Editorial Two Challenges to Unity
Eisenhower meets Britain and France to discuss two issues shaping transatlantic unity. The Korean war settlement and whether free nations will apply economic pressure on the Soviet bloc test American leadership and the UN. Strong, united action is needed to keep the United Nations credible.
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Eisenhower
Britain
France
United Nations
America
League of Nations
United States
League
U. N
House of Commons
China
Ward
Korea
Winston Churchill
Munich
United Kingdom
Refuse Disposal Dilemma Grows In Long Beach
Long Beach faces escalating refuse disposal costs as population and potential annexations raise the need for land or sites to bury waste. An April election approved funds for an incinerator, but litigation delays. Even with an incinerator, non burnable refuse requires other disposal, and land sites are scarce. The Associated Property Owners urges immediate site selection while the City Manager weighs options amid groundwater pollution concerns.
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Long Beach
Tidelands Oi
Associated Property Owners
Paul Wilcox
Wilcox
British cling to illusions about Reds
Bruce Biossat argues Britain clings to hope of talks with the Soviet Union, warning that mere time and glib offers do not prove Soviet sincerity. He cites Eisenhower and Churchill, rejects Attlee’s peace-pursuit stance, and urges demanding deeds over words before any big-power talks.
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Bruce Biossat
Eisenhower
Churchill
West
Riperower
Science Briefs: Mercury, Golf Ball Speeds, Lightning Grounding
Mercury column in thermometers spans the width of a human hair. A golf ball travels about 250 yards when the clubhead moves at roughly 175 feet per second. Television antennas are strong lightning targets and should be properly grounded.
Durkin Fifth Wheel on Executive Wagon
Washington analysis of Secretary of Labor Martin Durkin's role in the Eisenhower administration. The piece details Labor Department tensions over Taft Hartley reforms, Durkin's and Sinclair Weeks conflicting views, and the stalled plan to adjust labor-law provisions. It also covers职 CIO Liaison Walter Reuther and the Edelman nomination being dropped after a Senate briefing.
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Washington
Fay
Martin Durkin
Labor
AFL Plumbers’ Union
Eisenhower
Durkin Awan
Durkin
AFL
Childs
Taft-Hartley
Sinclair Weeks
Weeks
Boston Back Bay
Senate Labor Committee
Department of Labor
Labor Department
CIO
Lloyd Mashburn
APL
Reuther
Walter Reuther
John Edelman
CIO Textile Workers Union
FBI
Edelman
White House
Sherman Adams
Senate
Sen. Smith
Smith
Socialist Party
Sherman
Senator Soaper Says and The Spanish-Mass Effect of Drying Nylons
Bill Vaughan muses on political and scientific overlaps after an election. A tree grows through a bathroom in Sturdivant Wisconsin, described in humorous terms. A lexicographer defends calling a social gathering serving coffee a coffee do not call it a tea.
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Sturdivant
Wis
Symington Opposed to Radford as Joint Chiefs Chair
Senators discuss the possibility that Senator Symington may lead a move to oppose Adm. Radford's confirmation as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Chairman Saltonstall expects open hearings. Radford is regarded as highly qualified and likely to be questioned publicly.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen. Symington
DMO
Air Force
Will Symington
Adm
Radford
JCS
Armed Services Committee
Sen. Saltonstall
Adm.Radford
Saltonstall
Adm. Radford
House Armed Services Committee
Sen
Symington
Secretary of Defense
Irwin W Raley on surrendering will to God
In a reflective note Irwin W Raley cites Daniel 3 about God delivering from fire and asserts that a person who yields to God's will can do anything within that circle. He emphasizes faith in divine guidance over personal power and will.
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le Qwill
Daniel Ort
Kingbird and Crow A Short Moral Poem by E. A. Guest
JUST FOLKS observes a kingbird facing a crow. The poem compares size and courage, showing the small bird boldly challenging the larger foe. It urges a boy to imitate the kingbird's swift wing and bravery when fear and doubt arise.
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Goliath
David
Long Beach Local Antiques Then and Now
Long Beach notes reflect past price ceilings and civic shifts. The Long Beach Boys' Club seeks affiliation with Boys Clubs of America. A federal affairs push aimed to relocate the Los Angeles Naval Recruiting Station to Long Beach amid budget cuts. Earlier, Long Beach was set to host a State Conference of Social Workers meeting in Sacramento with annexation plans in the 11th to State Street district.
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OPA
Long Beach
Robert Henderson
The
Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
State Conference of Social Workers
Sacramento
11Th
State Sts
California
Temple Aves
Public Forum on Local Letter Limits
Public forum notes a policy limiting lanterns to no more than £50 with genuine signatures and addresses. Letters may be edited for taste or space to fit publication constraints.
Investors Show Faith in Peace
Press Telegram quotes H V Statler on how peace boosts peace stocks and depresses war stocks, noting the stock market’s broader response to peace optimism. The piece includes commentary from James D French and Edward E Schreiber on lawnmower regulations and practical solutions.
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H. V. Statler
Turnergrove Dr
City Licensing Debate Sparks Basic Research Call
A chaotic city discussion centers on licensing lawn workers and taxing youths under 18. George Toll of the California State Employment Service backs licensing with a one dollar fee, arguing age affects earnings, while critics mock the rationale and urge a $4.9 million basic research effort and legal review.
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Ess-Telegram
Falr
George Toll
California State Employment Service
Yenter
Our Day and Night Poem of Daily Labor and Love
A lyric expresses the day as mine and the night as yours with shared longing. It speaks of laboring daily to prosper and the tension between work hours and wishing to be with a loved one. The refrain promises closeness both day and night as a treasured union.
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Ife
British Consul Urges Against Prejudice in Korean War Transit
The British Consul-General in Los Angeles urges Americans not to prejudge claims that British ships carried Red Chinese troops to the Korean War. He cites denials by Wheelock and Marden of Hong Kong that their British flag ships carried passengers. Two Panamanian-flag ships owned by the firm were seized by Reds and are out of their control as the matter is investigated.
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Britain
Messrs. Wheelock -Marden
Hong Kong
Reds
S. Hill St
Los Angeles
Coffee Largest U S Import Question and Answers
A reader section answers trivia questions on topics like coffee as the largest U S import by tonnage and value, Fulton’s Folly the Clermont steamboat, bird speed, the youngest English king at coronation, and counts of baseball players and spectators. The piece blends Q A format with brief facts and figures from the era.
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Q. Boos
United States
Robert Fulton
Clermont
New York
Albany
Fulton
American Merchant Marine Institute
Richard II
Press-Gelesram Herman H Ridder Names and Roles
The excerpt lists staff roles and publishers including Press Gelesram Herman H Ridder Harold M Hiner Samuel Sc Caneron and others. It names General Manager Hy Fy BU Priester editor Malcolm Epley executive editor Cresmer Woodward national representative and advertising associates Metropole Group Inc.
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Herman H. Ridder
Harold M. Hiner
Assize Publiaher
Samuel Sc. Caneron
Mahager
Malcolm Epley
National
Cresmer & Woodward, Inc
Conic Advertising Representatives
Metropole) Group, Inc
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