Long Beach Election Recommendations and Warnings
The Press Telegram urges Long Beach voters to reelect current council members and supports Max Livoni for the Sixth District. It cautions women voters about Mrs Malvina Reynolds in the Third District, notes a prior Communist affiliation, and summarizes four ballot propositions with recommended votes No 1 A Yes 2 A Yes 3 A Yes 4 A urging broad turnout and city wide participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Arthur Lynn Parmley
Lyman B. Sutter
Raymond C., Kealer
James R. Seaton
Clarence E. Wagner
Carl Fletcher
Burton W. Chace
Bazil A. Carleson
Max Livoni
Malvina Reynolds
Reynolds
Communist Party
Independent Progressive Party
Henry Wallace
Bernadette Doyle
Miss Doyle
Press-Telegram
City Planning Commission
Formosa Policy Seen as Defeatist by Acheson
A columnist argues Secretary of State Dean Acheson revealed two Formosa policies, a theoretical one valuing Formosa and a practical one conceding loss. He cites Acheson’s remarks and a 1945 policy paper, noting rejection of a defense mission and military aid to keep the island from unfriendly hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Acheson
Formosa
Acheson
Mr. Acheson
Churchill
Dynamism of Inflation Gathering Force
Washington report notes inflation pressures gathering despite political debates. Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston faces a push to raise cost of living adjustments from 10 to 15 percent, backed by labor, maritime groups, and CIO shipbuilders. CIO figures show profits after taxes at an annual $24 billion in Q1 1951, used in hearings on extending wartime controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eric Johnston
Johnston
Spokane
Wash
Wage Stabilization Board
Organ
Maritime Administration
Bethlehem Steel
CIO
Bethlehem
James Carey
Senate
House
Carey
House Banking and Currency Committee
Johnston Sees Economy Shifting as Wage Curtailments Loom
The piece notes rising costs and wage pressures since 1939 through 1950 with figures cited, and outlines Stabilizer Johnston’s planned actions. He warns a labor showdown may reveal downturns in third quarter figures while urging tighter indirect controls, including extending wage and construction limits to nondefense offices and buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
MacArthur Removal Details Emerge From Senate Hearings
The Joint Chiefs of Staff testified that they did not initiate a recommendation to relieve General Douglas MacArthur but merely concurred with President Truman's plan. The sequence shows Truman considering replacement after MacArthur's April 3 letter and meetings among Bradley Sherman Van den Berg, Collins, and Marshall, with no formal minutes or meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Committee
Gen. MacArthur
Truman
Tokyo
Far East
Department of State
Russia
Ger. Mac.Arthur
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
MacArthur
Congress
Mr. Truman
America
Gen. Bradley
Joint Chiefs
Gen
Adm
Sherman
Vandenberg
Bradley
Martiz
Sec. Marshall
Gen. Collins
van Fleet
Korea
Mackenzie Retires From Column After Wide Run
Columnist Mackenzie announces retirement after a long career. He describes nerves about the unknown future, shares plans with his wife Marjorie and their children in a Connecticut valley, and plans to write more books while staying in touch with readers and newspapers. He recalls wartime memories and values the two way street of audience correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie
Connecticut
Long Island Sound
Sam
Press-Telegram
Justice Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Norris Burns
Lemon Ave
Just Folks by E A Guest on fame and enduring character
The brief poem contrasts fame and wealth with time and reputation. It argues that wealth fades while true character lasts, noting how reputation shifts as power or strength wavers. The piece reflects on the fickleness of fortune and the steadiness of inner virtue.
Long Beach memories of industry and daring eras
A compact Long Beach item traces past industrial milestones and sensational local scenes. Ten years ago a new 2 million dollar aircraft plant pooling with Vega and Boeing was set to produce Flying Fortress bombers under War Department demand. Twenty years ago federal agents probed a California speedboat smuggling ring after the rum runner Diatone was seized by a Coast Guard cutter. Thirty years ago the Elks lodge staged a first bathing suit parade on the beach with an elephant in a swimsuit as a novelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Aircraft Company
Long Beach
Vega
Lockheed
Boeing
Seattle
War Department
California
Diatone
Coast Guard
Arrow
Elks of
Long Beach Lodge
Public Forum Readers Voice on Elections and Policy
A Press Telegram page collects readers letters praising and criticizing public policy. Topics include the cost of mass voter envelopes, consolidation of election dates, criticism of government policy on the Navy and broadcasting, and a note on legislators’ retirement pay. The letters urge efficiency, civilian oversight, and informed debate on national and local issues.
God Give Us Strength Prayer for Liberty and Justice
A devotional piece calls for faith to live and strength to fight for liberty and human rights. It pleads for wisdom, perseverance, and fortitude to win the world to God, asking not to repeat past mistakes and to honor love and brotherhood across all meetings.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marquis Childs
God
Jeremiah
Christ
Charles Kingsley
JCS
Mackenzie
Vimy Ridge
Dewitt MacKenzie
AP Foreign Arfana
E. A. Guest
Long Beer
Public
Eaders
Board of Education
Paul B. Wilcox
Navy
State Department
Sakhalin
Kurile Islands
Soviet Russia
Denfeld
Crommelin
Acheson Clique
Manchuria
China
Reds
Byittle
D. H. Passmore
Roserve
Robert Keifer
Dana Ave
Metcalfe
George Clark
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