Editorial Ulcers in the Kremlin a world view clash
The column argues Russia’s political life shows fragile stability as post Stalin tensions flare into public killings. It notes Stalin’s death anniversary passed without Pravda or Izvestia observing it and questions whether Soviet leaders’ harsh rhetoric signals deeper fractures among factions. It ends by lampooning Khrushchev Malenkov and Bulganin as roaming global figures, likening them to vodka salesmen.
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George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin Roosevelt
New York Burroughs
Russia
Stalin
Pravda
Izvestia
Ussr
Spelling bee at Polytechnic High School thrills few but inspires
A Polytechnic High School spelling bee drew a modest crowd yet stood as a meaningful contest in Long Beach. Students had trained for months, advancing through classroom rounds to the final champion, illustrating scholastic competition and its value in encouraging basic spelling and broad participation.
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Polytechnic High School
Long Beach
Four-H award winners meet President Eisenhower
A six member delegation of 4 H Club national award winners visited the White House in Washington. Angela Heine and Franklin McKay lead a group of farm youths and leaders to present a book detailing 2 1000000 4 H members' achievements. The President greeted them and asked about their studies.
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Washington
Nea
Eisenhower
Angela Heine
Ellendale
N. D
Franklin McKay
Clayton
Ant Guindon
Plankinton
S. D
Eldon Rephorn
Oswego
Agriculture Department
White House
Gov. Adams
Senator Soeper and the New Leisure Debate
A satirical column mocks public figures and motorists while lampooning political rhetoric. It notes Soeper on leisure, Hussian Newspapers on Joe Stylin, and a punchline about safety, taxes, and tariffs. The piece envisions softer colored motorcars and parodies campaign strategy and vision.
Dulles Should Travel Less and Spend Time in Washington
Walter Lippmann argues Dulles must cut travel, return to Washington to set North Africa Middle East policy. He asserts the secretary’s absence harms U S aims in Cyprus Palestine Egypt and Saudi Arabia and urges clear long term positions and decisive leadership from Washington.
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Dulles
Washington
Voice of America
Karachi
New Delhi
Colombo
Jakarta
Mr. Dulles
North Africa
Middle East
French Africa
Cyprus
Paras
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Tunis
Palestine
France
Johnson may pose a serious challenge to Stevenson and Kefauver
Sam Rayburn’s casual suggestion that Lyndon Johnson has presidential potential prompts Democratic colleagues to rally around Johnson. His conservative Senate leadership, refusal to push radical ideas, and cross party respect position him as a Jeffersonian Democrat who could complicate Stevenson Kefauver campaigns if he enters the race.
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Sam Rayburn
Texas
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Sen. Johnson
Stevenson
Kelauver
Johnson
Senate
Johnson Ehkes
Rep
Rayburn
Just Folks by E A Guest A Modern Man’s Complaint
A verse piece lamenting a lack of schooling in geometry and arithmetic and the difficulty of understanding printed instructions. The speaker, a modern man, bemoans poor knowledge and lax methods, contrasting local street life with distant aspirations to voyage and view lunar craters.
Long Beach Navy Reserve units announced
One year ago in Long Beach the Navy announced that Naval Reserve units would be established there immediately. Ford Motor Co called 1000 workers back to work after a steel strike ended. Twenty years ago customs officials seized the U S Malakai whose skipper Capt Lorenzo Rico was arrested as a smuggling suspect. The ship was tied at Pier 47 Long Beach. Thirty years ago the City Planning Commission submitted oil drilling zoning restrictions for residential districts. Five blue ribbons and a silver cup were won by Poly High and Jefferson Junior High stock judging teams at Perris Livestock Day.
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Adams
Washington
Eisenhower
Jess
White House
Wilton B. Persons
Homer M. Gruensher
NAVY
Naval Reserve
Long Beach
Ford Motor Co
U. S
City Planning Commission
Poly High
Jefferson
Perris
Public Forum letters praise mental health push in Long Beach
In a public forum letter Virginia Desmond and Lillian McLean urge support for mental health facilities, defending frank discourse and calling for preventive action. The second letter from Ernie Mendez contests local tax assessments, urging accountability from the city assessor and demanding fair, justifiable property valuations.
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Ness Tiaforum
Mental Finalth Assn
Long Beach
Virginia D. Desmond
L. B. Mental Health
Minority Deciding Artesia's Future
A proposed Dairy Valley strip would enclose Artesia to confine dairies and block growth. Dairy owners split on costs for police, fire, and schools with a vote set for April 15 limited to residents within the strip. Critics call the move illegal and harmful to the town’s progress and property values.
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Dairy Valley
Artesia
Siue
Portraits by Metcalfe Backstairs Portraits
Backstairs are used by garbage men the milkman and the guy who tries to sell you things you do not want to buy. They are the pathway to the clothes you hang upon the line and their railings are the ash pit walls. Nosy wives recline and children play after school with no other place for fun. The back stairs are the silent route to move about or escape and they guide neighbors to say hello.
Right to Work Questions Answered in States
A Q and A from the information bureau outlines how many states have adopted right to work laws. Eighteen states have passed such laws, Utah being the latest in 1955, with five states using constitutional amendments Arizona Arkansas Florida Nebraska and South Dakota. The piece also notes decibel levels for loud snoring at up to 69 decibels compared with 50 decibels in an office and 75 in a factory.
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Utah
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Nebraska
South Dakota
Press-Telegram Masthead and Advertising Contacts
Publisher Harold M. Hines and Genl. Manager H. F. Gurmester lead The Press Telegram with editor Malcolm Epley and executive editor at the Washington News Bureau. National advertising rep Ridder-Johns, Inc. lists offices in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles San Francisco. Current files maintained at listed offices. Metropolitan Group, Inc. is an advertising representative.
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Herman H. Ridder
Harold M. Hines
Samuel C. Gameron
H. F Gurmester
Malcolm Epley
Washington News Bureau
National Advertising
Ridder-Johns, Inc
New Yorknene
Ste
Chicago
Aes
Eee
Yygio
Detroit
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Herbert Hoover Jr
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Pasacena
Ernie Mendez
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Press-Telegram
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