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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1959
Page
9
Editorial argues mass Salk immunization failed due to apathy and medical resistance. Des Moines and Long Beach cases illustrate blame across population, doctors, and societies. Long Beach efforts vaccinated tens of thousands, yet 40 000 to 60 000 residents remained unvaccinated.
Western reporters find many Russians still view Stalin positively for industry and defense, praising his strong leadership and the industrialization of Russia. They condemn the purges as tragic excesses but see them as the cost of a formidable era, while noting his later secrecy and suspicion as signs of weariness in old age.
Public letters discuss Gov Pat Brown, labor bosses, and jobless benefits, arguing the governor pays not to work while boosting debt. Additional notes mention care of birds under Eijkman experiments, beriberi, and vitamin B references, concluding with remarks on affordable healthy eating and personal addresses.
Gov Brown appoints Thomas P White of Los Angeles as associate justice on the State Supreme Court. White, presiding justice of the State District Court of Appeals Division I since 1949, began his career in 1912 as a police court judge and has spearheaded reforms including the first woman's court and a farm for alcoholics treatment. He is praised as a vigorous liberal voice at age 70.
A Dodger outfielder mishandled a routine fly in a game while a young woman wearing a quirky hat in section 40 mocks the play with a quip about nets being needed.
Bill Vaughan profiles Stanley Yankus an American who moved to Australia and attacks U S kangaroo courts praising his courage. Old Ze ke a veteran guide in perch paradise displays strong voice with fishin and yeatchin lines. Khrushchev era sentiment and Hollywood gossip notes appear, while a retired Californian laments chasing real Hollywood stories for home folks.
In a reminiscence from the city’s past a Cairo film producer Ibrahim Ez2 Eldin visited Long Beach saying the place reminded him of Port Said and linked Egypt’s revival to local work lines. Earlier the 45th annual Southern California Outboard championships at Marine Stadium crowned nine new champions amid a record shore crowd. Congress indicated formal airport site inspections with Montana Land Co. acreage as a potential U S Army base site chaired by Rep W Frank James member of the House Military Affairs Committee.
Factional feuds in New York Democrats leave the party unsettled ahead of Los Angeles. Governor Rockefeller is seen as likely to win the Republican nomination, while New York figures like Mayor Wagner, Averell Harriman, and Arthur Lavitt are floated for a possible Democratic choice. Carmine De Sapio faces internal challenges as district leaders seek reform amid liberal currents. Adlai Stevenson remains influential, with Humphrey and Kennedy gaining liberal and contributor support.
A subscriber, Frank C. Davis Jr., Apt A 720 E. ath, writes that the newspaper has too many half naked women and sexy movie ads. He says he may discontinue if the content does not sober up and improve in the next weeks.
An article explains clouds color and light reflection then recounts a 1939 event where San Francisco catcher Jor Springer attempted to catch a baseball dropped from a blimp over Treasure Island. The ball bounced from his hand, striking his mouth and fracturing his upper jaw.
An editor recalls a claim that beri beri is caused by a simple Vitamin B deficiency and recounts a Dutch scientist Christian Eijkman studying pigeons. He notes that feeding polished rice to birds caused paralysis and death, while brown rice kept them healthy, suggesting diet as the cure for a long-standing disease.
A garbled press clip lists Herman H Ridder and Prisha Dantel H Ridder as related to a publishing group with Harold Mises as co publisher and Satwel C Cameron as general manager. It mentions advertising firms and various names in a chaotic roster of agency and business roles.
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