Long Beach Ships Defense Status Strengthens Naval Program
Editorial notes Long Beachs vital role in national defense with USS Wright base in harbor and eight destroyers to Pacific Fleet. Private shipyards win Navy contracts totaling over 4 million with forecast of 12 million this year while jet aircraft orders worth 87 million go to Long Beach Douglas plant. Area benefits from balanced Navy presence, central West Coast base, and skilled local labor aiding defense and economy.
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Overseas Christmas Mail Deadlines For Soldiers Abroad
Postal officials urge mailing Christmas packages to service members overseas by November 15 to ensure arrival for Christmas. The note highlights the morale impact of timely remembrances and reminds readers to use APO numbers if no local contact exists.
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Armed Forces
Tax packets reveal your income brackets for 1954
Washington reports a new IRS system mailing income tax return packets by income tier. Subsets under 5000 receive red stripe forms, 3000 to 10000 get unwrapped instruction booklets, over 10000 receive yellow strip envelopes. Farmers and businessmen get color coded forms. privacy concerns cited but officials claim envelopes reveal nothing about individual data.
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Internal Revenue
Portraits Skid Row by Metcalfe Explores Urban Despair
In this prose fragment the author describes skid row as a deadly urban sea where derelicts drift without purpose or social direction. The piece laments those who abandon hope and fail to help neighbors, painting a grim portrait of city streets without a captain of the soul.
Senator Soaper Reads Westerns as President Favorite
Bill Vaughan notes the President’s fondness for Western stories while contrasting memory with public recollection. He jokes about people misremembering past statements, including claims about Yankees and Dodgers ages and political views.
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Publisher and editors of The Press Telegram lineup
The text lists staff roles and office locations for The Press Telegram, naming publishers Harold Mines hines and Samuel C Canbron Genl Manager, editor Malcolm Eplay, and executive editor Washington News aurea. Offices are cited in Detroit, Minneapolis, St Paul, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York, with current copies kept at these bureaux and Watitan Group.
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Reds Playing for Keeps in Italy
Peter Edson reports signs of Communist strength across northern Italy from Rome to Trieste and Venice. L Unita and posters proliferate, while anti Communist countermeasures are sparse. In Trieste USIA notes 75 percent of meetings are Communist. Despite 22 percent current vote and 142 cells, Premier Scelba pushes to remove Commies from government offices.
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Genoa
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European Defense Community
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India's unreal arms truce plan faces UN rejection
Bruce Biossat argues India’s call for a weapon free stalemate is unrealistic. He contends any halt to nuclear arms must include robust verification, warns Russia would widen its lead if production pauses occur, and stresses American deterrence safeguards peace while the West remains ahead in nuclear power.
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Soviet Union
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America
Science Fable on Slanted Highways and Avalanche Stations
Highways are banked to counter centrifugal force when vehicles turn sharp curves at speed. European research stations, especially in Switzerland, study snow behavior across climates and terrains to understand avalanche risks.
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Just Folks by E. A. Guest
The poem recalls a family home kept for laughter and fun despite changing times and a mother’s absence. It centers on memory of shared meals, avoidance of temper, and a vow to keep humor alive whenever relatives gather.
Long Beach Press-Telegram Sports Note Recalled
A late sports edition carried a Hollywood Park race chart with Tom Gwymme comments. Postmaster Goodwin urged mailing Christmas cards to service members overseas. Ten years ago long ago items include a 60s era Long Beach Forum address by Hersert Agar.
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Forecast for Congress election unlikely to be landslide
A veteran observer predicts a tight off year vote with no nationwide wave. He notes the presidential and congressional ballots diverge, says the outcome hinges on local dynamics, and expects a narrow Senate margin and a Republican-Democratic coalition in the House rather than a clear mandate.
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