Editorial: Double Dealing Proclivities of Reds Make Settlement Difficult
The piece criticizes Secretary Acheson and UN efforts to end the Korean War at the 38th parallel without punishing North Korea China and Russia. It quotes South Korea demanding a united independent Korea before any peace, warns against a mere truce, and argues for reparations and accountability to honor sacrifices by South Koreans and Americans. It cautions that diplomacy must not reward aggression or encourage future attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Acheson
Senate
South Korea
Korea
Pusan
United Nations
Britain
India
Formosa
Secretary of State
Presidential Licensing Plan Dangerous
The piece warns that granting the President power to license all business seize real estate regulate rents and control credit could lead to wage setting conscription education limits and forced industry shifts. It argues history shows government control harms liberty and urges opposition to proposals giving the President broad economic power and real estate authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Oil firms push oil flow over tidelands rights debate
Columnists discuss whether oil companies press Congress to transfer tidelands to states or keep federal title. While many producers favor state ownership by ideology, their core aim is to enable oil production with any dominion as a secondary factor. A Long Beach council race also features a columnist seeking to influence voters against Councilman Carl Fletcher who backs state tideland ownership.
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Congress
Tidelands
Long Beach
Carl Fletcher
Margaret
Edster Fress
Cavalli
Margaret Truman
Calvin Coolidge
Amherst College
Amherst
Mass
Mr. Coolidge
J. F. Vanderbogart
Magnolia Ave
Advice to graduates from a 1950s column philosopher
In New York a humorous exchange unfolds as a poor man’s philosopher drafts an annual graduation column. He plans to address June graduates about adjusting ideals to market pressures, only to be challenged by a blonde who proposes writing to graduates six months out. The scene highlights the gap between idealism and real-world adaptation.
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New York
Taduate
Aristotle
Market Place
June
Joe
U. S. Supreme Court
Navy
Annapolis
Fragmented Wisdoms and a 1932 College Note
A collage of biblical quotes and classical lines opens with mused reflections on power, speech, and fate, then shifts to a dated 1950 college message about chasing dreams. The piece closes with a weary college graduate’s self inquiry about guidance for the class of 1932.
No Military Solution for Korea Offered
The testimony shows no military plan can guarantee an end to the Korean stalemate. MacArthur favored a high risk, long shot approach while the Chiefs of Staff rejected it as unlikely to win. Diplomacy and a potential UN naval blockade to pressure Peiping emerge as the plausible path to an armistice.
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Korea
Gon. MacArthur
MarcArthur
Chiefs of Staff
Gen. MacArthur
Boan
China
Missouri
Adm
Sherman
United Nations
Eisenhower Faces Inertia in Europe Amid European Turmoil
In Washington and Paris, President Truman warns Ike to press ahead with European aid, while Gen. Eisenhower, newly assigned to lead a Atlantic defense command, battles stubborn inertia. European elections loom in France and Britain, complicating defense plans and raising doubts about American resolve.
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Washington
Europe
Truman
Paris
Gen
Eisenhower
Atlantic Defense Command
Ike
MacArthur
Congress
Pentagon
Toottle
France
United States
Just Folks by E A Guest shows growth from boy to man and duty
A reflective verse urges kindness to boys who will become men and may serve as doctors or priests, stressing the unseen future impact of present conduct. The article notes a sense of rising tension in Korean fighting, with events accelerating toward a six week climax.
Rainbow Pier lagoon conversion proposed for Auditorium area
Ten years ago in Long Beach a plan was put to Chamber of Commerce directors by Fred E. Hardiker to convert the Rainbow Pier lagoon near the Municipal Auditorium into a landscaped fill, increasing parking and boosting the auditorium’s appeal. The proposal aims to beautify and expand amenities around the venue.
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Rainbow Pier
Municipal Auditorium
Chamber of Commerce
Fred E. Hardiker
Hoover
Long Beach
Readers' Opinions on U S military leadership tones
Public letters praise Gen Collins and West Point officers for close soldier-brass rapport shaping U S strength in Germany training. Readers contrast American army unity with British and French pomp, while others attack Pravda's view of American kids and discuss presidential bodyguards in replies.
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Press-Telegram
Gen. Collins
U. S
Germany
Eisenhower
Bradley
L. A
Marshall
Ridgway
Korea
Britain
Montgomery
France
Lattre de Tassigny
West Point
Sandhurst
St. Cyr
U.S
Theodore Y. Klint
South St
No Burial Practice of Zoroastrians in Persia
The Zoroastrians, an ancient fire worshiping sect in Persia, do not bury or burn their dead. They expose corpses in the Tower of Silence where vultures gather to consume them.
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Persia
Nover
Tower of Silence
We Never Hang a Picture Up for Color Display
A reflective poem on why we hang photographs rather than mere decoration. It celebrates memory, meaning, and gratitude tied to a photo of a dear friend or a familiar place. Autographs inside frames give special significance, guiding daily appreciation.
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Editorial
Hal Boyle
Babylon
Heinrich Heine
Ares
Matthew
Endura
Peter
Ovid
Peiping
Chiang Kai-shek
Marquis Childs
America
Free World
North Atlantic
E. A. Guest
Shell Oil Company of California
Cal
Elearam
W. F. Prise
Neva Prise Paddock
Conklin
Sixth Street
Pine Avenue
Califo Ae En A
Creamer & Woodward, Inc
Metropolitan
Menapaper
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mall F ‘ LG
A& Post
Long Morais
Maren
Associated Presn Im
Beret
Press + Telegram
Moscow
Pravda
Russia
Stalin
Leningrad Canal
Nickolas Z. Piper
Atlantic Ave
George Clark
Metcalfe
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