Letters to editor praise for Fidel Castro and critique of Batista
Reuben L. Grimes of Westminster credits Fidel Castro with commendable leadership and calls for more like him to free people from taxes and capitalism while expressing willingness to support Castro financially. Batista is labeled a butcher and dictator. Grimes ends with ceasing newspaper service after eight years. Dick Racine questions road safety and requests engineering explanation.
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Fidel Castro
Castro
Batista
A Typical Performance by Harry Bridges Criticized
A longshoremen's union leader faced the House Un American Activities Committee, refusing to answer about Communist ties. He warned against U S aid to Chiang Kai shek if nationalists confront communists, and claimed power to disrupt San Francisco to Honolulu lifelines. Critics call Bridges a champion of Communist causes and question American security.
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Harry Bridges
House Un-American Activities Committee
U. S
Chiang Kai-shek
Bridges
Victor Riesel
San Francisco
Honolulu
Riesel
Formosa
Red China
California Heats Up CAB Appointment Debate
California lawmakers urge Eisenhower to appoint a Southern Californian to the Civil Aeronautics Board, citing rapid regional population growth and the need for air service expansion. With two seats opening this year, advocates argue a local voice would balance a board currently chaired by members from other states.
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California
Congress
Eisenhower
Civil Aeronautics Board
Long Beach
Pauley Seeks 5000 Tickets for Democratic Convention
F D Pauley requests five thousand convention tickets to cover a potential seat loss while he steps away for a drink of water, ensuring he has a replacement ready.
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FD Pauley
We Can Hear Them Now Communists in Soviet Spy Center
A Swedish army journal claims in Vinnita Ukraine a thousand spies pose as American students living like locals. They study dialects eat at faux American restaurants drive American cars and watch Hollywood films. The piece mocks the project while noting its allegedly eerie resemblances to Nazi preparatory centers.
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Vinnita
Ukraine
U. S
Winnita
Restau
California League voters mock state constitution in pantomime
In Sacramento the California League of Women Voters staged pantomimes to highlight constitutional oddities. Bakersfield mocked loss of voting rights from accepting duels, Modesto showcased Stanford trusts tax exemptions, and Palos Verdes lampooned railroad pass penalties. No move yet toward a convention or a new charter.
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CNS
California League of Women Voters
Bakersfield
California
Modesto
Stanford University
Palos Verdes
Ridder Publishing Company Staff and Offices Listed
Long Beach California paper lists Heeman H Ridder publisher Daniel H Ridder as publisher and Harold M Hines assistant to publisher. Genl Manager C Cameron, National Advertising Repre sentative Ridder Joring Inc with offices at 681 Fifth Avenue New York Weigley Birdy Penobscot Aldy 02 Foshay Tower 55 East 4th Street Los Angeles 4042 W 8th Street San Francisco 110 Sutter Street. Current Nex of veo Taw telegraph remained at these officers. Comic Advertising Metropolitan.
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Harold M. Hines
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Ridder-Joring, Inc
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San Francisco
Sutter St
Communists May Step In If Cuban Links Break
Washington reports Fidel Castro dominates headlines as U S anxiety grows over Cuba. The piece notes Castro is not a Communist yet but Raul Castro and the army show Communist sympathies and a potential underground to influence relations if he falls.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Raul
United States must aid Cuba to prevent chaos and Communist spread
The piece urges realism in Cuba policy, warning that worsening conditions in Cuba could invite Communist influence. It praises Fidel Castro for highlighting Cuban hardship, notes the regime’s terror after alleged war criminals executions, and argues the United States should use economic influence and disinterested advice to stabilize Cuba while allowing Cubans to choose their future.
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United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Washington
Senator Soaper Sees Dog Theory Upset Talk
Bill Vaughan comments on a British geneticist predicting talking dogs and speculates on reactions. He also notes Prince Charles’s limited roles, Missouri legislature’s stance on nudist camps and race tracks, and critiques on nepotism, Kennedy’s frontrunner status, nostalgia in show business, tax filing pace, and Oscar totals amid shrinking adventures in modern life.
Mosquito Control Program Urged by Reader
A letter to the editor argues for biological control of mosquitoes by boosting dragonfly and bat populations. The author suggests daytime bat refuges at prison farms and notes the insects' appetite for mosquitoes. Signed by Lloyd Shaw of Lakewood.
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Lloyd Shaw
Los Coyotes Diagonal
Lakewood
Safer Freeway Plan Prompts Gravel Center Strip
A reader cites highway engineers who blame raised cement borders for many fatal accidents and proposes a shallow gravel topped center trough four to five inches deep and four to five feet wide to alert drivers. The writer notes personal near miss experiences and urges safer division regardless of driver speed.
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Dick Racine
Broadway
Davy Crockett party and congressional terms
Crockett represented the Democratic Party while in Congress and generally backed Andrew Jackson’s policies though he opposed Jackson regarding the Indian Bill. He served three terms (1827-31 and 1833-35), losing re-election in 1830 but returning in 1833. The Red Duster refers to Canada’s merchant flag, the Red Ensign of Great Britain bearing Canada's coat of arms on the fly.
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Canada
Great Britain
Long Beach Army Vehicle Drills Near New Air Force Plant
More than 125 Army ground force vehicles of 83 types were set to converge on Long Beach after May 1 for loading practice into the Air Force plant being built at the Douglas Aircraft Co. site. The event underscores the ongoing military and industrial activity shaping the region.
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Army Ground Force
Long Beach
Air Force
Douglas Aircraft Co
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