Editorial says rulers and the ruled in Soviet life
The piece attacks communist ideology by contrasting theory with Soviet reality. It cites Timothy Sosnovy and Ford Foundation funds to claim housing shortages and elite privilege in the Soviet system, arguing dictatorship by a ruling class contradicts egalitarian ideals and mocks one way travel offers to Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Russia
Timothy Sosnovy
Ford Foundation Research Funds
Sosnovy
Central Committee
Communist Party
Miss Universe Pageant Here to Stay in Long Beach
Long Beach promotional efforts keep the Miss Universe Pageant as a permanent, expanded event in 1955. Catalina Swimsuit Co. reversed a co sponsorship decision, affirming the pageant as a top international attraction that boosts city publicity and cross cultural ties. Wow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Catalina Swimsuit Co
America
Windfall letter to Housing Authority cited in satire
A Lewiston rural route letter to the Housing Authority jokes about a $2500 windfall for a $19000 house, with a postscript seeking the money. The piece sits among notes on Arthur Larson’s labor talks, cancer risk for politicians, Eisenhower campaign strategy, and a USIA film showing in Italy ending with a car crash into a heavy screen box.
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Arthur Larson
Pulaski, Vr
GOP
Congress
Washington
Mure Phy Committee
U. S. Information Agency
Eisenhower
United States
USIA
Monteggia
Genoa
Italy
UN General Assembly
Sabbath Reflections On Prayer And Rest
A quoted religious reflection contrasts a world without Sabbath with absence of joy like a summer without flowers. It notes gathering by a riverside for prayer and commentary on the joy and rhythm the Sabbath brings to weekly life.
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Beecher
McCarthyism lingers as political stock falls
Marquis Childs notes McCarthy’s political influence waning while the damage from McCarthyism to America and its overseas image persists. The piece observes foreign service strain, diplomats maintaining a steady line in North Africa and Europe, and the Senate moves to discipline McCarthy. It concludes that while loud clamor subsides, harm remains.
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Washington
Sen
Joe McCarthy
America
McCarthy
Hay
State Department
Foreign Service
Ioose
Europe
North
Africa
North Africa
French
Morocco
W. Scott McLeod
McLeo
Vienna
Oskar Helmer
Ineerior
Austria
Helyper
McLeod
Chilef
Hebier
Atlantic
Senate
A New Kind of Freedom in Social Security Law
The 1954 Social Security amendments broaden old age coverage to about 10 million more people and raise benefits. They also introduce voluntary coverage for self employed ministers and Christian Science practitioners, with a two year deadline to decide, signaling a potential expansion of voluntarism to other professional groups.
Portraits by Metcalfe Pay Up Your Debts
Poem urging thrift and integrity. It stresses fair value for all and the duty to settle debts in money or goods. Readers are warned not to let credit rust and to remain faithful to promises, even if others fail to honor theirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russell Fisher
University of Southern California
Fisher
Huadagie
Under new management for me to be
A speaker reflects on self management and the need for change. The verse admits personal faults and delay in choosing what benefits others over self, concluding that new management might help improve self-control and direction.
Long Beach Memory Snippets Span Decades
A ten year old Long Beach note recalls housewives urged to save kitchen fats and certificates awarded to groups and individuals for a year of service at the Municipal Servicemen's Club. Twenty years back a lifeguard radio system saved a drowning victim, while a Long Beach judge warned tougher penalties for traffic cases. Thirty years earlier Dr George P Taubman’s Kalihi visit sparked leper detention talk. The California Almond Confection Co shipped confections worldwide. The new Brazilian president enjoys mounted animal trophies, a note on political decorum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Municipal Servicemen’s Club
George P. Taubman
Kalihi
Leper
California Ammond Confection Co
Public Letters On Eisenhower and Dividend Tax Relief
The letter to the Press Telegram critiques Eisenhower's presidency as lacking civil courage and political deftness, contrasting military fame with political ineptitude and urging accountability beyond wartime laurels. It also argues for continued tax relief on dividend income, urging readers to push for further reforms and warn against opponents who seek to reverse gains. Edward H. Kay and Arthur Fe. Macartney sign with addresses, urging civic engagement and tax fairness amid partisan politics.
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Felegram
Eisenhower
Europe
Sherman
Grant
Pershing
Coolidge
Harding
Hoover
Wnhower
United States
Edward H. Kay
Arthur FE. Macartney
Granada Ave
Don’t Throw It Stow It Campaign Letter
A citizen urges residents to collect litter to protect the landscape and save tax money. Dorothy Empes of 5952 Appian Way shares a one woman campaign against refuse, noting $30 million wasted yearly and urging boxed disposal to keep theaters and streets clean.
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Dorothy Empes
Appian Way
GOP Tax Revision Measure Praised
The Republican sponsored tax revision bill has become law and tax relief is a reality. It promises benefits for 43 million hard pressed federal income taxpayers. Investors focus on the section providing for remedial provisions and potential impact.
Achilles Heel of U N Policy, Critics Say
J Leslie of Temple Ave denounces the United Nations as a drain on American resources. He argues the U N costs, a seven year pension for Trygve Lie, and global meddling waste tax dollars while domestic needs, especially education, are starved.
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U.N
United Nations
Trygvie Lie
U. N. Hopper
U. N
Hent
J. Leslie
Temple Ave
Press Telegram Hermpe Hi Aide Front Office Names
A noisy fragment lists staff and advertising contacts for The Press Telegram or Hermpe Hi Aide. Names include Publisher Samuel C. Cameron and Editor Malcolm Exley with executive editor noted. Advertising offices appear in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis and Los Angeles with address fragments.
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Harold M. Fines
Anatta
Samuel C. Cameron
National Advertising Representatives
Ridder-dohing, Inc
New York
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Peter Edson
Norman P. Mason
Federal Housing Administration
the Housing Authority
Washington, D. C
Lewisiana
Mason
Innes J. Murphy
National Citizens For Eisenhower
Deetroit
Eds
Marquis Childs
Christian Science Monitor
Metcalfe
E. A. Guest
Long Beech
Brazil
Press-Telegram
H. F. Burmester
Malcolm Exley
Washington News
George Clark
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