Ike Lays It on the Line in Tax Debate
Editorial lauds President Eisenhower for opposing higher tax exemptions proposed by Democrats. It notes estimates that raising exemptions to 700 dollars could remove millions from tax rolls, while a 1000 dollar exemption could exempt about one in three. Praises his call for citizens to pay their fair share and cautions Congress against deep cuts without public support.
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George
Congress
Supreme Court confirms tidelands ownership to states
Long Beach wins major victory as Supreme Court rules Congress may dispose of public lands with no limits, reaffirming 1947 rulings on federal rights. The decision supports state ownership of tidelands and calls for prompt resolution of a local suit over upland tidelands spending. The ruling aims to enable broader tidelands oil revenue benefits for the city and community.
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Long Beach
California
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Tidelands
Marquis Childs Portrays Krupp Rebuilding in West Germany
Marquis Childs reports from Essen, West Germany, on Alfred Krupp and the Krupp firm as they rebuild after wartime dismantling. Krupp, 47, leads a restored steel empire with plants and machinery shipped worldwide, while the breakup rules and political shifts threaten size and scope. The piece notes limited payroll recovery, potential legal changes after European defense moves, and German competition reshaping markets once dominated by Allied policy.
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Con- Ches
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India
Pakistan
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R. A. Butler
London
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Greece
Flanders attack on foreign policy goes overlooked
The piece highlights Sen. Flanders Vermont Republican attacking Eisenhower administration foreign policy at a past Senate session. It notes a partisan clash over McCarthy era investigations, Army reports, and calls for oath testimonies, while Flanders’s broader critique of U S aims abroad is given less attention by wire services.
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Roy Cohn
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Flanders
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Hisenhower
Korea
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Indochina
Europe
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France
Great Britain
Japan
Manchuria
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Portraits by Metcalfe Calling Cards
A brief nostalgic piece on calling cards and ecards, praising embossed engraved or printed cards in various styles. The narrator reflects on portraits by Metcalfe, the handshakes they symbolize, and the simple greeting of sharing a name, address, or business via cards.
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Metcalfe
A Life Sentence For San Francisco Policeman's Killer
Harold Miller was convicted of killing a San Francisco policeman and given a life term plus six additional counts. The judge said the verdict does not reflect the court's views and under California law he is eligible for parole in seven years, exposing a gap between the sentence and its real outcome.
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Harold Miller
San Francisco
Superior Court
Miller
California
JUST FOLKS? Discipline Rules and Penalties Verse
A compact poem by E. A. Guest on universal discipline. It asserts that every rule has a consequence, large or small, and that discipline brings its own accountability. The verse emphasizes fairness and universal application of rules.
Ten Years Ago in Long Beach Highlights and Local Notes
Ten years ago in San Diego Marene Base basketball won the 11th Naval District title after Los Alamitos Naval Air Base forfeited the deciding game. The OPA backed a share-the-ride plan for war workers.
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San Diego Marene Base
Los Alamitos Naval Air Base
OPA
Water Board’s Rise From City Admin Instability
A Long Beach water reform story tracing the city’s shift from trustees to mayor council to commission and manager systems. From 1924 to 1931, repeated governance changes and water crises spurred two citizen committees to push for a Charter Water Commission. The 1931 election approved five commissioners appointed by the City Manager, marking a stable long term for water policy.
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Water Commission
Long Beach
INL
Chamber of Commerce
Inurn
Water Department
Frank F. Merriam
James K. Reid
R. O. Baldwin
J. H. Chamness
G. Tu Buck
Citizens Water Committee
Charles J. Bean
H. &. Beckman
C. A. Bulfum
J. Mortimer Clark
Ralph H. Clock
P. E. Hatch
Col
Charles L. Heartwell
W. J. Kellegher
Dan McDavid
Hugh V. Keteherside
C. J. Walker
Board of Water Commissioners
Press Geleoram Herman Ridder Publisher Harold M Hines
Publisher credits Geleoram Herman Ridder as publisher with Harold M Hines serving as assistant publisher and Samuel C Gameron as general manager in the noted newspaper masthead.
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Herman H. Ridder
Harold M. Hines
Samuel C. Gameron
Questions and Answers From HASKIN Readers
A long wordy Q and A list from the Information Bureau answers questions on matches rabies papal vestments bridges zoo directors uranium indicators and more. It cites 500 billion matches used yearly with 1245 billion match books, rabies risk from various animals, papal vestment colors, the shortest international bridge in the Thousand Islands, Belle Benchley’s zoo director timeline, and uranium-indicating plants widespread in western states.
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Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence River
Zavikon Island
United States
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