Public Forum Letters Sparks Debate On Presidential Race
Readers criticize misleadings about Minnesota figures Goy Freemen and Sen McCarthy and mock claims Humphrey will enter as a Texan. Ernest B Mincey at 535 Grand Ave addresses concerns over national politics and family roles. Anne Fickes at 8415 E 2nd St urges men to reclaim the traditional family in a letter.
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Minnesota
Goy
Sen. McCarthy
Sen. Humphrey
Sen. H
Ernest B. Mincey
Grand Ave
Electronics Can't Take Place of Will to Win
Fleet Admiral William F. Bull Halsey symbolized the un conquered American spirit after Pearl Harbor. He led a smaller force to pursue a larger enemy, insisting on relentless, direct combat. The piece notes his fighting, hands-on leadership and warns that missiles and electronics will reduce such on the scene generals, though the spirit should endure.
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William F.bull Halsey
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Pacific
Adm
Halsey
Santa Cruz
Guadalcanal
Tin Can Beach Shame and Local Litter Critique
A Southlanders narrator condemns Tin Can Beach along Highway 101 for years of tin can litter and trash from Hiterbugs while noting similar rubbish issues in Long Beach. The piece urges residents to stop tossing trash in vacant lots, rights of way, and parks, calling the scene slovenly and hawgish.
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Highway 101
Tin Can Beach
Long Beach
Life Stream Reflections and Busy Town Visions
A reflective column questions if modern life has passed some by and notes a pioneer village attempt to lure tourists. It cites a helicopter rescue wish, air travel claims, child allowances, a tax stamp disappearance, and suburban mothers' nerves as contemporary anxieties.
Bank of America executive named to San Francisco post
Julian R. Davis vice president and ranking officer of the Bank of America in Long Beach is elevated to an important executive post with the bank in San Francisco. Naval and Military Affairs committee members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce conducted an inspection tour of the Naval Board of Inspection and Survey headquarters and related facilities. Chief Building Inspector records show 32 apartment houses under construction in Long Beach with capacity for 207 families and an investment of 470000, plus 134 apartments started since January 1 and the Lafayette Hotel.
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Julian R. Davis
Bank of America
Long Beach
Life of
Bank
San Francisco
Naval and Military Affairs
Chamber of Commerce
Naval Board of Inspection and Survey
Naval
Navy Relief Society
C. D. Wailes
Labor Bill Reflects Public Opinion Power in House Vote
Washington coverage notes the House last Friday passed a labor reform bill aimed at curbing union abuses. The action, driven by public opinion and President Eisenhower, shifts leverage toward workers’ civil rights and away from racketeering leaders, with Republicans positioning the issue for 1960. The piece highlights Democratic hesitancy in 1958 and warns of potential Senate attempts to water down reforms.
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U.S
Washington
House of Representatives
Nating
Otten
House
Lawrence
Eisenhower
Congress
Theo
Dore Roosevelt
Senate
Mitchell
T Republicans
State spends over a million on publicity for public relations
California spends at least a million dollars in 1959 60 on information and press relations for state agencies. Salaries total about 535000 with more for clerical, postage, travel and equipment. Some high budget offices justify the cost while others produce dull copy or little results. The Department of Employment spends over 50,000 yearly yet output is unclear.
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Sacramento
CNS
Madison Ave
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
ABC
Correctiong
Department of Water Resources
Department of Agriculture
Department of Employment
Invitation to Gangster Shameful Editor
Editor laments soft stance on Soviet film imports and propaganda. Notes a national loophole in film tax and U S logistics harming Mexico City mail. reports Chinese Communist murders and puppet churches in China. Calls out hosting the world’s No 1 gangster with false respectability.
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United States
Latin America
New Orleans
U. S
Mexico City
The
Orient
House On- American Activities Committee
Red
China
F. E. Callaghan
7Th St
Wake Up Dad Fight for Dignity in media depictions
Editor calls for action as comic strips cartoons and media increasingly portray Dad as the family idiot and the butt of jokes. Teall urges men to do something about what he sees as a rising trend affecting dignity and respect.
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Dad
Press Telegram Publisher and staff directory listing
The Long Beach Press Telegram masthead shows Hegran H Ridder as publisher with Baald H Ridder, co publishers, and Samuel C Cameron as general manager. It lists executive editor Miles E Sines, managing editor Harry Kerns, Washington Bureau and national advertising reps in Chicago and other offices.
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Hegran H. Ridder
Baaid H. Ridder
Harald M. Hones
Asgh
Samuel C. Cameron
EA. Colling Jr
Malcolm Epley
Miles E. Sines
Harry Kerns
Washington News Bureau
Alba Building
Agrees With Letter on Warren Warms Readers View
Letter by Gus Berlin of 114 Pine Ave supports Woodrow W. Tull's piece Warren an Enemy Within the Gates calling the Chief Justice a hero of the Russians. He urges others to express views to wake up and provoke thought.
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Woodrow W. Tull
Warren
Roosevelt First President to Descend in Submarine Plunger
Question and answer feature recounts Theodore Roosevelt’s Aug 25 1905 descent to 40 feet in the submarine Plunger at Oyster Bay and a Sylph deck observation of a torpedo test. Also notes a fungus Gnester description and census refusal penalties, presenting multiple Q A items.
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A. Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Long Island’ Sound
Sylph
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