Burnett Group Attacks Jets Amid Downtown Strain
A letter from Tim Stephens of Bishop, California, rebuts Long Beach councilman D Patrick Ahern’s jet runway stance. The writer argues runway extension worsens traffic, deters business, and questions economic benefits from Douglas Aircraft employment while urging caution on water, highways, and pool construction.
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Mr. Ahern
Douglas
Long Beach
Lakewood
Orange County
Ahern
Harold Carl
Joan R. Nelson JR
Hal Jones
D. J. Lehnert
J. FE. Cox
Ike
California
K. About
T. A
Tim) Stephens
Bishop
Calif
Long Beach Unified School District Wins With $85 Million Bond Plan
California schools prepare for mid September openings amid a statewide push for better facilities. Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill and Avalon celebrate sustained full time schooling as past bond votes funded an $85 million program that now serves over 71,000 students. Tax rates decline as debt nears retirement, with operating costs rising from growing enrollment. District officials and voters are praised for foresight and results benefiting children.
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California
Long Beach
Lakewood
Signal Hill
Avalon
Long Beach Unified School District
Long Beach Unified
Board of Education
Marina Towers Plan Grows to 13 Stories on Ocean Blvd
Long Beach officials note rapid loss of vacant sites and welcome revisions to the Marina Towers project on Ocean Blvd. The developers now push an earlier start with a 13 story building to meet demand for compact units. Progress on the Twilighter near Atlantic Ave. also signals a drift toward the oceanfront “new Long Beach.”
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Beach
Marina Towers
Ocean Blvd
Atlantic Ave
Ocean Front
New Long Beach
Union Snub to Khrushchev Seen as Significant
The AFL-CIO will take no part in Khrushchev's U S visit reception, a move framed as shattering the Moscow-made image of American anti communism. The stance aligns U S workers with Western labor sentiment and recalls Soviet oppression in Hungary and satellite states, signaling a broader political impact.
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Christian Science Monitor
Afl-Cio
Khrushchev
United States
America
Wall Street
Atscio
Hungary
Middle East
AFI- Cio
Comic Adverts and Legal Notices From Long Beach
A fragment from the Press Telegram of Long Beach California mentions comic advertisements and legal notices. The text is garbled but indicates local notices and advertising material likely part of a newspaper page. Names and exact items are unreadable, but the context is a mix of comic adverts and public notices from the Long Beach paper.
Walter Ridder on Russians Lesson in Frustration
A travel essay recounts dealing with Soviet officials in Moscow describing lines, bribes of patience and stress, and the frequent use of Nyet. A taxi mayhem anecdote ends with a punchline about diplomats learning from Russian insistence on no. The piece notes Russians line chisel and push ahead by insincerity and elbows.
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Soviet Union
Walter Ridker Agg Ays
Russia
Moscow
Nyet
Samarkand
Yalta
No Man Objects to Some Cute Little Old Brains
A collection of witty observations references brilliant women and men, Khrushchev, and American image. It notes a New York shopping mall trend and jokes about Nixon, Prince Philip, Princess Margaret, and media access. The piece closes with sports fan choices during season overlaps.
Retirement of Long Beach Detective Becomes Santa Fe Official
Long Beach’s first police detective Fred F. Yhiles announced his retirement as superintendent of special service for the Santa Fe railroad coast lines at Los Angeles, effective Sept. 1. He was night sergeant when the city police were organized.
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Fred F. Yhilules
Long Beach
Santa Fe Railroad Coast Lines
Los Angeles
Traffic Rules in Center Area Hit Downtown Long Beach
Downtown Long Beach suffers as merchants flee with 8,000,000 square feet of vacant space. Citizens blame one way streets and restricted turns for deterring shoppers and driving business away. The critique argues streets must change to revive commerce and curb street chaos.
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Center Area
Long Beach
Wants Supreme Court Abolished Editor
Lillian McClean of Artesia calls for Congress to abolish the Supreme Court and reconstruct a new one with legally trained judges who will uphold the Constitution without yielding to communists, urging strength against Russia. Senator Bush advised showing resolve, arguing military power fails without sound judicial leadership.
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Supreme Court
Bush
Lillian McClean
South St. Artesia
New Menace on Rivers Warns of Drinking Boatmen
Tennessee judge warns that pleasure craft speeds are rising as rivers and lakes grow crowded. A boat steered by a drunken operator is a serious hazard and can trigger disaster. Public notice from Mrs. B. Hardin at 148 Locust Ave.
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Tennessee
B. Hardin
Locust Ave
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Eoler
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NEA Service, Inc
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England
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U.S. Coast Guard
Washington, D.C
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George Clark
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