Editorial Adlai Reveals Concern About Early California Trend
An editorial notes Stevenson’s California stop as a stop Kefauver effort amid Minnesota setback. It details fear of Kefauver gaining solid California support, Stevenson’s risky emergency strategy, and mixed local reactions to Kefauver style campaigning in Long Beach. It also questions voter enthusiasm for both Democratic candidates ahead of the June 5 primary.
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Adlai
California
Adlai Stevenson
Chicago
Stevenson
Sen
Kefauver
Minnesota
Cali
Long Beach
Eisenhower
Dope Raids Net 176 Arrests Highlight Narcotics Issue
Last weekend's joint law enforcement raids in Los Angeles yielded 176 arrests, underscoring a far reaching narcotics problem. The drive shut off much trafficking and exposed extensive addiction, with customers likely outnumbering those arrested. Public support for education and enforcement is urged.
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Los Angeles
Farmers feel squeeze as vote shifts toward Democrats
Analysis notes Minnesota election signals farmer pay concerns. It says farmers see Congress and the President as their employers and call for direct action. The piece discusses farm income, rising prices, and the shift of urban voters with agricultural county support, urging Kefauver style price supports for those earning under seven thousand dollars. It cites Senator Kefauver’s stance and questions farm program focus on individual family farms versus social planning.
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Minnesota
Congress
Republican National
Farm Belt
Truman
Eisenhower
Orville Freeman
Democrat Farmer Labor Organization
Adlai Stevenson
Kefauver
Stevenson
Sopright
Joo
Vintec Feature Sn Dlagtr, Inc
Butler Presses Dem Leaders for Campaign Record
James Marlow reports that Democratic National Committee chair Paul Butler accused Congress Democrats of failing to build a strong record against Republicans this campaign year. He urged passage of federal power projects, including Niagara development and Hells Canyon, and funding for TVA and REA, to aid the party’s standing in 1954. Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn were among recipients of Butler’s public letter.
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Mahlow Committee
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Senate
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Hells Canyon
Idaho- Oregon
Canyon
Sam Butler
Democratic Congress
84Th Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
Rural Electrification Administration
Democratic
Blood on All Their Hands in English Serov Letter War
The British press denounces Gen. Ivan A. Serov head of Russia’s secret police as a brutal persecutor linked to World War II mass killings. Critics compare him with Bulganin and Khrushchev and note purges and terror tied to Stalin era officials, questioning Western deference to Soviet leaders.
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Ivan A. Serov
Russia
England
Bulganin
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Serov
Josef Stalin
Malenkov
Bulgania
Stalin
Ukraine
Moscow
Cheka
The
Daily Mirror
Portraits by Metcalfe Spill Coffee
A light verse about spilled coffee at a social call. It suggests no embarrassment and frames the spill as a prompt for conversation and nostalgia. A kitchen towel quickly absorbs the spill, allowing more coffee to be poured and memories to flow.
JUST FOLKS by E. A. Guest Orders
A satirical verse lists strict home rules and social prohibitions. It portrays an authority ordering restraint in daily life from gardening to hunting, entertainment and family affection. The speaker questions how long this enforced dormancy will prove the life left in them.
Long Beach Airport move and pier repairs noted
A 10 year old Long Beach item recalls Aircraft Associates resuming Spring and Temple property work to restore Municipal Airport to the city. Rainbow Pier closure followed by storm damage to piling. A 20 year note mentions Long Beach as a branch headquarter of the Los Angeles County Board of Equalization.
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Rainbow Pier
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Board of Equalization
Pasadena
Santa Monica
Theouckets They rect to andra and stagger like a drunk
The fragmentary text notes tables or phrases likening people to drunken stagger and sharp wits, with biblical and proverbial echoes. It presents two quoted lines about folly and caution, suggesting a miscellaneous clip from a periodical.
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Public Forum Letter Policy with Signatures
A public forum sets guidelines that letters must not exceed 250 words and require bonafide signatures and addresses. Editors may revise for taste or space while preserving authentic signatures and the core message.
Citizens Urged to Register for California Primary
The Long Beach League of Women Voters urges all prospective voters to register before April 12 to cast ballots in the June 3 State Primary. The nonpartisan group notes California’s cross filing may lead to majority wins without fall campaigning and advises voters to state party at registration to receive full ballot. Voters Service offers briefings and calls for registration and service information.
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Register Now
Long Beach League of Women Voters
Voters Service
The
League
California
LWV
Geo. C. Hall
Voters Service Lengue of Women Voters
Materialism Built America Letter Cites Materialism Boost
In a Public Forum letter dated March 23 Melvin D Ranagan arguesAmericans must curb materialism at home to sustain global leadership He asserts science secularism and public schools should not be attacked by religion and praises materialism for America pointing to its high living standards and global position Carl J N Qui st San Pedro signs the note from 312 N Beacon St
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Public Forum
Melvin D. Ranagan
America
India
Spain
Carl J. N.quist
Beacon St
San Pedro
Birthday salute to the American Legion tradition
Thanks from Nimrod Post No. S16 to the PRESS-TELEGRAM for March 15 coverage honoring the American Legion. The letter commends the long years of activity usefulness and devotion to veterans and to the cause of Americanism. Fred Nathan, president.
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Fred Nathan
Resident Celebrates Healing Rumors Stir Reader Letter
Mrs Mike Jurich of 2644 Kerchkolt Ave San Pedro criticizes coverage of Rev Oral Roberts. She accuses the paper of bias, pledges not to buy again, and claims she personally was healed, urging readers to believe or disbelieve as they choose.
Nuisance complaints over incinerator near Chestnut Ave
Resident L A Hirtle of 2402 Chestnut Ave reports intolerable nuisance from nearby incinerator and school, citing foul odor and dust causing sleep disturbance and furniture cleanliness issues. Claims incinerator could be source of polio.
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Chestnut Ave
Burenetcy
L. A. Hirtle
Lightning benefits Earth and fertilizes soil
AASKLN readers learn lightning helps Earth by recharging nature’s electrical system and converting atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen into plant fertilizer. Rain washes this fertilization into soil, supplying an estimated 100 million tons of plant food annually, far more than all manufacturers produce.
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The Press Telegram Editorial and Advertising Staff List
The document lists key The Press Telegram personnel including Publisher Harold M. Hines Assistant to Publisher Samuel C. Cameron General Manager H. F. Burmester Editor Malcolm Epsey Executive Editor Washington News Bureau and several advertising representatives plus office addresses in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles and San Francisco with current files kept at stated offices.
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