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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1959
Page
12
A satirical note on the Academy Awards and aging performers prompts gendered comparisons. Letters from Boise and Long Beach residents discuss local Democratic unity, Rossmoor boundaries, and community concerns about Atherton’s proposed route through a shopping area. A United World Federalists revival is critiqued as a threat to national sovereignty.
Legislative plan by Assemblyman Vincent Thomas to merge Long Beach and Los Angeles port administration into a nine member commission faces skepticism. The proposal would shift control to appointees from county and city bodies, claiming streamlined management. Critics warn of legal and moral issues, especially for Long Beach, which built its port with city charter control and bonds.
A financial expert from Long Beach comments on the recent banking merger involving two Long Beach banks and a San Diego bank. The expert weighs potential impacts on regional finance and consumer interests.
Last week city leaders resolved paralysis in policy confusion by forming a Polio Immunization Committee. The group unveiled a plan to begin April 27 with $1 clinics at convenient locations, accompanied by careful records and hygienic vaccination. Credit cited to March of Dimes, City Health Dept, school health dept, PTA, Nursing Assn of Long Beach and Lakewood, and osteopaths for cooperation.
Lakewood residents celebrate the 13th Pan American Festival April 13 19, expanding from a backyard effort to a citywide tribute to friendship with 20 Latin American nations. Organizers credit devoted volunteers and purposeful planning for a distinctive, week long event promoting good neighbor policy across the border.
The piece cites Senator Soaper on amateur gunmen and a joke about the fast draw. It notes that average foot size is increasing and parodies shifts in traffic, hats, and modern automation. It mentions Long Beach Press Telegram staff and a satirical tone on society changes and employment.
Walter T. Ridder argues that might shapes world events, predicting the Tibet conflict will be ignored by the free world as it wages a costly, uncertain battle against Chinese Communism. He warns that sheer power themes dominate while small rights suffer and global consensus dissolves.
Sacramento reports a subcommittee led by Assemblyman Jack A Beaver finds strong federal state cooperation for a nuclear powered salt water conversion plant in California. The study compares energy needs of the Feather River project and sea water conversion, noting nuclear energy could back up dwindling fuel supplies before a crisis. Current costs around 65 dollars per acre foot leave the two billion dollar Tehachapi bore in question.
The resignation of Secretary Dulles shifts foreign policy to the President’s direct guidance. President Eisenhower must direct strategy, determine policy, and supervise actions with Christian Herter unable to fully substitute. Lawmakers and foreign policy spokesmen back the President, trusting his judgment and goodwill.
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