California Finds Organized Crime Spurting Beyond Beaches
A two year California Assembly subcommittee report concludes organized crime exists in the state with extensive gambling, narcotics, and prostitution networks. It cites a billion dollar gambling figure and recommends stronger tax, law enforcement powers, and information campaigns. Further study and action by the Legislature and attorney general are urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Recrets
California Assembly
Franchise Tax Board
Foundling State College System Needs a Unified Parent
Long Beach State College observers note that California must centralize oversight of its growing state college system. Former Finance Director Bert Levit highlights the need for unified administration under the State Department of Education, improving liaison with the University of California to reduce rivalry and inefficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foundling’ State College
Acthrough
Long Beach State College
California
Bert Levit
Foundling
Tarifung State College
State Department of Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Department of Education
University of California
Board of
Regents
State College
State University
Music is a serious science says Van Cliburn
Van Cliburn asserts music is a serious science while noting barbering shares discipline and craft with performance. The remark highlights precision, technique, and dedication in both arts, framing practice as institutional and rigorous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Cliburn
Senator Soaper Says Born Thirty Years Too Soon
Bill Vaughan humor column notes a cartoonist origin dream, a salesman praising expense accounting, and restorations appealing to tourists. It ponders Russian translations, nostalgia for old gadgets, and a nightmare translation scene involving Khrushchev and Casey Stengel.
Board Opens Deliberations At California State Bar Association
Behind closed doors the board of governors of the California State Bar Association opened deliberations in Dept. 2 Municipal Court welcomed by Kenneth A. Davis president of the Long Reach Assn Newton M Todd Long Reach was a member of the 15 man board Construction work on the new Federal building at the northeast corner of American Ave and Third St was to start Nov 1 per Asst A 5 District Attorney Amos Pearson of Los Angeles during his inspection of parcels of land on Third St
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California State Bar Association
Dept. 2
Kenneth A. Davis
Long Reach Assn
Newton M. Todd
Long Reach
Federal
American Ave
Third St
Amos Pearson
Los Angeles
Nixon Passes Spotlight to Ike After Foreign Policy Jitters
Doris Fleeson notes Nixon shifts focus to President Eisenhower as the administration faces a new era of personal diplomacy, with caution about U.S. Soviet relations and Republican criticism. Rockefeller's reservations and the press corps’ support loom large as Nixon seeks to safeguard success and avoid defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Gov. Rockefeller
Gov
Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Public Forum Fears L B Becomes Coney Island Style Beach
Readers react to beach development plans in Long Beach and Huntington Beach. A resident objects to parking lots and high rises fronting a residential beach area. The letter urges protecting open beach access and opposing the Coney Island comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Coney Island
A. A. Bartholomew
E. Ocean Blvd
Life in Moscow Proves Happier Than Expected
Walter Ridder reports from Moscow that life in the capital surprised a Western traveler with its color, normal street life, and bustling shopping districts. The city shows many cars and a forest of television aerials, while dining options and Russian wines offer decent quality though not equal to Western standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Walter Ridder
Washington
Soviet Union
Paris
London
Europe
Ars
Question Answer: Zamboanga location and history
Zamboanga lies on the southwestern tip of Mindanao in the Philippines. Spaniards founded a city there in 1635, with a native settlement earlier. The present city covers about 1,100 square miles, created in 1940, and was a Japanese defense HQ in World War I, taken by U.S. forces on March 11, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zamboanga
Mindanao
Philippines
Rhode Island
Column of July in Paris Honors 1830 Revolution Victims
A 1.4 foot bronze column in Paris, erected in 1840 on the Bastille site, honors 651 citizens killed in the July 1830 revolution against Charles X. Names are inscribed on the column and the bodies lie in vaults below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Bastille
Charles X
Why foolscap paper gets its name
The term foolscap refers to a paper size about three by sixteen or seventeen inches. It derives from a watermark showing a fool's cap with a cock’s comb and bells, used by early papermakers. A German example of this watermark dates to 1479.
California Delegation Votes On Oil Leases And Defense Bills
In Congress last week California lawmakers from Long Beach cast votes on major bills. Senate HR 6940 would raise oil and gas lease acreage in Alaska. motion to recommit failed 32 to 55. Kuchel and Engle supported various appropriations bills for military construction and federal agencies, all passing unanimously. House HR 7740 to extend incentives for farmers planting less than their acreage allotment passed 308 to 90. Doyle and King supported, Hosmer opposed. President took no position on both packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Alaska
Kuchel
Engle
California
Clair Engle
Thomas Kuchel
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Atomic Energy Commission
Department of Defense
House, OF
South Gate
Cecil King
San Pedro
Craip Hosmer
Long Beach
James B. Ult
Santa Ana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Soaper
By Bill Vaughan
Sam
Khrushchev
Casey Stengel
Wey
Doris Fleeson
Eisenhower
Fleeson
Mixon
L.B
Dick Racine
Huntington Beach
Alamitos ‘Ave
Belmont
Planning Commission
Dumons
Racine
Ike
Congress
Kennedy
Long Beach, Calif
Herma H. Braer
Daniel
Rieder
Mamaia
Hines — Assh Fo Pobisher
Samuel €. Cameron
Menaaer Lm. Collins
Shef Aalalen
Varey Karns
Wastington News
Barene
Ee Se National
Sores Sms
TAK
Fries
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!