Editorial: The Latest Tidelands Suit
The Attorney General files a new suit on tidelands rights against Long Beach after the Mallon decision. It argues that tideland funds may only be spent on commerce navigation and fisheries, while 1925 and 1935 acts allowed parks highways and welfare projects for seagoing personnel. The suit seeks court clarification and reimbursement limits as justices’ opinions diverged in Mallon.
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Attorney General's Office
Long Beach
Tidelands
Mallon Supreme Court
Long Beach Tidelands
Atty
Edmund G. Brown
Mallon
Armed Services Ymca
Supreme Court
USWY Visitors Honor Spanish War Veterans Convention
Long Beach hosts the United Spanish War Veterans as survivors of the war of 1898 recall Teddy Roosevelt Dewey Sigsbee and other leaders. The gathering stirs memories of Manila Bay Santiago and the Oregon race, with songs of the era and enduring patriotism among veterans and affiliates.
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Long Beach
Cuba
Philippines
Guam
Puerto Rico
Iwe
Maine
Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
George Dewey
Charles D. Sigsbee
Hobson
Merrimac
Santiago Harbor
Leonard Wood
Joe” Wheeler
William R. Shafter
H. W. Lawton
Nelson A. Miles
Dewey
Manila Bay
San
Tiago
Oregon
San Juan Hill
el Caney
Old Town
Dolly
Gray
Mother
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
McKinley
United
Questionable Propaganda by Churchman Revealed
Washington report notes a congressional move to stage a Supreme Court audience for a Senate subcommittee hearing on propaganda and anti Communist actions. Eleven witnesses sat on the bench as critics targeted Congress and the Justice Department, with Dr Eugene Carson Blake defending American allegiance and sparking debate over religious and political rights.
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Washington
Congressional
Supreme Court of the United States
Democratic Party
Senate
Supreme Court
Congress
Department of Justice
Taun
Churches of America
Eugene Carson Blake
National Council of the Churches of Christ
United States
Blake
House Committee On UN
Debate Over Subversion and Vatican Ties Emphasized
In a discussion about civil liberties and government power Dr. Blake argued that citizens face punishment for views while Congress uses anti subversive statutes to label the Communist movement as a foreign linked crime. He questioned diplomatic ties with the Vatican and warned about executive overreach in listing organizations.
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House
Blake
House Committee On UN
Executive Branch
Congress
United States
Vatican
Supreme Court
Truman
Roosevelt
Lippmann Critiques State Dept Premature Germany Policy Boast
Walter Lippmann argues the State Department exaggerated Soviet abandonment of German policy. He notes no real shift by the USSR and that Bonn and Moscow maintain separate diplomatic relations. He warns that a true settlement will depend on rising German national feeling and potential NATO-linked bargaining over Soviet troops.
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Dulles
State Department
Soviet Union
Ufpmann
Adenauer
Moscow
East Germany
Eost
Grotewohl
Pankow
Potsdam Provisional Frontier
Born
Germany
Bonn
NATO
Classless society claim explodes in Soviet reality
Bruce Biossat notes irony in Russia where the promised classless society yields a rigid elite hierarchy. He describes top government, party leaders, and privileged groups, with lower tiers of clerks and workers facing widening gaps. He contrasts rigid Soviet stratification with the relative social mobility of the United States, where movement between rungs is more fluid.
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Russia
Reds
Bur
Seth
America
Communist
Earth
United States
Soviet Union
Just Folks by E A Guest Promotes Constitution Values
A poem extols the Constitution’s guarantees of freedom from tyranny the right to work and choose one’s path home life church and school under protective care with equal standing for rich and poor. It urges youth achievement and universal justice and comforts readers with its emphasis on freedom.
Long Beach church leads 1925 meeting and 1935 price news
Frank F. Merriam chaired the 1925 initial meeting of the Men's Brotherhood at First Presbyterian Church. A 1935 note reports bread prices rising two cents per loaf. The Rev Leo C. Kline becomes president of the Ministerial Union, succeeding Rev Allis L. Webb who departs for Sacramento. Fred L. Good is appointed patrolman by Captain Otto L. Faulkner.
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Frank F. Merriam
New Men's Brotherhood of
First Presbyterian Church
Leo C. Kline
Ministerial Union
Allis L. Webb
Sacramento
Public Forum Letters Policy for Submissions
Public forum policy requires letters to be within 250 words and include bonafide signatures and addresses. Submissions may be edited for taste or space to maintain readability and consistency.
readers urge sweeping smog cure by banning gasoline vehicles
Co H Hollinger of 529 Golden Ave argues in a letter to the editor that a statewide law banning all gasoline trucks and cars on public highways except military vehicles could reduce traffic speeds and accidents. He also proposes daytime oil refinery shutdowns and shorter night operations to cut profits and tax income, claiming health benefits for the state.
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Hollinger
Golden Ave
Treatment of Ex-prisoners Hit
A letter to the PRESS-TELEGRAM deplores the mistreatment of soldiers captured by Reds. The writer contends ex-prisoners face brainwashing, court martial, and harassment rather than aid to resume normal life. Alger Hiss serves five years, then faces pension debates.
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Alger Hiss
Musical agin ers and the talk versus listen debate
In Lincoln Park they talk when they should listen while in Paris they listen to music when they should talk. At a French picture exhibition Erik Satie and Darius Milhaud supervised a musique d ameublement and urged attendees to ignore the music and talk. The agin ers ignored the instruction and listened with rapt attention, much to Satie's annoyance. Oscar hints there may be hope, the penultimate comes from the greatest agin er of them all.
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Lincoln Park
Paris
Satie
Oscar
Dreamed of You by Metcalfe
A lyric poem about dreaming of a loved one and a future together. The speaker envisions a happy home with trees flowers a cradle a baby and a shared kiss. The tone expresses longing and a hopeful wish for the dream to become real.
Nightdriving Complaint Sparks Public Forum Challenge
Wilde touts Wagner's volume as he claims loud music drowns out conversation. A reader from 716 E Third St. challenges motorcyclists and loud car enthusiasts to write to the Public Forum about night noise disturbing residents including infants and workers. No reply is expected.
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Wilde
Richard Wagner
Pitass
Passenger Death Rates Compared Across Transport Modes
A 1954 comparison shows 2.6 deaths per 100 million passenger miles in automobiles and taxis, 0.08 in railroad trains, and 0.09 in scheduled air transport planes. Actual deaths: 22,500 autos, 23 trains, 16 planes.
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Fress Telesram Frernaiey H Ridder Publisher Info
The text lists staff roles for The Press Telegram including Publisher Hines Aset, General Manager G F Burmester, Executive Editor, and Washington Bureau at 208 Albee Building. It notes advertising reps and office connections in New York Chicago San Francisco and other cities.
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Fashay Tower
Paul
Eant 4Th St
Angeles
Wilshire Blvd
San Francisco
Sutter St
Press-Telegram
Conile Advertising Representatives Metropolitan Group, Inc
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