Editorial Vote for a Balanced Team in City Council Election
The city council will be elected next Tuesday to face offshore oil development tideland funds city planning and beautification. The Press Telegram endorses nine candidates Lewis Reese Gerald Desmond Raymond Kenler Toby Wick Ruth Bach Lawrence Jackson John Baker George Vermillion Virgil Spongberg as a balanced, experienced slate to meet three years of tough challenges with intelligence and vigor.
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Tidelands
City Hall
Press-Telegram
Press- Telegram
Lewis D. Reese
Reese
Gerald Desmond
Desmond
Raymond C. Kenler
Kealer
T. Victor
Toby) Wick
Mr. Wick
James Seaton
Ruth Bach
Lakewood Village
Lakewood
John F. Baker
Navy
Navy Shipyard
Carl Fletcher
George M. Vermillion
Vermilion
Long Beach
Vermillion
Glenn D. Hughes
Virgil Spongberg
Hazi
A. Carleson
Spongberg
North Long Beach
Hensel in limbo as McCarthy hearings unfold
The Army McCarthy hearings weigh Hensel a 6 foot 4 assistant secretary of defense who may be dismissed as a principal. McCarthy could summon him again to cross examine and deny any wrongdoing. Republicans push to drop charges while Democrats argue to continue.
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Upi
H. Struve Hensel
Senate Subcommittee
Army-McCarthy
Hensel
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Defense
Len McCarthy
Rwis
McCarthy
Frederick Bryan
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Army
Robert T. Stevens
John G. Adams
Stevens
Adams
Roy Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Sen
Dworshak
Idaho
McCarthy Army
Carr
Bryan
Marquis Childs Denies Oppenheimer Secrets Request
Paris based interview with Haakon Chevalier, friend of J Robert Oppenheimer, denying ever seeking atomic information from Oppenheimer in 1943 or any time. Chevalier describes friendship, the loyalty investigations surrounding Oppenheimer, and compares European intellectuals Melhaurx and the US stance on communism amid the era of anticommunist scrutiny.
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Paris
Haakon Chevalier
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
Oppenheimer
Chevalier
Bu T
Oppie
George Eltenton
Soviet Union
America
Institute For Advanced Studies
Haakon
House Committee
Montmartre
University of California
Los Alamos
Chevaer
France
Andre Malhraux
Malhraux
Melhraux
Europe
Halhraux
Kremlin
Notable quotes on political integrity and freedom
Policy leaders quote on integrity and democracy contesting irregularities and accountability. Norman Mason stresses deeds over words within the FHA. Brevé Mitchell frames Eisenhower and McCarthy in partisan terms. Allan Shivers links religious liberty to responsible politics. President Eisenhower warns that personal conflicts may threaten freedom if outpaced by policy debate.
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Norman Mason
Eisenhower
Angels
McCarthy
Dem
Breve Mitchell
Allan Shivers
Texas
TRUE GREATNESS IN A MODERN LEADER
Poem extols a leader who, despite wealth and fame, stoops to kiss a child and listens to a mother's needs. It praises the humane, simple life that keeps him connected to ordinary people and true manhood beyond power.
Retirement note recalls Emma Firestone Weeks long Beach teacher
A Long Beach report marks Emma Firestone Weeks’s retirement after 36 years in local schools. The item runs through aging municipal notes, traffic death counts, a historic rehab permit for Regent Apartment House, the USS Nevada’s expected arrival, and a 30 year old reapportionment dispute led by Galen Welch of the Ninth District Republican committee.
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Nevada
Long’ Beach
Canal Zone
California
Galen I. Welch
Ninth District
Navy casualties in Korea answer to reader question
In a reader Q and A, the Long Beach Press Telegram summarizes U S Navy Korea War losses, listing 2070 total casualties with 395 deaths, 1567 wounded, 74 missing, and 4 captured but repatriated. It notes most sailors faced land forces, not a traditional navy battle. Other Qs cover water shortages and Lincoln as a wrestler.
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U. S. Navy
J. Mla
Fragmentary newspaper staff line up and addresses
Fragmented OCR shows names and roles such as General Manager and Executive Editor, plus advertising representatives and office locations. The text lists individuals and buildings but lacks a coherent article or event details to summarize.
Geneva talks aim to avert a third world war
In Geneva top East and West leaders privately discuss Indochina Korea and broader tensions to gauge if a new global conflict can be prevented. Officials stress honesty and prudence over public posturing as Montgomery warns miscalculation could trigger a major war.
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Geneva
America
Fin End
Porde Eithar
United States
Korea
Indochina
Britain
France
Anthony Eden
Soviet Russia
Red China
Moscow
Peiping
Soviet Union
Paris
Field Marshal Montgomery
Voters need easier ballots says Press Telegram
Frederick W. Gardiner criticizes low voter turnout in Long Beach urging citizens to vote. He questions ballot wording and election books, warns of wasted influence, and hopes new councilmen bring change to City Hall. He emphasizes civic duty and cites Cicero on oath and faith.
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Press-Telegram
Long Beach
Press- Telegram
Cicero
B. C
Frederick W. Gardiner
American Ave
Portraits by Metcalfe Memo on endless to do list
A memo-like piece by Metcalfe describes an endless cycle of tasks. The speaker struggles daily to complete items, checks them off quickly, then adds more, repeating the cycle from day to day. The reflection questions how it would feel with no important things to do.
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