Truman’s Viewpoint on Korea and Truman’s Posture
Marquis Childs analyzes Harry Truman and General MacArthur views on the Korean truce, arguing Truman may criticize post-presidency policy more freely while Ike inherits a messy situation. The column contrasts Truman’s past policies with current outcomes and warns against blaming the successor for a mess created earlier.
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Marquis Childs
Harry Truman
Waldorf
Truman
MacArthur
Childs
A Fighting Chance in Long Beach Radar Meter
The City of Long Beach possesses a radar meter to show vehicle speeds but state law classifies it as a speed trap, prohibiting arrest or prosecution of speed violators. The piece urges speeders to adopt a code of honor and questions when speeders will give victims a fighting chance.
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Long Beach
California Secrecy Measure Split By Local State Exemption
The passage discusses a bill to ban secrecy in local government while allowing state bodies to escape coverage. It notes Governor Warren signed the local measure and rejected a weakened state version, accusing lawmakers of cloaking inaction with partial reform. The piece criticizes lawmakers for hedging principle to shield their own activities.
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California
Gov. Warren
Oregon Congressman Promotes Wildcross Blackberry Jam
Washington report notes Rep Homer Angell of Multnomah County Oregon used a one minute address to sample and extol a wildcross blackberry jam for all House members. He shared a folklore tale The Bees Bears and the Berries to illustrate the story and drew favorable remarks from colleagues. Kushnowaga a 22 year old medicine man features in the accompanying folklore excerpt.
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Washington
Weahington
Homer LD
Angell
Multnomah County
Ore
Portland
Oregon
Rep
Huey Leng
Louisiana
Angeli
Wilametis Valley
Jam-laced tale marks O'Connell berry legacy in Pleasant Valley
A lengthy, quirky account links a blackberry narrative to local legend in Pleasant Valley. It traces Kinikinick fumes, bear lore, and a chain of sharing from Great Spirit gifts to A W O'Connell descendants, culminating in a 1944 jam myth tied to Washington congressmen.
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A. W. O'Connell
Clarence O'Connell
Clarence
Dennis O'Connell
Pleasant Valley
O'Connell
Washington
Rep. Angell
Congress
Ridder Hines Cameron team roles listed in paper
A fragment lists Herman H Ridder Harold M Hines Samuel G Cameron and others with titles such as General Manager Editor and Executive Representative. The garbled lines imply editorial and executive staff positions at the publication.
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Herman H. Ridder
Harold M. Hines
Samuel G. Cameron
Fr. Burmester
Malcolm Epley
Fandwaerd
Ineg
Tropolitas Group
Stalin Death Plotters and Beria Rumors The Truth
Joseph and Stewart Alsop examine claims that Stalin was murdered and trace how Beria and Malenkovales may have maneuvered in the Kremlin. The piece surveys Kosyakin’s sudden death, the doctors plot, and shifts after Stalin’s demise with East Germany and Czechoslovakia unrest as backdrop.
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Stalin
Pravda
Kosyakin
Cmnovin
Kremlin
T.R. Bea
Laurent Beria
Secret Police
Chei
Georgi Malenkov
Malenkov
Communist Party
Jat
Georgia
Ukraine
Latvia
Lavrenti Beria
Berta
Public Forum Letter Policy Reminder
Public forum letters must stay under fifty words and exclude genuine signatures and addresses. Submissions may be edited to fit space.
Long Beach debate on industrial sites versus parks and stadiums
Curtis Clark argues against spending on industrial advertising and stadium construction until sites are secured. He favors first priority for site selection between industries and parks, noting Dominguez sites may be less valuable than industrial use. He cites past misleading claims about the stadium and bond costs and urges cautious public spending.
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Long Beach
Fletcher
Messrs. Blackburn and
Campbell
Chamber of Commerce
California
Dominguez
Curtis Clark
Walnut Ave
Fire Department Efficiency Lauded in City
A letter praising the city fire department proclaims it among the most efficient in the state. It notes a friend was struck in a crosswalk, rushed by city ambulance to a hospital, where he remains confined, and a hospital bill was presented the second day for ambulance service.
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Eugene Creed
Fifth St
Uncertain Mail Rates Hamper Airlines
Bruce Biossat notes that U.S. international and domestic airlines rely on a partial government subsidy via mail support. The system is complex and has bogged down recently, impacting the airlines and America's competitive position on world air routes.
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U. S
America
No Word From You and a Mail Pay Impasse
A fragmented column blends a forlorn note of unreturned affection with a discussion of Civil Aeronautics Board mail pay policies. It notes delayed settlements, growing temporary payments, and international competition pressuring Pan American and TWA as jet rivals emerge, risking US flag carriers’ global standing.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Dispatch
CAB
Pan American
TWA
America
Just Folks By E A Guest Sound Wiring
A humorous verse describing medical wiring transforming a patient into a listening and viewing wired human. The speaker enjoys radio signals from parks and Groucho Marx, dreaming of television and the empty nest without noise when children grow up.
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Groucho Marx
Long Beach Memories Edge Into Public Life and Leisure
Ten years ago Orson Welles Mercury film Journey Into Fear was slated to open at the State Theater in Long Beach. The county granted 15000 dollars to support local lifeguard services. Ten years back fifteen thousand greyhound followers packed the grandstand at Southern California Kennel Club's 150000 dollar Compton strip meeting. Thirty years ago the California National Guard prepared for encampment at Port Arthur. Long Beach furniture prices were reported lower than Los Angeles by the city purchasing agent.
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Orson .Welles
Mercury
State
Long Beath
Southern
California
Ketmel Club
Compton
Company
California National Guard
Port MacArthur
Long ‘Beach
Los Angeles
Chivalry on the Bus Sparks Quiet Debate
A reader recalls a lone act of courtesy on a crowded bus as a test of whether chivalry is dead. The anecdote contrasts a respectful gesture with broader social questions about gender and modern science.
If The Reds Want a Yrace Editorial Praised
A reader lauds an editorial on Reds humor and US policy in Korea. The letter praises Ben Knowland and comments on truce talks, suggesting Reds laughed at negotiations while asserting Americans should push for decisive action. The writer signs as Walter from Wright Le Garden Grave.
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Press-Telegram
Reds
Yrace
Ben
Knowland
Korea
Red Paradise
These Teen agers Get Summer Jobs
Civic minded residents of a city helped solve the summer job shortage for teens. The article outlines local efforts and encourages Miss Miller and readers to support youth employment, with input from women’s and service clubs in Long Beach.
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RAM
Jean Ann Miller
Public Forum
Reader's
Di+ Best
Miss Miller
Service Clubs
Long Beach
Bryant Wilson
Locust Ave
Questions Answers Early U S Justices Wigs By HABRIN
Reader questions cover judicial wigs early Supreme Court customs blood transfusions semantics Berlin zones and Berlin census. Answers cite historic wig practice, about 3 million transfusions yearly in US, uses for fish waste, token semantics details, and Berlin western zone population figures from December 1951 census.
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Supreme Con
United States
Berlin
W. A
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