Editorial: More Than Meets the Eye on Tax Rates
The piece breaks down Long Beach’s total tax rate into six components, showing the city share is only a fraction. It explains bond interest and capital costs drive most increases, with specifics on the Unified School District and Metropolitan Water District. Using a $3,000 home, old tax would be about 192.68 and new tax about 207.31, a rise of 14.63, or roughly 2.40 in city taxes.
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BOLLE
L. E. Unified
Long Beach
Tex
Furrer Receives Navy Distinguished Public Services Citation
Clinton T. Furrer of Long Beach is awarded the Navy Distinguished Public Services citation by Secretary of the Navy Charles S. Thomas. He has chaired the Chamber of Commerce armed services committee since 1948 and is a longtime member of the Long Beach Council of the Navy League, recognized for fostering Navy relations and services.
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Clinton T. Furrer
Long Beach
United States Armed Forces
Secretary of the
Navy
Charles S. Thomas
Furrer
Navy Personnnel
Chamber of Commerce Armed Services Committee
Navy League
Naval Service
Jury Charges Perjury in WWII Case Against Icardi
Federal grand jury accuses Aldo Icardi of perjury about the 1944 OSS operation in Italy. The case centers on Maj William Holahan and Lt Icardi after a long history of attempted extradition and a murder conviction in absentia. Each of eight counts carries up to five years, with the possibility of jail if found guilty.
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Washington
Aldo Icardi
Italy
Allareiny
Travoli
Halahan
Defense Department
Maj
Holeman
New York
New
Icaréi
Letter Prompt Sparks Quiet Reflection Amid Turbulent History
A reflective piece urges writing to comfort others, linking small acts of kindness to personal relief. The narrative shifts to a 1950s murder case in Lake Orta, detailing Holohan’s body with two bullet holes, suspects Teardi and La Dolce, their fates in Italy and the U S, and a 1953 House subcommittee probe. A federal grand jury later indicted Icardi, while La Dolce remained unindicted.
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la Dolce
la Tielee
Lake Orta
Holohan
Teardi
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Italy
Tolohan
Lo Delce
House Agited Services
Leardi
Lo Delue
Ticardi
Subcommittee
Inter
Icardi
la Doice
Defense Department
Icarci
Lo Doleo
Peison
Teardh
London Lunch Flight Headlines Curious Air Ambition
A quirky report notes two British airmen journeying from London to New York for lunch and returning in time for dinner, illustrating confidence in British aircraft. The piece also blends sports photo captions of tennis players and football hopefuls, conveying a shift toward a tougher, scholarship-seeking attitude.
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London
New York
Rumuera
Lipmann on Geneva and the Cold War stance
Walter Lipmann argues Geneva reflected shifts in Soviet relations with the Atlantic world, warning against overoptimistic hopes of German reunification and a Soviet withdrawal. He urges clear, concrete diplomacy, explains the no force doctrine, and calls for admitting reality over moralistic rhetoric while stressing peace requires hard bargaining and time.
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Bay Association
Philadelphia
Geneva
Germany
Europe
Eippmann
Soviet Union
Dente
Dulles
Organization of International Peace
League of Nations
United Nations
Kir. Dulles
Thomas Jefferson
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Nixon
Is the kitchen the most dangerous part of a home
The piece notes that in home accidents surveys falls are the leading cause across ages, with many occurring in bedrooms and stairs. A 1954 Michigan study reports 40 percent of fatalities from falls, 12 percent from knives and glass, and burns from fire and hot substances making up the rest.
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Michigan
JUST FOLKS: A plea to save sight for children's learning
A short verse by E. A. GUEST urges awareness of vision health in children. It stresses that early detection of visual problems is crucial to prevent schooling delays and advocates community effort and timely care to protect young eyes.
Long Beach police parade memories and WWII era figures
Ten years ago in Long Beach the mounted police joined a victory parade in Santa Barbara. Cpl. Ruby Newell was chosen as Miss ETO among WAC contestants. Twenty years ago evacution of squatters from wrecked boats at Terminal Island began. Thirty years ago Dawns proposed dog friendly fountain stumps. Nearby property owners urged abolition of The Apple House as a nuisance near 4th St and Walnut Ave.
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Long Beach
Terminal Island
Dawns
4Th St
Walnut Ave
Government security vs. jobs over pressure risk
A 1953 discussion argues the nation must prioritize national security over protecting a government employee with possible ties to enemies. It cites Defense regulations, FBI practices, and executive orders requiring broad inquiries into associations, conduct, and potential coercion to determine if retention serves national security.
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Pers
Senate Civil Service Subcommittee
Secretary of Defense
Armed Services
Ata
United States
Executive Departments
FBI
Supreme Court of the
Press Telegram Office and Advertising Contacts
The Press Telegram staff and offices list editors publishers and national advertising representatives. It names Harald M Hines publisher Samuel G Cameron assistant publisher Malcolm Epley editor H F Suemester general manager and others with offices in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Merman H. Ridde
Harald M. Hines
Samuel G. Cameron
H. F. Suemester
Malcolm Epley
National Advertising
Fidider-dohna, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Minneapolis St. Paul
Los Angeles
Wrigley Ride Penobscot
Foshay Tower
East 4Th St
Wilshire Blue
Sutter St
Press-Telegram
Con Advertising
Metropolitan Group, Inc
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