Editorial warns subsidence rush on LB city charter
Long Beach faces continued subsidence as mayor hints at cancelling the LBOD contract if it blocks efforts to repressurize the Wilmington Oil Field. LEOD fears charter changes could derail anti-subsidence work. editors urge immediate action, even at cost to oil production, to stop sinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond C. Kealer
Long Beach Oil Development Co
LEOD
Wilmington
LBOD
Long Beach
Harbor
Standard, Signal and Hancock
Monterey
Termo, Apex and
Macrate
Daylight Pales 3 A.M. Gags On Moon Shot
Senator Soaper quotes daylight effects on the moon joke during a lighthearted column about a near moon approach. The piece notes a planned reshoot in September if the moon comes closer again, mentioning the unusual early morning hour and the public’s reaction.
Long Beach Naval Hospital hosts 35th show for veterans
Retired Honolulu restaurateur Charles D Costas hosted hospitalized veterans at Long Beach Naval Hospital presenting his 35th show with dancers from Samoa Tahiti and Hawaii. Local 47 Musicians AFL Los Angeles provided the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Costas
Honolulu
T. H
Long Beach
Long Beach Naval Hospital
Samoa
Tahiti
Hawaii
Musicians Association
AFL
Los Angeles
Portraits of a Mind Keeping Time in Sleep
A reflective piece on how the human mind records important thoughts and dates without writing them. The author notes that dreams and memory serve as a nightly pad, waking with the dawn to retrieve the kept messages. The clock and morning routine frame the mind's ability to recall.
Surprise in store for GOP Rockefeller bid in 1958 race
Washington reports on Nelson Rockefeller as a political novice whose youth wealth and big business ties are cited as assets by Republicans facing Gov. Averell Harriman of New York. The piece notes potential senatorial candidates and speculates on ticket reshuffling and Harriman’s presidential ambitions amid a Democratic-leaning year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Rockefeller
Washington
Nelson Rockefeller
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Madison Ave
Leonard Hall
Senate
Kenneth B. Keating
Rochester
Hall
Keating
House
George de Luca
Thomas L. Finletter
James A. Farley
Thomas E. Murray
Frank Hogan
de Luca
Pice
Rockefelter
Nixon
Teamsters Exposed as Extortion Syndicate Says Senator
Bruce Biossat charges the Teamsters Union with corruption, crime, and extortion. He claims 1.5 million members cannot salvage the organization and cites Hoffa leadership and arson cases as proof of a criminal enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamsters
Tate Frank Kierdorf
Michigan
Busnessman
Time Magazine
Kleidorf
Hoffa
Afl-C1
Extortion, Inc
Public Forum Letter Formatting Note
Public forum letters are limited to 250 words and must include dona fida signatures and addresses. The text may be edited for taste and space.
Thanks Those Who Helped Save Life
Don Learned of Plenty Street recounts being wounded after a shooting on his boat the Maryanne and crediting Mickie Stevens Robert Rule and Sue Rule for saving his life with tourniquets and quick action The helicopter hospital crew and Dr Roscoe are thanked as is the Coast Guard
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catalina Island
Long Beach
Maryanne
Mickie Stevens
Robert
Sue Rule
Mickie
Bob Rule
Robert Rule
Rule
Robertt
Mary G
Roscoe
Tats
Coast Guard
Don
Plenty St
Remembering the Wolf Tale on Air Raid Sirens
A Long Beach reader criticizes frequent air raid siren tests as alarming and urges testing 10 miles from communities or a fixed two minute daily window from 9 58 to 10 00 to avoid false alarms and public confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Wolf
Civil Defense
Legalized gambling proposed for Long Beach area
Henry F Bryson of 2372 Chestnut Ave argues in favor of legalized gambling to boost city revenue. He claims Signal Hill poker supporters seek petitions to legalize gambling and estimates Long Beach could raise near a million dollars yearly, lowering property taxes and funding city improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signal Hill
Long Beach
Henry F
Bryson
Chestnut Ave
Free Thinking Our "Secret Weapon" Be Rear Adm Rickover's Rise
Free Thinking Our "Secret Weapon" praises Admiral Rickover and belated honors. It extols faith courage and truth, claims Americanism functions in the military, and credits cutting red tape for the nuclear submarine breakthrough as the ultimate asset. Author Bob Swan signs from Long Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rickover
Press Telegram Staff Listing and office addresses
Press Telegram publisher executives and Washington bureau details listed with multiple advertising representatives and office locations in New York, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other cities. Current files of The Press Telegram maintained at these offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. Comdr
Clarence A
San Francisco
Dept. Pres
Betty Bassett
San Luis Obispo
Wiliam McKinley
Ida Saxton McKinley
United Spanish War Veterans
Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
San Juan Hill
Manila Bay
National Advertising
Ridder-Johne,ng
New York
Anneioe Wrigley Bigg
Detroit
Penobscot Bld
Mingeapalta
Reshay
Pau
East 4Th Ste Tse
Angeles
Ath St
Sutter St
Prese-Telegram
Cora Advertising
Metropolitan G Group, Inc
Also Mentioned on This Page
Editorial
Soaper
By Bull, Vaughan
Georgia P. Bullock
Superior Court
Department A
Judge Bullock
Fred Miller
Department C
Lewis P. Lane
Long Beach Bar Association
Fay
Ike
North Pole
Chicago
Detroit Lions
Adm. Rickover
Sumer
Europe
America
Claire Chennault
James J. Metcalfe
UN Sem
Sara
Doris Fleeson
Eorpee
Demoocrat
Rockfeller
Bruce Biossat
Teamsters Union
Kremlin
James Hoffa
Hoffa Heads
Public Forum
Life Press-Telegram
J. 4
Campbell
Wardlow Rd
LB. Press-Telegram
Bob Swan
American Ave
Press-Telegram
Herman H. Ridder
Harold M. Hines
Asatte
Samuel C. Cameron
L. Ae Cone Denen
Malcolm Epley
Miles E. Sinex
Harry Karns
Washington News Bureau
Albee Building
George Clark
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!