Editorial Facts vs Reckless Charges on Lakewood Annexation
The Lakewood annexation debate shows technical consensus favoring annexation or incorporation, while some opponents level exaggerated charges against Long Beach. A Los Angeles expert for Lakewood favors annexation, noting no bias, and calls hostile rhetoric unwarranted and self-defeating. Local protests urge measured replies to smear tactics, advocating Lakewood’s self-determined political status.
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Lakewood
James O. Stevenson
Stevenson
Long Beach
Lakes Wood
Press-Telegram
Nixon's Rising Role in Eisenhower Era
The vice president Richard Nixon gains influence and power within the Eisenhower administration. Nixon chairs National Security Council meetings in Ike's absence, attends cabinet sessions, and acts as a conduit between Congress and the White House, signaling a shift toward a more active vice presidency.
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Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Powyer
Nixon
Roscoe Drummond
Christian Science Monitor
Washington
Drummond
National Security Council
Ike
Secretary of State
Gual
Congress
White House نقد on Hammett books in overseas libraries
Washington columnist David Lawrence questions whether the U S government should fund foreign libraries with detective stories by authors aligned with communism or who refuse to answer questions. He notes Eisenhower denied removing Hammett books but suggests the issue is government prestige abroad and legality under purchases law. He contrasts Truman and Eisenhower approaches and asks why taxpayers fund such readings amid tight budgets.
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Washington
Bil Senhower
White House
Ali
Dashiell Hammett
State Department
Eisenhower
Mr. Eisenhower
Hammett
Hisenhower
Congress
Truman
Mr. Hammett
United States
Religious Political Storm Grows in Washington
The confrontation over religion and politics pits Bishop Oxnam and the Methodist Church against Rep. Jackson and HUAC. Doyle and Velde push rules to curb sensationalism while McIntires petitions press for investigations, with Oxnam slated to testify on July 21.
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Washington
G. Bromley
Oxham
Methodist Church
Harold Weide
House UN- American Activities Committee
Donald L. Jackson M-Califf
Jackson
Oxnam
Doyle
Velde
Clyde’ Doyle
D.calif
Oxman
Shuedlaren
Carl Mc
My Friendship Bank and Its Trusty Pass Book
A poem narrates a personal savings concept as a Friendship Bank where deposits grow through trust and friendship. The speaker values the loyal pass book, treats deposits as investments, and avoids withdrawals unless absolutely necessary, likening the account to a safe, sound project.
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Friendship Bank
Just Folks by E. A. Guest Restful Season
The piece laments the end of banquet season and the task of introducing distinguished guests. It humorously notes the staff, from waitresses to waiters, as a favored group, and imagines a quiet summer ahead with no speeches at the table and children finishing dinner before dessert.
Long Beach Lifeguard Funding Fight At City Council
Ten years ago the Long Beach exchange banned home canned foods to curb botulism. Ocean Boulevard bridge over the Los Angeles River flood control was planned to open in days. County supervisors denied Long Beach's request for a $30,000 allocation to support lifeguard patrol for the new fiscal year.
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Ocean Blvd
Los Angeles River
Ace County
Long Beach
Answers Questions Questions Answers Corps of Writers Aided Dumas
Readers can obtain fact answers by writing the Long Beach Press Telegram in care of the information Bureau. Include three cent postage. Q and A cover Dumas's ghost writers, traffic fatalities costs, wind times for Big Ben, Peerce, Tower painting, government employment, bamboo flowering, and antibiotics ending with mycin.
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Haskin
Long Beach
Wey
Washington
D.C
Dumas
Fragmentary newspaper names and staff credits emerge
Disjointed OCR text lists publishers editors and managers, mentioning Hermans H Alder Harold MM Hinea and Samuel G Cameron along with executives and national representatives, but the content is incomplete and unreadable. The fragment hints at a newspaper’s masthead or staff lineup without coherent context.
Public Forum Letter Policy and Editor's Note
Public forum policy letters may be edited for taste or space. Each letter must include bona fide names and addresses for publication. Word limit is 250 words. editorial changes ensure clarity and readability while preserving authorship and intent.
Good Deed Doer Feels Insulted
A reader recounts two women refusing to fund a stranded traveler from Detroit to San Diego, then praises the girl’s kindness and asks why some lack human sympathy. The note ends with gratitude for the youth’s questions about his family and career and the Boy Scout merit of the encounter.
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Universal Brotherhood
Pine Ave
Broadway
101 Highway
Detroit
San Diego
E. D. Chapman
Fourth St
VA Hospital project demands patience and long-term action
Virginia Kelly reports on the Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital delay for replacing temporary wooden wings. The piece notes Congressional patience, ongoing advocacy by Rep. Craig Hosmer and others, and the February 1954 budget freeze restricting new federal buildings. It details patient needs nationwide, proposes a broad study of LBVA, and outlines steps toward funding in 1956 if recommended.
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Amvets
Hospital Project Press-Telegram
Veterans Administration Hospital
Long Beach
Department
Monterey
Marshall Miller
Edwards
Amvets National Leglislatioe
Veterans Administration
Washington
Congress
Prentice G. Smith
Amvets National Service Foundation
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
Craig Hosmer
Knowland
Kuche
Eisenhower
Bureau of the Budget
California
L. A
Los Angeles
Sawhelle
House Appropriations Committee
Ft. Funston
San Francisco
Topeka
Kan
Senate
LBVA
Kays Hospital
Y VA
Lbva Hospital
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Bishop Oxnam
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Dan Peerce
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