Editorial: Family feud in Long Beach harbor demands outside probe
The Long Beach and Los Angeles port fight between ILWU and PMA over labor practices has long caused strikes and costs. An outside labor-management investigation, independent of both sides, is overdue to uncover facts and end the recurring disruptions.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union
Pacific Maritime Assn
ILWU
PMA
San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Port of
Walter H Case Remembered As Long Beach Pioneer Editor
Walter H Case longtime Long Beach editor and historian died leaving a 41 year legacy in local newspapers. He wrote pioneer history books used in schools and guided civic journalism with steady work and respectful leadership. His career spanned the Daily Telegram Long Beach Sun and the Press Telegram before retirement in 1947.
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Walter Case
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Affairs of State Mexican Abused in Farm Labor Disputes
Sacramento columnist Henry C. MacArthur condemns California state authorities and agricultural unions for removing Mexican nationals from farm labor jobs. He argues the actions strain US-Mexico ties, violate the Wagner-Peyser framework, and dehumanize workers, urging reform to avoid future labor shortages.
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CNS
California
Department of Employment
San Joaquin
Stanislaus
Latin America
State Department of Employment
Agricultural Labor Unions
Brown
Soviet Trial Reveals alleged Soviet Law and Justice
Washington dispatch reports the Powers trial exposes the Soviet system as stage-managed and unfair. It argues the 10 year sentence disguises a broader pattern of political repression, with lack of jury, counsel of choice, cross examination, and appeal. The piece questions Powers responsibility and notes limited access for observers and families.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Lawrence
Powers
America
United States
Public Forum Teases Tea Party Views In Letter War
Editor Mrs Hardin lauds Mrs Nixon while a reader mocks such adolescent politics and urges sensible policy direction. Readers Margaret Wehinger and Roy McMillan urge bridges and national resolve citing historic debates and wartime funding choices.
Garbanzo Growers Urged to Advertise Recipes
Reader Marion Argello suggests boosting garbanzo bean sales by advertising and printing recipes in newspapers and magazines. He notes many Americans remain unfamiliar with garbanzos and advocates spreading knowledge to help growers avoid hardship.
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Buelur
United States
California
Marion Arguello
Appleton St
Beehive Hairdo Sparks Writer in Washington Daze
Caris Fregson on vacation recounts a lighthearted West query about whose wife makes best first lady. The poll favored Pat Nixon with 31 votes over Jackie Kennedy at six as readers debated hair, youth, and public life. A heated reaction from an Indiana reader challenges the piece’s view of Mrs Kennedy as fitting dignitaries.
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Jackie Kennedy
West
Pat Nixon
Jackie
Indiana
Jack Kennedy
Expressing public opinion on first ladies in 1960s coverage
In Long Beach a journalist reflects on freedom of expression in public life. He recalls Jackie Kennedy and Pat Nixon as targets of opinion, notes his role reporting on public sentiment, and cites readers who comment on the beauty and impact of the first ladies despite political divisions.
Freedom From Speed Limits
A reader complains of conflicting traffic cues in Long Beach as signs show speed limits but radar enforcement is seen, noting frustration with slow driving and the temptation to speed along Willow Street. The letter lampoons legal bravado while hoping for a practical solution to daily commuting.
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Edison A. Demfer
Long Beach Bar Association
Willow Street
Annexation survey urged by city manager for Long Beach
City Manager Samuel E. Vickers urged the council to survey unincorporated territory for annexation, citing uninhabited land and water shortages. The Harbor Department building near completion in the port district would be dedicated to the late Charles H. Windham during the Association of Port Authorities convention in September. Officials including Zack Farmer and Gwynn Wilson reviewed Recreation Park lagoon with Long Beach recreation leaders, approving planned improvements by the Recreation Commission.
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Harbor Department Administration
McTory
Charles H. Windham
Father of
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Arbor
Association of Port Authorities
Zack Farmer
Los Angeles
Gwynn Wilson
W. W. Monahan
University of California
Recreation Park Lagoon
Recreation Commission
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