Freed Oil Fund Should Be Used for Capital Improvements Only
Gov Earl Warren signed A. B. 3400 enabling half tidelands revenue to be spent beyond the harbor area and releasing dry gas funds for city operation costs. The Press Telegram urges funds be used solely for enduring capital projects with public approval, praising Long Beach leaders and legislators for backing the measure.
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Freed
Long Beach
Earl Warren
Harbor
Shore Line
Gov. War
Ren
Gov. Warren
W. S. Grant
Herbert Klockstein
Sacramento
Arms Production Progress Amid War Economy Shifts
The memo notes 30 million plus in military supply contracts with 1.9 billion monthly output, 80 percent schedule compliance, and design changes plus material shortages. Munitions output rises as tooling-up continues, with faster rolls expected by fall and a quadruple increase by next summer, signaling a gradual wartime transition.
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Munitions Board
Prophecy on Pacific expansion by Commodore Perry
The text recalls Commodore Perry's 1856 address to the American Geographical and Statistical Society predicting westward empire expansion by the United States and eastward power by Russia, foreseeing a final clash between despotism and liberty as global events unfold. It asserts a future struggle where Saxon and Cossack meet, influencing the fate of slavery and freedom worldwide.
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Commodore Perry
Japan
American Geographical and Statistical Society
America
Pacific
Asia
Russia
China
Siam
Teen-agers Recalled as Flappers and Cake-Eaters
In a reflective essay from New York June 8 1940s perspective, the writer argues teens are unfairly scapegoated while noting their mix of caution and thrill seeking. He compares past youth icons flappers and cake-eaters to today’s teenagers, praising resilience and urging understanding. He cites teen soldiers in Korea and urges adults to support youth rather than blame them.
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York
America
Flapper
Korea
Congress faces a core U S military command coordination crisis
A Washington column argues that postwar U S military management is failing with disjointed command links among the Joint Chiefs of Staff the Department of State and foreign governments. It notes the Korea force is an allied force not UN controlled and warns of dangerous drift between military and civilian agencies under the President.
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Washington
America
Congress
United States
Senate Armed Services
Senate Foreign Relations Committees
Department of State
Korea
United Nations
Acheson
Gillette
Town
Democrat
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Armed Services
National Security Council
Far East
U. WN
Security Council
Russia
Parisian Word Game Is Getting Nowhere
The Soviet reply suggests a summer of muttering in Paris and shouting in Washington. Terms for a Washington meeting to debate the agenda are deemed impossible, leaving the Paris talks in a strange, unreal state like a family reunion over Jane and Jim’s engagement. The piece argues to stay in the game and improve rather than quit.
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Paris
Washington
Mr. Vishinsky
Mr. Acheson
Ambassadour Jessup
Mr. Bohlen
Acheson
Germany
Eisenhower
Europe
Jane
Jim
Annabelle
Just Folks by E A Guest Fathers, grandfathers swap duties and bills
The poem explores parental and grandparent roles at weddings with humor. The speaker recalls being the father of the bride and now a grandfather, noting shifts in responsibility for costs and greetings while keeping a light, affectionate tone. It playfully questions which grandfather pays for various wedding expenses as generations share in the joy of four grandchildren.
Long Beach aviation review marks new airport building
Ten years ago military and commercial aircraft over Daugherty Field today begin an aerial review that will launch the new $150,000 airport administration building cornerstone ceremony. Fifty years ago improving telephone service and lower rates prompted municipal efforts in North Long Beach and the Northern Improvement Association. Long Beach’s municipal assessment roll this year is about $245 million per City Hall estimates. Thirty years ago Long Beach failed to secure a Superior Court branch. A Big Sister League plan for a delinquent girls home was set by the Federated PTA.
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Daugherty Field
North Long Beach
Northern Improvement Association
Long Beach
Superior Court
Readers' Forum voices on presidential powers and Acheson
Letters to the Press Telegram debated executive authority to deploy troops without Congress approval, criticized Acheson’s loyalty checks, and urged balanced government power. Contributors pressed for transfers on city bus routes and denounced service faults while defending democracy.
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Press-Telegram
Mr. Acheson
Sen. Gillett
Korea
Congress
T. Marcis
E. Ocean Blvd
Flower Girl at the Altar Dreaming of Bridal Day
The poem portrays a flower girl with smooth hair and a bright dress as she walks to the altar scattering flowers. It contrasts her sweet presence with moments of feeling out of place while imagining the future bride she might become.
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