Long Beach Seeks River Freeway Priority Amid Growth Plans
City officials report the Los Angeles River Freeway project is funded for right of way purchases in 1949 50 with Long Beach already owning over 75 percent of the route inside city limits costing more than 500 000. Harbor and Navy support backs construction near Harbor terminus linking Long Beach and Los Angeles corridors.
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Long Beach
State Highway Commission
Harrison R. Baker
Los Angeles River
Metropolitan Rapid Transit
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles Chamber
Los Angeles
Willow St
Long Beach Blvd
Harbor Department
Anaheim St
Harbor District
United States Navy
Terminal Island
San Pedro
Log? Angeles
Commission
Hollywood
United Nations Might Mediate Berlin Blockade Impasse
A United Nations mediated settlement could ease Berlin tensions by suspending the blockade temporarily to allow negotiations. The piece argues for a status quo and broader German future talks, noting Western and Soviet positions and the risk of renewed conflict.
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United Nations
Russia
Ite
State Department
United States
Germany
U. N
Oklahoma Political Race Forecast Amid Third-Party Absence
Marquis Childs analyzes Oklahoma's tight political contest between Republicans and Democrats with Truman Barkley benefiting from high turnout. Dixiecrats and Wallace party absent, Kerr and Rizley emerge as key figures in the Senate race with oil money and past office holdings shaping influence as Dewey plans late October visits.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Truman-Barkley
Truman
Wallace
Texas
Arkansas
Deep South
Gomer Smith
Robert S. Kerr
Smith
Ross Rizley
Ed Moore
Tulsa
America First
Dewey
Sen. Moore
Kerr
Schuman frames western unity on Berlin crisis plea
In Paris Schuman affirms French British American solidarity before the United Nations and warns Russia against coercion. He notes Western powers exhausted direct talks with Moscow, while Britain stresses Red tactics and France faces military weakness and a policy to avoid war. Western defense ministers discuss coordinated mobilization should Berlin tension escalate and a split in the UN over Berlin remains possible depending on actions.
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Orca
Berlin
France
Schuman
General Assembly of the
United Nations
Paris
Moscow
Russia
Bevin
Warstricken
Germany
London Times
Soviet Union
London Daily Telegraph
Western
Europe
Britain
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
U. N
Editors Roundtable Debates Korea Stay Posture in Face of Soviet Move
Editors from St Louis to Decatur argue America must remain in Korea until a UN recognized all Korea government exists. Opinions split on risks of withdrawal with North Korea threats and potential propaganda gains for Soviet aims.
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Russia
Korea
America
North Korea
U. N
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
South Korea
Christian Science Monitor
Ind
United States
Asia
Peoria
Japan
Minneap
Minn
Star
Army of Liberation
Czechoslovakia
Cincinnati
Ohio
Washington
D. C
Post
United Nations
Decatur
Ill
Herald
Public Forum Voices on School Funding and Electric Cars
Readers urge more school funds for Long Beach as classrooms and gymnasiums suffer from overcrowding. They criticize opposition to a Veterans Memorial Park and call for better facilities and safety in schools and streets. A letter questions legality and safety of electric cars roaming at night without plates or lights.
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Press-Telegram
Long Beach
America
Lon Beach
Veterans’ Memorial
James R
Daisy Ave
Hollywood Films for Russia Bid Sparks Optimism in Moscow
President Johnston of the M P A says American films could reach Russia purely for entertainment without edits. The report notes skepticism from American officials and hints at Russia’s unlikely reversal, while a world series comparison and political column thoughts flavor the broader piece.
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Moscow
Eric _ Johnston
Motion Picture Association
Rome
Russia
Johnston
Supreme Soviet
Hollywood
Kremlin
After the Game A Friendly Contest Ends in Mutual Respect
The piece depicts a postgame scene where the winner celebrates while the defeated expresses satisfaction in the shared experience. Both players emphasize fun and friendship over victory, noting no bitter words and mutual respect despite the outcome. The column comments on broader Paris Paris-related concerns and a scrap-metal shortage context.
Ten Years Ago Polish Troops Moved Toward Czechoslovakia
Dispatch from the Polish Czech frontier reports commanders struggled to restrain troops from marching into Czechoslovakia and occupying 600 square miles of Lower Silesia. The piece also notes related reflections on peace and historic reminiscences from 10, 20, and 30 years ago with theater, war loan drives, and Liberty Loan thefts cited.
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Czechoslovakia
Lower
Silesia
David Lawrence
Washington
Lecturer Praised for Flattery at Evening Talk
AUNT HET notes the crowd applauded the lecturer only when he complimented the audience on their intelligence, a vanity-themed moment during the talk last night.
Nora’s Rise Brings Strain As She Sees Others Differently
Poor Nora grows unhappy with wealth and status as she feels most people are beneath her now, making it hard to connect with others she once walked with. Her attitude reflects a shift from inclusion to selective association.
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Nora
Goodbye September Inevitable Return of Autumn
A lyrical reflection bids farewell to September as summer ends and autumn’s mood shifts. The speaker expresses mixed feelings about September’s departure yet optimism that the season returns next year, carrying school days and opportunities for effort and success.
Dinner stories reveal bride plans for a cook
A young bride boasts she cooked her first dinner to a tea guest. The visitor congratulates her. The bride says her husband will hire a cook. A mistress asks if the maid will leave to improve herself, but the maid replies she plans to marry.
School bonds on Nov 2 to fund Long Beach half day classes
The editor urges Long Beach voters to approve school bonds to finance half day schooling for every child by 1953. The piece notes rising birth rates nationally and in California, asks about day or swing shifts, and frames the bond vote as essential for education.
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Press-Telegram
California
Ng Beach
Long Bea
Albin
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Hollywood Films
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