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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1953
Page
8
The Press Telegram declines to endorse in the Eighth District Council race. Candidates are highly qualified with few disputed issues. A key point is open bidding for future oil drilling contracts, where candidates align. The choice rests with district voters, about 15 percent of the city’s electorate, who should select Burton W. Chace’s successor.
Southern California marks the tuna industry's 50th anniversary with a kickoff luncheon as the industry presents the 100 millionth case of tuna packed in California since 1903. From 700 cases in 1903 to a 5,403,419 case haul in 1952, San Pedro and San Diego led a sector that now underpins the regional economy. The note praises investment and leadership while urging fair import quotas to protect domestic workers and cannery jobs.
Laurance Z. Lee, former U S Chamber of Commerce leader, urged ending federal land acquisition and restoring land to states and private owners. He warned against 24 percent federal ownership, cited 40 agencies, and backed Chamber reform to register lands, create a federal state private ownership commission, and tax the lands. He noted Republican 1952 calls for examining land policy and highlighted two Senate proposals to shift mineral and grazing rights to states and to revise public land laws to stabilize grazing and livestock reliant on federal ranges.
Senator Soaper laments repeated oddities in the west as a woman wins an unconventional hat contest. The house appliance market highlights a dual function washer dryer and a stave refrigerator, with plans for a toaster scraper. Automotive design and National Geographic map colors are discussed, noting regional color disparities.
Marquis Childs examines post coronation strain between the United States and Britain. He notes tensions over China policy, NATO unity, and potential shifts if Korea deescalates, with discussion of Chiang Kai shek and Formosa, and the limits of force against a rising China.
President Eisenhower outlines a budget approach aiming for security without extreme spending or sweeping cuts. He argues for gradual savings and flexible defense to meet Soviet pressure, calling for a mobile, agile posture and restraint on deficits while defending national security.
A quirky verse vignette where a group of specialists debate the narrator’s health routines. The eye man, heart surgeon, and others suggest drastic changes while the narrator deflects with a sly, humorous reply about eating and breathing.
Ten years ago in Long Beach seventy two Red Cross aides were graduated at Evans Memorial Building. Negro servicemen gathered at the United Service Organization clubrooms on 1013 E Anaheim. Twenty years ago a municipal park in the Eighth District was urged by Councilman R C Christie. Rev Bob Shuler of Trinity Methodist LA spoke at a mass meeting in Municipal Auditorium. Thirty years ago barracuda led local May catches. James Collins urged purchasing Recreation Park for a municipal playground at an Exchange Club talk.
A public forum note states letters to the editor must not exceed 250 words and require bona fide signatures with full addresses. Editors may edit letters for taste or to save space but will preserve authorship and location.
Letter writers denounce a magazine nicknamed Filth and call for banning such books from sale to youths. Irene Larson of Seaside argues against adult access to obscene material and urges lawful action. other readers echo concerns about protecting children and promoting wholesome literature.
Doris Lycolm of Newman Huntington argues that Russia cannot be deterred by words and must fear military force. She contends the free world will face war with Russia in the foreseeable future unless hard power prevails, noting negotiations are ineffective against the Reds.
A clipped, overheard blast of phrases notes looming menace and anti Communist sentiment as Americans die in Korea. The piece items a committee, public fear, and the idea of subversion amid wartime anxieties.
A reflective poem describes a daily plan to rise at dawn and pursue work play and rest. It notes failure to keep promises and the urge to be present for each appointment, dreaming of greater happiness and ease in the heart.
Readers of the Long Beach Presse Telegram share a Q and A column listing eight UC campuses and a mix of trivia. Questions cover electricity, ship decks, a circus clown candidate, dialect origins, sugar transport, and Irish horse traders. quotes reference Colin Adams and a congressional remark about oratory and politics.
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