Editorial Red Provocation in Cold War Tone
The editorial warns readers to study the prewar history of conflicts and argues that recent air clashes with Russia echo 1914 to 1945 tensions. It questions severing diplomatic relations as a tactic, urging caution and diplomacy via channels and the United Nations while acknowledging the heavy burden on decision makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Sen. W. F. Knowland
California
Russia
Eisenhower
Kremlin
United Nations
Fire Safety in Modern Homes Warns of Hidden Hazards
Leonard V. Foster of the Long Beach Better Business Bureau warns that daily additions of electric devices raise fire risk in homes especially in older buildings. He urges checking wiring for sufficiency, avoiding pooling circuits, keeping appliances clean, oiling when needed, and servicing at first trouble to enjoy modern appliances with less danger.
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Long Beach
Foster
Paris Feverish EDC Debate Reveals Weak French Unity
Marquis Childs surveys Paris where the European Defense Community battle exposes frail French cohesion and a public largely indifferent amid inflation worries. The French Communist bloc dominates in votes, while Mendes France navigates a perilous balance to keep power and push reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Sten
France
West
EDC
Morbid stimulation of youth through media must be controlled
Walter Lippmann argues media fueled youth crime, citing FBI data and rising violence among under-18s. He urges three action lines: boost parental discipline, empower schools, and curb mass media exposure to violence in comics, films, and TV while balancing free speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FES
FBI
Heres
Tenough
Mexico Leader Praises Franco-American Ties in Speech
President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines of Mexico declares frank friendship with the United States and rejects any interference by international communism in the hemisphere. He predicts bright days for Baja California and outlines improving finances and development while highlighting notable progress and figures in Mexico.
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United States
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Mexico
San Diego
Congress
Mexico City
Baja California
Just Folks by E A Guest
Poem advises forgetting good deeds after helping others, arguing memory fades and revealing them spoils the act. It urges not to seek praise, perform acts quietly, and leave the kindness in the past without clinging to memory.
Long Beach After-School Plan Ahead in City
The Harbor Commission weighed Plier E on Terminal Island in cooperation with the Navy. DART AND RING gates on the Pike were ruled legal by the city prosecutor. Reinbow Pier was deemed safe as heavy seas subsided. A 1923 regulation uniform for girls at Poly High would continue. St Matthew's School planned to open September 8.
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Harbor Commission
Terminal Island
Navy
Reinbow Pier
Poly High
St Matthew's School
Soaper Says: Mob funeral draw 10 in quiet vigil
Sen Soaper jokes on gangster funeral attendance and travels from the Midwest to Los Angeles and Las Vegas. He Listens to inn in L A and Vegas Lines and ponders a Communist party picnic. Cities hope for a major league team as TV fashion shifts to colored garb.
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Los Angeles
Las Vegas
L. A
Vegas
Communist Party
Public Forum Letterlets on Signatures and Taste
A civic notice discusses a public forum and letter writing ethics, urging concise submissions and non endorsement of signatures. It notes edits for decorum and calls for genuine community input while cautioning against excessive credentials.
Lilly agrees with President Eisenhower's 1954 quote
A New Galilee Press Telegram report cites Reverend T GC Murray of the Church of the Master of Life condemning criticism of Eisenhower's remark about governments and the world’s path. The letter mentions Christ's life, a university by the sea, and a new Jerusalem in Long Beach California.
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Lilly
Hisenhower
University By the Sea
New Jerusalem
Long Beach
California
Jim
Rev
Murray
Church of the Master of Life
Earl St
Council Pay Raises Debate Stirred by Resident Letter
A PRESS-TELEGRAM note cites a resident, M. M. Cone of 567 Gaylota Ave, urging city council salary increases. The letter argues council members should be fairly compensated for work and risk, aligning with other workers.
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M. M. Cone
Gaylota Ave
Questions Answers and Facts from a 1940s Interview
A fragmented Q and A covers topics from family size after World War II to telephone directory production, windbreak tree choices, the White House Blue Room, early nuclear power projections for 1980, and Fort Vancouver’s naming. Notable figures include Captain Vancouver and discussions on population growth and directory costs.
Press-Melaram Merman He Alledes Pibrimher Harele M. Hints
The item lists editorial and bureau staff, with names and office locations for national advertising representation. It notes management editors and reporting offices across several cities and the associated advertising agencies handling circulation.
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Merman He Alledes
Pibrimher Harele M. Hints
Paprisner Samuel
Cameron Gonl
Portraits by Metcalfe Time and Risk in a Romantic Promise
A poem warns that love comes with no guarantee as a speaker offers deep affection but with possible departure. It muses on choosing to risk romance despite potential loneliness or lasting fidelity. The verse contrasts certainty with the freedom of possibility.
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Editorial
Marquis Childs
National Assembly
Communist Bloc
Soviet Union
America
Jules Moch
Foreign Relations Committee
BDC
London
Moch
Assembly
Chamber
Mendes- France
Rena Mayor
Herriot
Edo
Brussels
Ats
Novi Ar
Gray
WALTER _LIPPMANN
San Diego Tribune
E. A. Guest
Soaper
Bill Vaughan
Baltimore
Ess-Telegram
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Long Beach Fire Dept
Robert C. Thilman
New Galilee
Laibk Beach
Washington
Manhattan Directory
New York City
Riga
White House
L. M. WL
Fort Vancouver
George Vancouver
Columbia River
Oregon Territory
Press
Melaram
H. F. Burmester
Malcolm Eptey
Washington News Bureau
Iinane
Bob Alber Buiding
National Advertising Representatives
Ridder-Joting, Inc
New York
E.0th
St. Ghitago
Metcalfe
George Clark
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