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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1957
Page
6
The Senate labor probe shows that business leaders share blame for mistreatment of workers, as ahead of union dues embezzlement, management must recognize merit and improve working conditions beyond minimum duty. The piece argues employers must avoid harming workers and sparking further union power by fairness and accountability.
Khrushchev visited Berlin drawing mixed reactions as East Germans staged cold, hostile stares while West German voters prepare to decide on Adenauer’s pro Western government on September 15. The visit contrasted East and West blocs and highlighted tensions over Berlin.
The Civil Aeronautics Board seeks to curb military control of airspace as it moves toward giving the CAA practical oversight. The CAB argues military off limits areas hinder civil aviation while the military has 30 days to present its case.
Washington essay argues Democrats seek to discredit President Eisenhower amid a Democratic Congress. It contends party strategy labels his administration as lax, emphasizes golf and absences, and frames public perception as key to 1958 outcomes. It notes the presidency’s daily duties and the press’s access shape the image more than sporadic ceremonies.
WASERINGTON describes the civil rights fight as reaching a critical stage. The House and Senate differ on key provisions including jury trials for civil and criminal contempt and the Attorney General's reach, with Eisenhower’s signature uncertain. The piece notes gains for Negroes but warns no comprehensive law without compromise.
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Letter writer Patrick J. Hill defends jury fairness in civil rights cases and blasts political storms around race issues. He recalls 19th century plowing labor and argues against unions diminishing individual effort, urging accuracy in facts.
Tribute to James Engle, longtime Long Beach booster and LC College Alumni sec, as Elke Lodge 583 seeks a trust fund for his children Marilyn 15 and Carolyn 9. A benefit baseball game by Long Beach Nitehawks and city All-Stars raised funds. donations encouraged via Elks Lodge 588, Long Beach.
A column item in Facts Is humorously questions a farmer with a tractor replacing ten horses five plows and ten men in the field. The reader recalls a past era of farming methods and notes the author’s playful misstatement about progress.
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Senator Soaper muses on a quirky ideal job as a stoker aboard an atomic freighter, while baseball talk centers on the Pirates hiring a new manager. The column touches on Kansas City Athletics, rising boat popularity, odd town names, and light social observations about July heat, air conditioning, and everyday worries.
Club managers must please patrons with pleasant service and prompt attention. They spend hours daily on provisions, handling complaints and ensuring no one feels neglected. The rubber hood, once a great invention for quieting the world, is invoked as a retrospective look at past innovations.
Long Beach two Civil Air Patrol cadets Bard BE Kern and Elbert Smith were selected from the area for two special Army jet propulsion courses at Tinker and Oklahoma City. Griffith Walker & Lee Inc announced a major Southern California home project on 65 acres bounded by Clark Avenue and Spring Street costing 24.25 million dollars adding 2,500 single family homes and a 2 to 3 acre estate cluster. The city’s police and fire pension system collapsed years earlier due to insufficient funds, with no replacement action taken by city leaders.
The article discusses Roman food distribution through Caius Gracchus and Augustus, noting early price controls and free grain with effects on agriculture and poverty. It also mentions Welsh singing traditions and a World War I anecdote about eight Britons in a dugout. It ends with U.S. corporate asset rankings, highlighting Bell Telephone and several newcomers in 1956.
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