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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1954
Page
12
A long editorial discusses how candidates tout integrity while private remarks reveal cynicism. It praises Herbert Kлокstein for resisting temptation in the Legislature and endorses strict honesty as essential in public service, noting the gap between rhetoric and action.
Our Town notes Long Beach growth challenges hometown pride and explains a volunteer program. Lectures and field trips will acquaint residents with city departments and facilities including the harbor health department schools city hall and the municipal art center. Residents are urged to participate to better know the community they live vote and raise their children in.
Peter Edson notes millions view Senator Joseph R. McCarthy at work as transcripts from the Schine case expose his sarcasm and insistence on exact phrasing. Highlights show battles over record wording, questioning style, and clashes with officials including General Miles Robinson and Secretary Stevens.
In a reflective verse the piece denounces arrogance as self defeating. It contrasts power gained by wealth influence and coercion with humble virtue. It cites historical figures and extols meekness as the path to enduring success and divine favor.
A Washington correspondent analyzes the Geneva conference scene. He notes growing but fragile Allied unity, British pullbacks, domestic politics in several nations, and the battle for publicity shaping public opinion about the American delegation's stance on Indochina, Korea, and negotiation strategies. The piece stresses cautious diplomacy and complex negotiations ahead.
Question and answer style item notes the Dai Buddha in Nara Park as the world’s largest statue at 53 feet high. Additional items mention Arbor Day trees in multiple nations and public access to congressional committee meetings, noting about 40 percent are closed to the public.
Citizens urged to submit letters under 36 words with valid signatures and addresses. Edits may occur to preserve taste and fit space constraints.
A letter to the editor cites repeated support by Irving M. Smith for California tidelands rights and the Long Beach harbor project. The writer urges voters to back Smith, arguing his work on the Mallon suit and on securing offshore oil rights protects city funds and title. The missive includes signatures and wartime Marine sentiments from Norman C. Wells and Maj. E. M. Bates.
A reader praising Marine training at Ford Ord contrasts with Army training gaps. He recalls his own boat and cold weather drills as harsh but essential for surviving Korea and winter campaigns, arguing well prepped Marines endure better in war.
A reader warns Britain repeats support for Indochina by supplying rubber to the Reds, risking further escalation toward Australia. The letter argues Uncle Sam should not bear all protection costs and urges Britain to rethink its Indochina policy and the Australia risk.
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MARQUIS CHILDS reports a decade of sharpest U S and allied rifts over Indochina. Allies in Europe and Asia favor recognizing Communist control of China and accommodating the shift in power, while U S leaders push isolation of China and pressure to weaken or block the Communist regime.
In hospital they meet in wheelchairs both poor and rich, sharing pain and stripping away pomp. The poem shows patient fellowship beyond status as they compare symptoms and endure calls, revealing common humanity in sickness.
Ten years ago varied programs honored National Music Week in Long Beach while Abbott and Costello performed in Damon Runyon's It Ain't Hay at the Tracy.
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