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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1953
Page
8
A Christian Contsy magazine college student contends war spurs designers chemists and thinkers and that advances emerge under conflict. Pro and con note wartime incentives, dangers, and the question whether peacetime effort can equal wartime mental and physical drive for progress.
The contract to widen Carson Street from Lakewood to the San Gabriel River and build a four lane divided highway at Lakewood Boulevard will improve a region long deemed a top traffic hazard. County road commissioner Sam R B Kennedy notes 1952 saw 55 crashes at the Lakewood Carson intersection. The plan includes reworking signals and adding left turn lanes, backed by Long Beach Chamber of Commerce and city officials since 1931.
In a continuing fisheries dispute off the South Korean coast, tensions parallel deeper frictions rooted in four decades of occupation. The divide spans property claims and reparations while high-level talks falter after initial gestures. Syngman Rhee and Japanese officials previously met in Tokyo, but reconciliation remains elusive.
The text notes Korea asserting a 60 mile territorial waters claim while Japan and international practice dispute the limit. It cites ongoing incidents as Korean gunboats seize and imprison crews, with a softening stance after Nixon's Seoul visit and possible Japanese concessions to recognize the offshore limit, though Rhee remains reluctant to relent.
A reflective piece recalling a boyhood in the narrator's family. The speaker attributes early cleverness and mischief to childhood learning from parents while describing a velvet suit memory and a proud moment when a five year old Terry reads aloud the story book to the narrator.
A ten year look at a vote on oil drilling north of Alamitos Bay in a restricted zone. Ten year recollections note Shrine Club Marine demonstrations and Rose Parade riders. Navy aviation base plans on Terminal Island receive harbor approval. Thirty year forecast praises Alamitos Avenue as a major city thoroughfare. Lake Elsinore homebuilding surges seen by Long Beach residents.
A fragment notes pantomime as a silent sketch where actors convey meaning through shadows and movement. It praises the art for provoking joy and imagination while lamenting missed spoken words and the wish to trade busy language for this nonverbal form.
Washington editorials argue the Harry White case is part of a larger pattern of Soviet espionage in U S government. The piece condemns partisan attacks on the FBI and calls for full disclosure of reports from 1943 onward, citing Elizabeth Bentley and Wilkin Remington to illustrate ongoing failures to remove traitors. It emphasizes that loyalty alone does not shield officials from harm if they covertly aid enemies.
A Reader’s Q and A digest covers bullfighting bulls bred for combat and their feeding, church membership definitions by denomination, nutrition of higher vs lower grades of beef, Beethoven’s height, and snow cover on the earth. Includes post and contact for more questions.
The document lists staff roles including Herman H. Rider as press editor, Harold M. Hines as Punisher, Samuel C. Cameron as Publisher Assistant, H. F. Surmester as Manager, Malcolm Enley as Executive Editor, Ridder Johns Une as National Representative, and Metropolitam Group Inc as Comic Advertising Representatives.
A notice outlines policy for public forum letters stating they must not exceed 256 words and require genuine signatures and addresses. Editors may edit letters for taste or to avoid snare, ensuring submissions meet authenticity and formatting standards.
Letters decry rising bus fares in Long Beach while service remains below legal standards. A witness recounts a bus incident injuring a man attempting to board, and riders report transfers where buses leave passengers stranded. Local voices urge tenure limits for leaders and oppose entrenched officials.
A Telegram proposes amendments to the city charter, focusing on elective officials and commissions. The key idea is to cap terms at two for any elected official or commissioner, totaling up to six years, framed as a business-friendly reform with emphasis on governance and accountability.
The Disabled American Veterans Incorporated Long Beach unit thanks local business firms and citizens for their support of the Forget-Me-Not Annual Flower Sale. Proceeds aid free veteran consultations and services in the community. Commander TRAY, Chapter 17, E.7 England.
Marquis Childs argues urgent need to mend Arab-Israel rift. He cites Johnston mission, Jordan water development, and TVA-like projects to aid Arab states, Israel, and refugees. Warns that failure risks broader conflict and calls for cooperative steps and reform in Middle East policy.
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