Mo visit highlights port area traffic needs and big projects
Editorial notes that the USS Missouri port call exposed severe harbor access jams, prompting Long Beach harbor area road plans. City Harbor Commission advances include the Long Beach Freeway link, Anaheim Street bridge, Ninth Street bridge, Ocean Boulevard bridge, southerly freeway extension, and DeForest Avenue expressway, with completion targets from 1956 to 1958.
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Lone Beach Harbor
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Dess D. Gilkerson
C&hifornia Highways and Public Works
Journal of the State Division of Highways
Long Beach
Anaheim St
Ninth St
Ocean Blvd
DeFores
Los Angeles
Missouri
Little Children Lead Way to End Segregation in Schools
Editorial argues the Supreme Court plan to end scholastic segregation should proceed gradually. It suggests starting at the lower grades where prejudice forms slowly and children’s equal, friendly behavior can overcome racist habits.
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Supreme Court
Eisenhower film rewrites campaign pitch aims to sway voters
Washington reports the National Citizens for Eisenhower Congressional Committee revised its documentary to open with Eisenhower declaring this an election year and urging support for Republican senators and congressmen who will advance his program. The film echoes continuity themes once used by Roosevelt, linking it to midstream horse trading remarks.
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David Schine
Offien
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Dirk
Tnterior
Oregon
Varty Harmony
Weyne Moree
Oregon Independent
Abydos cemetery longest used 3000 years claim
The Abydos cemetery in Egypt reportedly has 3000 years of continuous use per Britannica. The text also notes the Island of Completely Victorious Joyfulness monastery in Tibet housing over 3090 monks and references Greek temple themes and the Red Rocks Park amphitheater near Denver with a 10000 seating capacity.
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Egypt
Tibet
Red Rocks
Denver
Belief and Unbelief Echoed in Emerson Quotation
A reflective note contrasts belief with unbelief, citing a Bible verse about faith and the promise of greater works. It pairs scripture with Emerson’s idea that belief is accepting the soul’s affirmations, while unbelief denies them.
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Emerson
Peace Prosperity line risks complacent indifference
Marquis Childs argues that amid Indo China, Europe, and EDC debates the West must avoid defeatist complacency. He notes Soviet rapid military buildup and jet engine advances while NATO views edge in security. warns that deterring communism requires strength despite efforts to cut arms costs.
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Norway
Denmark
America
Woboedy
Voter apathy contrasts with high turnout in Europe
The census bureau notes 100 million Americans will be of voting age in November and urges no voting guidance. In 1952 Eisenhower’s election drew 61 million votes, while turnout in Europe routinely reaches 90 to 95 percent. Madison County Arkansas shows a misused turnout where backers urged votes for Orval Faubus and results outpaced registration lists.
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Madison County
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Orval
Oval
Science Briefs and Natural World Notes
A FY listening attachment lets video sets play without disturbing others in the room as sound reaches a earplug like device worn by the user. In room sharing, others hear the program at normal volume. The brains of six to seven foot porpoises are larger than humans and highly convoluted. Paricutin volcano in Mexico has expelled about 2.23 billion tons of ash lava and hot rocks in a decade.
JUST FOLKS by E. A. Guest in a Drug Store
A humorous verse depicts a shopper in a drugstore refusing a long list of items and insisting only on a prescription fill. The scene ends with the druggist fainting at the shock of the unusual request.
Long Beach Whispers Through Time in Remnant Snippets
A collage of past events from Long Beach era memories includes a Women's Traffic Club meeting at a Hilton, a Winter Bowling League kickoff with sixteen teams, radio lifeboat rescue progress, Walker's fashion displays, Sinclair Lewis at the Egyptian Theater, and wartime naval welcome plans for Curtis D Wilbur. The Caledonian Club card party, fashion hats for fall, and Moscow perfume Svetlana’s breath appear as sketched vignettes from decades ago.
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Woman's Traffic Club
Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
Hilton Hote
Sinclair Lewis
Babbitt
Curtis D. Wilbur
Secretary of the Navy
Caledonian Club
Public Forum Letters Must Include Signatures and Addresses
Community note states that letters to the paper should not exceed 250 words and must carry bona fide signatures and full addresses. The policy allows editing for taste or space while preserving reader input and accountability.
Pay Rise Urged to Prevent Postal Worker Exodus
Allen J. Holland and John F. Carney argue low postal pay drives top workers away, hurts efficiency, and harms national service. They note government wages lag private sector, and call for urgent increases to maintain capable staff and uphold public services.
Push-Button Plan for Safer Emergency Routes
A reader praises Lenin and proposes an automatic emergency corridor system. Traffic lights on routes used by police cars and ambulances switch to red until the vehicle passes, then revert to normal. The plan could be activated by buttons or wireless tech across intersections.
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Lenin
Landsung
Curnergrove Dr
Uncle Sam Owes Workers More Pay
A letter responding to L. E. Gray argues government employees deserve higher pay and criticizes the idea of categorizing civil service workers. The writer dismisses broad generalizations and asserts shared concern among federal employees.
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L. E. Gray
Portraits by Metcalfe A Nostalgic Song Series
The passage reflects on Portraits by Metcalfe, praising old long tones and melodies that endure. It suggests aging enhances songs, tying sentiment to memory and happiness as time meets the dawn.
Questions and Answers Texas Rail Mileage and Historical Facts
A collage of trivia and historical notes covering Texas rail mileage ranking first in fuel efficiency, British views on the Suez Canal, Ferdinand de Lesseps, marsupial facts about opossums and kangaroos, the Kieffer pear origin near Philadelphia, Scottish plant introductions in America, and Formosa island area.
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Ferdinand de Lesseps
Fenech
Egypt
Concessior
Lord Palmerston
Prime Minster
England
Cans Company
S&s
Kieffer
Peter Kieffer
Philadelphia
Publication and staff listing for The Press-Telegram
Current files of The Press Telegram are maintained at offices including Wrigley and Wilshire. Advertisers are served by Ridderdohns Inc with Metropolitan Group Inc as national representation, and editors include Malcolm Epley and Harold M. Hines in their respective roles.
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