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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1958
Page
6
The Drum calls for a probe into the sale of obscene reading matter and examines voluntary efforts to keep offensive comics off stands. It argues censorship risks and cites Supreme Court obscenity debates, noting examples like September Morn and Peyton Place while defending free expression and individual rights.
State Senator Richard Richards receives praise for effective work on Long Beach anti-subsidence legislation. The Democrat, elected in 1955, pledged commitment to Long Beach and has built a strong record through tidelands questions and other key issues.
In a reces sion year analysis Washington notes both parties split. Republicans face morale harm from intra party divisions while Democrats sharpen Texas leadership and anticipate challenges to Nixon’s presidential bid. Civil rights and regional divides color strategy for 1960 campaigns.
A devotional excerpt noting joy in God's name for those who trust Him. It suggests that faithful acts in small matters, like Jacob's, may lead to divine replies in big blessings, attributed to I. R. Macduff.
Bill Vaughan reports an expert on physical fitness notes testing children with pull ups is limited by schools lacking proper gym equipment. He suggests substituting push ups, asserting many students lack access to suitable facilities and praising science advances.
A collage of light political and social quips notes various curiosities. Bulganin returns to bank work but dangers loom from arsenic. Moscow Radio urges courtesy to ward women with odd ideas. A homespun take on labor, economy, and a spoof movie title caps the scene.
Current files of The Press Telegram show the staff and offices including Publisher Herman H Ridder, Executive Editor Miles E Lines, Managing Editor Malcolm Epley, Washington News Bureau at 208 Albee Building, and national advertising representation through Hidder Johns Inc with offices in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Analysis of Gromyko’s lengthy speech argues its single clear aim is to fracture Western unity. The piece labels the rhetoric as political theater designed to appeal to Western dissidents, pacifists, and liberal press, risking weakening allied resolve while calling for continued armament until freer governments replace iron curtain rule.
Public forum notices invite letters not exceeding 250 words with bona fide signatures and addresses. Letters may be edited for taste or to create space.
Letters urge opening a three mile by six hundred foot shoreline from Alami to Belmont Pier to public use. Proposals call for access roads, restrooms, parking, with planners Rudhti and Allen cited. Public push argues grants cover costs and summer access is needed.
A correction clarifies the band tax cost. The city assessor rate is 0.03355 per $100 assessed value, about 3 cents per $100, not $3, making a $3,000 home tax about $1 yearly. Anton Tonar of 335 Granada Ave signs the letter.
The passage argues that overpopulation is a danger linking to war and societal decline. It claims crowding reduces health, restricts recreation, culture, and nature enjoyment, and raises ethical concerns about human expansion harming other life. The text frames population growth as a root issue beyond food scarcity.
Lt Gen Strate meyer of Air Defense Command received senior RAF officers Air Vice Marshall Williams and Air Commodore the Earl of Bandon at Municipal Airport. The delegation reviewed defense coordination and observer corps role amid high level talks on training and regional security.
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