Letters on government, price control, and democracy
Readers oppose price controls and the Democratic or Communist threat. One writer humorously critiques price setting by Di Salle, Ohio’s Price Administrator, and warns of inflated cost estimates. Another letter discusses democracy versus communism, arguing for the meaning of government by the people and criticizing the notion that supporting socialism equates to Russian control.
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Ohio
di Salle
Truman
R. R. Macgregor
Florida St
House On American Activities Committee
Conft
Ross
Nixon trip shown as statesmanship not mere politics
The piece argues Nixon's Russia visit, while political, should be seen as statesmanship. It praises the trip for its potential to foster East West understanding and questions dismissals as mere political spite. It asserts great leaders blend politics with statesmanship and urges appreciation of constructive diplomacy.
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Disraeli
Churchill
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Nixon
Russia
Mr. Nixon
Toledo's Downtown Mall Trial Promises Retail Revival
Downtown Toledo Ohio tests a mall plan to revive business by converting several blocks to pedestrian space with benches grass and trees cutting auto traffic. The 45 day trial will gauge impact and guide possible expanded mall development as other cities monitor results including Long Beach California.
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Toledo
Ohio
Long Beach
Calif
Army extends reach for more capable soldiers
Army develops enhanced recruitment and training aims to produce soldiers with broader, civilian-friendly skills, enhancing adaptability for future missions while maintaining discipline and readiness across units.
D W Campbell Honored For 33 Years Of Service
The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce honors D W Campbell on leave before retirement in October as general manager. Over 33 years he led the chamber, doubling membership and guiding key local projects including METRO TA development, the San Diego Freeway route, military harmony efforts, a Marina plan, and securing Long Beach State College.
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D. W. Campbell
Long Beach
Chamber
Metropolitan Transit Authority
San Diego
Armed Services Committee
Long Beach State College
Senator Soaper Says Nixon Distorts History
Russ in the piece accuses Nixon of distorting history while the Russians supposedly rewrite it each morning. The column riffs on neighbors leaving for vacation as tomatoes ripen and notes fears of land limits amid naming new subdivisions. A quirky aside mentions Fuseloyle as a marriage counselor at Bit-O Erin Bar and Grill and a dive trip to the old family farm with a 20 foot underwater birthplace. Nixon leads Rockefeller in a jet age joke about propellers becoming antique chandeliers.
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Fuseloyle
Bit-O' Erin
Zene
Walter Tippy
Little Trickle
Rockefeller Rejects Second Place Fight Begins in 1960 GOP
Washington report notes Governor Nelson Rockefeller seeks the 1960 Republican nomination, challenging Vice President Richard Nixon. The piece discusses a looming power struggle among governors, party factions, and the open and inner centers of power as Democrats eye the contest and consider a favorite-son strategy.
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Washington
Puerto Rico
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Fleeson
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Rockefeller
San Juan
Pier to Pier Swim Opens With Forty Entrants
The fourth annual Pier to Pier Swim sponsored by the Sports Boosters Club began from Belmont Pier to Rainbow Pier with 40 entries listed for the 2.34 mile race. Last year’s contenders aim to improve records as eight battleships and four cruisers return to Battle Ship Row, while Leigh Landing hosts a large welcoming scene as thousands of sailors and officers arrive. Governor John C. Phillips of Arizona, with Mrs. Phillips and Ruth, visited Long Beach for an Arizona state picnic where he spoke to press and addressed the Boulder Dam controversy uncertainty.
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Sports Boosters Club
Belmont Pier
Rainbow Pier
Leigh Landing
John C. Phillips
Phoenix
Ariz
Phillips
Ruth
Long Beach
Arizona
Boulder Dam
Miss Universe Parade Impresses Hawaii Residents
Mrs Richard W Hayes defends the Miss Universe parade as a fine event with strong marching bands. California attendees praise the pageant highlighting world viewership and the presence of distinguished youth bands from Long Beach, which has earned thousands of awards over a decade.
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Richard W. Hayes
Anni Hyp Sethem
California
Long Beach
United States
Gordon Carmen
Chestnut Ave
Drive Against Mexican Farm Hands Faces Hurdles
A Sacramento column examines California’s effort to curb Mexican labor on farms. It traces wartime recruitment, postwar continuation, and 1950s laws, noting 57 000 Mexicans employed statewide with shifts toward northern harvests. Unions claim wage suppression, while domestic workers risk being sidelined if Mexicans fill labor gaps.
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Sacramento
CNS
California
United States
Mexico
Congress
Farm Labor
State Department of Employment
State
Seeing Eye Trainers Live Blindfolded During Training
The Seeing Eye trainers, who guide the blind, undergo four years of instruction and must live blindfolded for part of the course to learn the blind person's daily challenges. Ant colonies vary in size from a dozen workers to hundreds of thousands, with one Jamaican colony estimated at 630,000, nine-tenths workers.
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Pele
CT. A
Jamaica
Publisher and staff listed for Washington News outlet
The text lists personnel including publisher Dene H Ridder general manager C. Casneren and editors Edi Racy Koren with details about departments and roles at a Washington news organization. It appears as a byline style carrier note for the paper.
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Dene H Ridder
de Patlsher
Ninesheeft
Samal C. Casneren
Loa Coules Jr
Busness
MAN ezOr Makatm Epley
Biter Jansalna
Racy Koren
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