Editorial: Mr Butler Is Worried About 1956 Runs
Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler questions Eisenhower’s re election and argues Democrats will win. He cites a 30 000 mile trip and asserts the president’s popularity is a myth while noting polls show broad approval for handling public affairs and a stable economy. Butler remains anxious about Democratic prospects.
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Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Butler
Butter
Paseo
Washington
Mr. Butler
United States
Democratic National Committee
More Nighttime Pedestrians In A Stroll To The Corner Drugstore
A Lakewood man felt uneasy walking with his little girl at 8 pm in a quiet neighborhood. They were nearly alone as televisions blared from bay windows and others drove to the drugstore. The narrator suggests more pedestrians would improve safety and neighborly interaction.
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Lakewood
Clarice
Bandung pledges tested by Red China after conference
Peter Edson notes weeks may pass before the Bandung meeting's full meaning is understood. The Bandung communique promises rights and UN principles but Communist China has long defied them. Observers weigh whether China will honor ten points on sovereignty, noninterference, equal nations, peaceful dispute settlement, and international obligations.
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Washington
Nea
Bandung
Indonesia
China
U.N
Red China
Korea
Tibet
Indochina
Formosa
SEATO
Southwest Asia Treaty Organization
Britain
France
United
Russia-Red China Alliance
Svith N
Vortreats by METCALFE and the sleep message
The verse asks about daily toil and roles, urging proper rest. It argues no charity or wealth can outpace health, stressing the need to go to bed to perform one's best and endure emergencies where heroes may fall.
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Lille
Diplomatic Moves Seen Toward Cold War Settlements
Marquis Childs analyzes a busy diplomatic window that could reshape Cold War Europe. He outlines Moscow’s push to neutralize West Germany, create a Scandinavian neutral bloc, and detach Denmark and Norway from NATO, with Austria as a model for a non militarized state. The piece weighs risks, Berlin, and the chance for East and West talks amid shifting alliances.
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Washington
Moscow
West Germany
Germany
North Cape
Adriatic
Europe
Austria
Switzerland
East Germany
Germpany
NATO
Denmark
Norway
Scandinavia
Western Alliance
Sweden
Finland
Public Forum Letters for Publication Rules
Readers may submit letters not exceeding 250 words with signatures and addresses. Letters may be edited for clarity and space, aiming to preserve good taste and essential meaning.
Communism Called Intellectual Fraud
A PRESS-TELEGRAM opinion piece condemns communism as an intellectual fraud and menace to civilization. It argues the system exploits atheism and superstition, cites historical battles with dialectical materialism, and laments legal acceptance in 1933 while praising Providence and warning of its dangers to America and other nations. Letters to the editor from ROBERT G. YORIC MRS. W. J. MARPLE and CHARLES SHAPIRO react to vaccination coverage, editorial stance, and Uncle Sam symbolism respectively.
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Red Jeggernaut
Russia
America
United States
Jesus
Sam
Charles Shapiro
Magnolia Ave
Wrong in Her First Appraisal
Reader letter criticizes Washington governance and administration, arguing that businessmen like Wilson and Benson mismanage the country and contrasts their approaches with expected efficiency. Letter writer RS M. M. Cone, 5567 Gaviota Ave, voices concern about policy and leadership.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Benson
Critical of Polio Story Handling
Letter to the editor criticizing a front page polio vaccine scare headline from April 27. Author contends the piece failed to note some polio cases may have arisen before inoculation and questions serum source clarity from a California laboratory.
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California
Mobility District Mark of Americans
Census figures show about 29 million Americans changed homes from 1937 to 1954, roughly one fifth of the population. Most moves stayed regional, but five million crossed state lines, shifting regional gains toward the Far West and Midwest at the expense of the South and Northeast. Mobility fuels invention and adaptability but challenges family stability and communities, with experts linking high mobility to divorce and juvenile delinquency, yet deeming overall fluidity a core American strength and renewal.
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America
Just Folks by E A Guest television poem
The writer laments television failures and midshow dropouts in a light verse about the tube failing to carry baseball games or voices, noting the screen and speaker often break down. The piece ends with a quip that the tube determines the show.
Long Beach Snapshots Of Past Decades
Long Beach notes recall a Navy transport bringing ex prisoners of the Japanese from the Philippines ten years ago. A lease well by Long Beach Oil Development Co produced 292 barrels. Twenty years ago liners loaded 110000 boxes of oranges for Europe. A century plant grew nine feet high on W 3rd St. Thirty years ago gas street lights were tested by the city gas department and Modern Woodmen supported a local Washington School event.
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Philippines
Long Beach Oil Development Co
Europe
3Rd St
City Gas Department
Uncle Tom's Cabinet
Washington School
Questions and Answers on Federal Defense and History
Readers mail in queries about the Federal Civil Defense Administration headquarters location in Michigan and related topics. The exchange covers polar stars navigation, the origin of guide dogs for the blind, seasickness remedies, and Churchill’s eligibility for Sons of the Revolution due to lineage.
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Federal Civil Defense Administration
Battle Creek
Washington, D. C
Germany
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Seeing Bye, Inc
United States
Morristown
N. J
Sir Winston Churchill
Sons of the Revolution
A. Churchill
Reuben Murphy
Col
Charles Burrell
Connecticut Regiment
Continental Army
Sir Winston
Tfe
New York
Press-Gebaram Herman H Ridder Publisher and staff listing
Publisher and staff directory details for The Press-Tilegran and Ridder-Johns advertising offices across New York Chicago Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles San Francisco and Los Angeles offices named. Current tiles of The Press-Tilegran maintained at these locations and Comic Advertising Representatives Metropolitan Group listed.
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National Advertising
Ridder-Johns, Inc
New York
Pie
E. 50Th St
Chicago
Nérigley
Minneapolis
Foshay Tower
St. Paul
East 4Th St
Los Angeles
Wilshire Lloc
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Sutter St
Press-Tilegran
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Metropolitan Group
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