New Union Investment Policies Augment Industrial Amity
Editorial argues unions move toward owning shares and bonds in industry to fund growth and create jobs while avoiding direct control of management. It cites payroll deductions, welfare and pension funds, and investment companies as vehicles, noting rising sums and a three billion dollar market.
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The
Trade Union
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co
American Federation of Labor
Fred Jackson
Harbor Carriers Association
New York
International Longshoremen’s Association
Mutual
Morals and Local Responsibility in Curbing Crime
The American Bar Association's Commission on Organized Crime urges states to supervise officials, but warns state power risks autonomy and distance from citizens. It questions reliance on state or federal action and highlights the need for local bars to oust crooked lawyers and for locals to clean up their own communities.
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American Bay Association
Commission On Organized Crime
Bar Association
ABA Commission
Senate Crime Commission
ABA
Trumanism and influence peddling haunt the 1952 race
Washington notes warn that postwar influence peddling and favoritism in government will dominate the 1952 campaign. Critics brand Trumanism as indifference to venality, linking it to scandals from tax collectors to the White House. The piece cites ongoing inquiries, including Rep. Clarence King’s probe into collectors, and contrasts past Harding scandals with current disclosures.
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Pell
Washington
Truman
Clarence King
California
Advange
American Lithlefold Corporation
St Louis
James P. Finnegan
REC
Finnegan
White House
Soaper Says Glimpses From a Quiet Frontier
Column by H. V. Wade surveys quirky Texas life and old frontier mood. It notes tenements near army posts with five families in a seven room house called Kill Kare Kottage, farming methods using sheep instead of a mower, a New England insurer resuming Texas writing, and a pilot describing a jet at 600 mph with an unbuckled motor.
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Kare Kottage
New England Insurance Company
Texas
Earth as a nurturing land in Psalm reflection
A devotional meditation cites Psalm 125 16 on the Lord owning heaven while giving earth to humankind. It portrays the earth as a motherly, supportive force that welcomes birth and sustains life, never an enemy to mapping or discovery.
Lawrence Sees Easy GOP Win in 1952
Washington dispatch analyzes 1952 race prospects. Eisenhower and Taft are the main Republican contenders with Taft leading in many party structures while Eisenhower’s appeal could grow if he delays active campaigning. Truman’s position remains unclear and the writer predicts a Republican win over Truman, based on long-range party strength rather than campaign stumping.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senator Taft
Taits
General Eisenhower
Taft
Europe
Ohio
Tait
Wilkie
U. S
Missouri
John Quincey Adams
Massachusetts
Virginia
Congress
Fred Vinson
Truman
French Courage Is Asset of the Free World Says Alsop
In a wartime memoir style, Alsop argues French courage remains a vital asset to the free world. He notes tension between ranks in the French Army, recalls Maquis days, and highlights comradely spirit and initiative among French soldiers and civilians who fought to liberate France.
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Free World
Alsop
Germany
France
LeClerc
David
New York Herald ‘Trihuse, Inc
Just Folks by E. A. Guest Family Growth
The poem reflects on rapid family growth as nieces and nephews prove the circle widens each year. Aged relatives observe babies becoming mothers, turning relatives into great uncles. Christmas moments reveal larger gatherings and evolving family connections from one bloodline.
Long Beach development notes across eras
Ten years ago the federal government designates ninety acres north of State Street for 800 defense homes. The Sciots- Polack Bros. Circus opens Sept 25 at Municipal Auditorium. Condemnation begins for Naval Hospital site at Seventh Street and Bellflower Boulevard. Twenty years ago plans for a municipal receiving hospital for emergencies are set for a city conference. Shipping activity at Long Beach harbor is at a peak weekend. Thirty years ago the St. Regis apartment project receives a permit at Second Place and Ocean Boulevard. The Salvation Army home at 27 Locust Avenue progresses after concrete foundations.
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State St
Santa Fe Ave
Sciots- Polack Bros
Municipal Auditorium
Naval Hospital
Seventh St
Bellflower Blvd
AGO
Long Beach Harbor
St. Regis
Second Pl
Ocean Blvd
Salvation Army
Locust Ave
Readers' Opinions on FORUM Current Affairs
Readers urge Long Beach City College to enroll at least 20 students for a world government course, warning it will be dropped next Wednesday without support. They argue for fact over propaganda and emphasize studying communism to defend democracy.
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Press-Telegram
Long Beach City College
Long Beach
P. E. Baux
Granada Ave
Farm labor import debate in San Diego county crops
An analysis argues for expanding Mexican guest worker entries to meet demand in San Diego County farms. It notes tomatoes valued at 6.8 million dollars and celery planting underway, with extensive field work requiring steady labor. The piece questions why a few thousand workers are allowed while needs exceed supply.
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California
San Diego County
Mexico
San Diego
Young Executive Portraits by Metcalfe
A fragmentary poem on young executives. It argues a youthful leader holds power and wisdom beyond formal education. It notes exceptions of steady judgment and the pressure on ambitious youths to be seen as sages. The piece weighs dominance, ambition, and opinion rigidity.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Harding
Gates
Sen. Soaper
H. V. Wade
Reenter
Kone
Lawrence
By Stewart Alsop
E. A. Guest
Long Beach Press-Gebaram
Tr Aee
W. F. Prisk
Neva Prisk Paddouk
Dunslin
Eee
Sixth Street
Pine Avenue
Calif
Greamer & Woodward
Ins
Metropolitan Sunday Newspaper, Ince
Audit Bureau of
Ant of March
Long Bean
Beulah Allen
Charlies Ross
H. W. Jackson
SAN Diego Tribune
Metcalfe
George Clark
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