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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1954
Page
8
The editorial argues that security is never complete and rests on vigilance and belief. It links the Pilgrims musket tradition to modern Plymouth in 1954, noting prosperity and security depend on abstract motives and human resolve, not only comforts. The piece warns against complacency despite abundance.
Former Gov Earl Warren faces Senate hold ups amid partisan friction as Langer articles delay his approval. Similar bickering surrounds John Marshall Harlan son of the New York Court of Appeals for the vacant seat. Presidents and public life deserve prompt, nonpartisan consideration.
Stock car drivers urge highway motorists to wear safety belts, arguing belts save lives on open roads. Cornell scientists counter with other safety measures, but drivers insist belts are crucial when crashes occur.
A dated verse from METCALFE offers anniversary wishes for a married couple. It extols love unity and devotion, asks for blessings on shared life, family growth, and sacrifices, and invokes divine comfort for those “among the ones who are His own.”
The reader’s Q and A column covers how many animals are named in Bible texts, a monument overlook covers three states and two nations, atomic energy comprehension by scientists, street letter box origins in the 1850s, and Luther Burbank’s burial site in Santa Rosa. Details: 201 animal names referenced. Al Cristo Rey statue near El Paso. Thomas E. Murray on atomic energy knowledge. Trollope and Albert Potts street box origins. Burbank buried in Santa Rosa with Cedar of Lebanon.
A Washington analysis notes growing calls in Congress to raise defense spending and expand drafts amid fears of military unpreparedness and a shift toward peaceful coexistence as Soviet and Sino-Communist pressure influences U S policy. It highlights Formosa tensions and the push by Moscow for conferences to ease sanctions.
Washington dispatch notes Paraguay and other Latin American nations proclaiming Thanksgiving on the last Thursday in November. Paraguay’s decree follows a 1952 Asuncion observance, with Brazil and Cuba proposing similar proclamations. The item also mentions drought relief discussions as Sen. Clinton P. Anderson addresses farmers amid rain and a playful dig at Washington weather.
A compact verse by E A Guest urges placing duty before pleasure. It repeats the rule that work must come first and only then can restful fun follow, arguing that tasks completed bring lasting satisfaction and lighter, sweeter leisure later.
Ten years ago Long Beach City Planning Commission approved Municipal Airport expansion. Chaplain L Elliot Grafman promoted to Army captain at San Antonio Air Base. Apartment House Association protested proposed surcharges on gas rate. Fleet chaplains to occupy 10 local pulpits. Two armed youths held up a milkman, 25 cents taken. Capt Sim Lawson of Stanford dazzled spectators. Long Beach population reported at 150000 by Water Department.
A reader letters page presents Assemblyman Herbert R. Klocksiem urging citizen input on state fiscal policy including use of tideland funds for beaches and recreation. He lists tax questions on cigarettes, sales, liquor, gasoline, income, and auto liability insurance, urging broad public response. George Livesey adds traffic plan notes for City Hall area.
Eugene Creed argues on the editorial page that McCarthyism is an ancient fraud that misuses alleged evidence to smear Army generals cabinet secretaries and other reputable citizens He likens the tactic to ancient Rome and political plotting at the throne and notes a box of purported evidence as central to the tactic.
The proposal envisions streamlining the City Hall area with demolition at a block bounded by Ard Street and Pacific Avenue. A purchase of a parcel could allow removing a long narrow triangle to create a new roadway and sidewalk, with emphasis on the northeast corner of Lin.
A letter from Bob Kleenenn Vooa urges immediate action to restore a Long Beach to Hollywood route via auto and buses. He argues the plan would boost tourism to Miss Universe, All Western Band Review, and other attractions, benefiting restaurants and merchants while urging civic leaders to pursue new franchises.
A letter from Richard G. Johnson of 312 Santa Ana Ave. urges California to grant a state bonus to Korean War veterans, noting several states have already done so for Korean veterans and arguing moral obligation to veterans and then-political neutrality.
The text lists personnel and office details for the Press-Telegram and its Washington bureau. It names Heriyan H Ridder, Harald M Hines, Samial C Campion, H F Burmester, and mentions national advertising representatives and office addresses in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis Los Angeles San Francisco and San Pedro.
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