Rumor explodes over Red Cross and local parking
Editorial discusses unfounded Red Cross fund handling rumors sparked by letters from Long Beach readers. It recounts a Sioux City flood furniture dispute, notes Red Cross moved victims’ items with volunteers then used movers at cost to residents, and questions the circulating charges. The piece also urges practical parking meter reform to ease elderly motorists and cites local readers’ concerns.
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Alfred M .Gruenther
American Red Cross
Long Beach
Red Cross
Asia
Sioux City
Iowa
Stanley
Woodbury County
Aunt Pittline
Lakewood
North Long Beach
Compton
Miotor
Pine Avenue
Robert R. Sanderson
Nonsense in Trafalgar Square fuels NATO peace push
London protesters urge junking nuclear weapons as a sign of global unity while critics call the stance nonsense. The debate asks whether fear-driven capitulation aids the Kremlin or if cautious strength preserves Western security.
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London
Trafalgar Square
Free World
Mr. Macmillan
Britain
Stuart Symington
Kremlin
Dodgers Win Late Rally After Ninth Inning Comeback
A quote notes the Dodgers are unique for completing a game in the bottom half of the ninth. The remark highlights their unusual late-game finishing style and adds context on strategic ninth-inning play.
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Dodgers
Senator Soaper Sees Empires End of Seasons
Bill Vaughan notes that Rome and Hitler believed forever, and cites the Hollywood Stars strike ending before suffering grew, implying a season's end despite grandiose claims. The piece uses a satirical tone to reflect on end of empires and baseball strikes.
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Hollywood
Take a cigarette apart and it seems fairly simple
A cartoon caption notes the complexity of a cigarette to be dismantled and jokes about inventions. It questions whether further work remains after initial invention and humorously rails at a famed educator who predicts a shortage of experts, joking about brothers-in-law.
Advertising Reform Group Expands in Long Beach
In Long Beach advertising reform efforts see the metropolitan group extend its reach. Officials announce new campaigns to standardize ads and improve local business clarity. Community leaders urge broader participation across city sectors and timelines.
Brown Closes Door on Public at Water Meeting
Sacramento report says Gov Brown hosted a 20-person session with county and water district officials on the South Bay Aqueduct behind closed doors after initial public access was promised. Reporters waited, were kept out, and later received a limited, delayed account of the meeting and its implications for a $1.75 billion Feather River project bond funds.
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Brown
Boards of Supervisors
South Bay
Los Angeles
Santa Clara
Alameda
Contra Costa
Feather River
Doris Fleeson West Virginia Democrats Rally for Nomination
West Virginia Democrats urge support for the primary and nominee despite resistance. The piece argues primaries reveal voters will and test candidates, while noting economic hardship in West Virginia and the desire to stop neglectful trends before Los Angeles.
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Pizesan” Sary
West Virginia
Kennedy
Humphrey
West
U S Is One of Most Unpopular Editors
A critique notes the United States ranks among the world’s least popular nations. It argues America overpromises without deliverable programs, cites domestic problems like overcrowded schools and inflation, and warns against relying on external solutions or communism, urging blunt focus on Americans’ welfare and security.
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United States
Hybrid between yak and humped cattle called zebu
The zobo or zebo is a hybrid between the yak and the humped cattle called the zebu. It is reared in Asia for flesh and used as a burden. The mourning band originated in England to signal mourning without expensive black uniforms for servants.
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Asia
England
Long Beach harbor plans and instrument guidance history
Ten years ago the Sperry Gyroscope instrument fed flight data to a two element indicator guiding pilot movements. Twenty years ago a plan to extend the breakwater replaced a $3,500,000 project. Port Manager E. J. Amar went East as official harbor board representative. Attorney General authorized removal of the government building site.
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Sperry | Gyroscope
Long Beach
Washington, D.C
E. J. Amar
East
Board of Harbor Commis Omens
Eral Bldg
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