piece questions divine appraisal of a life wasted yet suggests a spark of goodness persisted.
Long Beach News Snippet Highlights Past Events
A decade ago thirty three left Long Beach for military induction while hundreds visited Mayor Herbert E Lewis on his first day at the desk. Five thousand backed Townsend Old Age Pension Club at the Auditorium. The R heat Pirate won the 5000 Lipton Trophy 12 miles offshore. Thirty years ago thirteen hundred attended a speech at the Ebell Clubhouse by Margaret Josephine Blair on staying young as warships returned from Hawaii maneuvers.
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Long Beach
Armed Forces
H.erbert E. Lewis
Townsend Old Age Pension Club
R-heat Pirate
Ebell
Margaret Josephine Blair
Hawaii
Thoughtful Labor Echoes From Scripture and Carlyle
A compact reflection on labor inspired by Ecclesiastes and Carlyle. It contrasts earthly toil with heavenly purpose, noting that work has breadth like the earth and a summit in heaven. Includes a biblical quote about enjoyment in labor and a Carlyle sentiment on labor’s reach.
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Labor
Heaven
Carlyle
Public Forum Letters Warn Against Communist Design
A pressure of public letters discusses Soviet aims and the threat of communism, citing a 1949 speech by Dimitry A. Manuilsky on the globe and a warning about internal subversion. Signatures include MRS L DE VRIES and LESTER L MARSHALL with addresses in Redondo Beach and Redondo Beach. Also a gratitude note from CLARA BOWKER praising Seaside Memorial Hospital staff after two recent operations.
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Communist Design
Russia
Hitler
Moscow
Dimitry A. Manuilsky
Terlay
Manuilsky
U. N. Security Council
Abe Lincoln
America
Seaside Memorial Hospital
McCoail
Clara Bowker
Harper St
Midway City
Traffic Safety Often just Conversation
A letter criticizes city traffic safety, citing West Beach and South Magnolia Ave as examples where pedestrian rights are ignored for motorists. The writer notes a roadside parking lot owned by California in trust, a fence intruding into the street, and calls for safer pedestrian-vehicular separation. George Livesey comments from 419 W Fifth St.
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West Beach
Seaside
Magnolia Ave
California
George Livesey
Fifth St
Ike's Team Sparks Debate Over First Raters
A Public Forum letter argues Ike's approach surpasses earlier pro-Big-Benign experts while criticizing Bricker Amendment and Yalta era accord fears. It questions if members of ADA or an issues committee qualify as first raters, favoring Ike's domestic program.
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Ike
Publiic Forum
Ranagan
Americans For Democratic Action
Adlai Stevenson
F. D. Roosevelt
New England
FDR
Bricker
HST
Yalta
Teheran
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