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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1957
Page
6
The editorial argues newspapers face an awkward task in covering Confidential. It laments self righteousness on editorial pages, notes the magazine often rents sensational stories without delivering substance, and questions whether public taste drives coverage. It suggests readers crave private lives of prominent figures while lesser sins go unreported.
John E. Biby Sr named president of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce for 1957 58. Biby currently serves as controller for the Long Beach Division of Douglas Aircraft Co and has been active in community affairs since arriving here. He succeeds George Badenhausen, whose year as president nears completion.
The piece recalls Walter Reuther’s 1946 wage and price tactics during the GM strike and wage drive. It notes Reuther’s later push for a $100 price cut to curb inflation, GM’s Harlow Curtice and Henry Ford II rebutting propaganda. It credits rising auto wages with inflation and praises business voices for speaking up, mentioning Sen. McClellan boosting courage.
In Washington, critics charge Red China uses travel denial to press influence. The State Department warns against reciprocal access while Democrats debate allowing Peiping reporters to enter the United States amid broader recognition concerns.
Public forum letters argue for United Nations police and World Federation to curb missiles and wars, while defending unions and urging signer accountability. Thomas Akren of Garden Grove criticizes anti-union voices and calls for active local involvement. Louis Ball of Long Beach reflects on future ethics and a world without police or federalism.
In the United States the terms hare and rabbit are used interchangeably as rabbits. In Europe rabbit denotes small burrowing species living in warrens. Rabbits are smaller with shorter ears and are born naked and blind. Hares are born with hair and eyes open. The jack rabbit and snowshoe rabbit are hares, while the cottontail is not a true rabbit nor a hare and is usually classified as a rabbit.
A speaker argues unions do not drive inflation. Critics claim unions raise prices, but economists cited by the speaker dispute this. The message emphasizes that the rise in prices has other causes and that unions are not responsible.
A three part California politics survey notes Sen. Knowland at 49 unlikely to retire. He declined 1958 re election but says nothing about 1960. Knight seeks re election and Brown looms as Democratic pivot as intra party clashes unfold. The outcome shapes control of the California GOP and the looming national scene.
A Pasadena letter argues against verdicts of guilt without trial regarding 41 Americans who visited Red China. The writer defends open-mindedness, cautions against singling out individuals, and notes passport restrictions and State Department warnings as context for the controversy.
A collage of humorous notes and opinions on politics family life and pop culture. It mentions balloon flights viewed from afar school supplies a mood shift with a new fashion Qing attire and light commentary on television boredom and amateur boxing. The piece blends social observations with playful jabs at politicians and public figures.
A compact satirical essay blend touches on home life and social ideas. It satirizes marital dynamics and domestic bliss while noting the spread of motor ideas in American households and a nod to the St Louis World’s Fair origin. It also observes long marriages and public perception of science.
Ten cent bus fares within Long Beach and a city run parking system under study by City Manager Carl Wirsching. In a separate note, civil litigation settled after a decade between Los Angeles Dock & Terminal Co and Pacific Dock & Terminal Co, with a $225,300 judgment. Unusual coastal weather brought brief rain and dramatic clouds near Santa Ana.
A fragment poem urges endurance and faith, repeating that as long as there is breath there is hope for recovery. It speaks of illness, mind and body, and the need to persevere with God and ourselves in the fight to stay alive.
The Press Telegram lists Samuel G Cameron as general manager and L C Collins Jr as business manager with editors Malcolm Epley and Miles E Sin and executive editor Miles Sin. It notes Washington bureau based in Alben Building and advertising reps in New York Detroit San Francisco and Los Angeles with offices in Welgley building and Sutter Street.
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