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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1955
Page
12
The county will levy a 1 cent sales tax across Los Angeles County, with Long Beach likely to adopt a municipal tax. The plan consolidates collections, standardizes rates, and channels revenue to local government services, despite past resistance from merchants and residents.
Senator Knowland maintains the Communist threat in the Far East justifies hardline policy. In a reply to Paul Desmond of Long Beach, he says American prisoners must be freed before talks with Communist China begin and criticizes partial releases as insufficient.
Bruce Biossat argues that city value rests on living quality not glamour. He cites housing, green space, commute, everyday shops, children’s play areas, and accessible culture as core measures of a city’s character and worth to residents.
A jumble of light satire and current events references from 1956 touching on Adlai Stevenson, Dwight Eisenhower, Osu cricket recordings, and playful odes to paper, cars, and Geiger counters. The column jokes about politics, sports, and everyday absurdities in a rapid-fire, tongue in cheek style.
Walter Lippmann notes Soviet military articles stress surprise as decisive in nuclear war. He cites Soviet public indoctrination on attacking without warning, the shift in strategic thought, and the potential impact on East West arms negotiations and deterrence dynamics.
An excerpt weaving biblical phrases and Montaigne reflections on life, morality, and the nature of truth. The text contrasts uprightness with iniquity, quoting Psalm 111 and a Basque saying about truth’s sovereign throne in heaven and heart of God.
Charles McCann reports Soviet Russia seeks to upstage the Geneva United Nations atoms for peace conference with a Moscow five day meeting July 1. Sixty nations invited, while U S plans for 200 million dollars in power reactors are announced by AEC chief Strauss.
A poem styled brief notes the word benign as a hopeful refrain. It celebrates the surgeon's benign report bringing relief to worried loved ones. The piece emphasizes relief, peace, and positive medical news.
Ten years ago fifty five percent of Long Beach students were in elementary schools as the city eyed State Park Board funds for beach improvements. Twenty years ago residents sailed on the Empress of Russia while a Long Beach San Diego game unfolded at E Anaheim Street. Thirty years ago Mayor Clark led a grand march at a fishermans ball honoring Capt Tuck Holz and Maj and Mrs Walter Lineberger sailed to the Philippines. Life in the Southwest shows drought emergencies and frequent flooding challenges.
Co W A Campbell of 3412 Vista St reports on a public forum discussing low mood, government spending, and currency policy. He recalls Curtis Clarke and Creel arguments about financing pensions, WW II era prints, CCC and PWA relief, and the need to boost liquidity to prevent economic collapse.
United Press reports the Senate rejected Sen McCarthy’s resolution to discuss Prussian satellite factors at the Big Four talks. The piece critiques the Yalta approach and warned the Reds may prevail, urging calmer handling of foreign policy and pondering past decisions.
California motorists show more courtesy to pedestrians than drivers from other states a traveler notes. The writer urges broader progress through a culture of courtesy among motorists toward pedestrians and fellow drivers, highlighting regional nicknames like Peach State and Sun Belt references.
A fragmented OCR shows names and offices of a newspaper staff including publisher Harold M. Hines, editor Malcolm Epley, and executives at Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, St Paul, Las Angeles, San Francisko offices. It lists advertising reps and building addresses but contains garbled spellings.
A reader asks about free travel for retired Navy personnel. The Defense Department confirms one annual round trip on a Military Sea Transportation Service vessel for retirees with pay, space available, with dependents at food/incidentals cost. no MATS domestic flights, but the retiree may receive free flights on Fleet Logistic Air Wing services. Also includes brief notes on cartoonist Bellew, Isensts of Bible times, desert locusts, and foot weight distribution.
A family extols their brand new station wagon in a promotional voiceover. They highlight ample luggage room, comfortable seating, neat upholstery, and the idea of enjoying family trips and weekend visits with relatives and friends.
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