Editorial State College Hearings in the Assembly
The Assembly subcommittee on education faces a tough task over Long Beach State College instructors dismissed after probation. California's attorney general backs the president, Dr. Peterson, but the broader fight emphasizes calls to move the State College system to a separate regency, to focus on higher education. The hearings aim to advance this reform, not merely rehash past disputes.
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Assembly Subcommittee On
Long Beach State College
California
P. Vieton Peterson
Dr. Peterson
Hetter
Br. Peterson
State Board of Education
Assembly
Public Forum Letter Guidelines for Submissions
A public forum column outlines submission rules and editing practices. Letters must not exceed 240 words and should include the author’s signatures and addresses. Editors may revise for clarity or brevity to fit space and ensure readability.
Spray Device Guards Against Fire
Letters urge installation of automatic spray devices in schools after a Chicago fire tragedy. AYDENMID and DENNING call for immediate adoption, inspections, and vigilant supervision in Long Beach to prevent further incidents.
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Chicago
H. B. Aydenmid
Gaviota Ave
Lanng Beach
Long Beach
Ernest Denning
Cedar Age
Should We Curb Billboards on State Highways
Outdoor advertising is debated by a State Senate subcommittee with competing views. Billboard firms resist tighter controls while landscape advocates seek uncluttered views, as officials weigh highway program subsidies against nuisance and safety concerns.
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State Senate
Campaign to portray rabbits as harmful in Britain
A group campaigns to show that rabbits are harmful to children, arguing the creatures’ deceit and thieving nature are evident in stories from Joe Chandler Harris to Bugs Bunny. Despite their roguery, rabbits remain loved by children and adults alike, and the toast is for their numbers to grow.
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Britain
Joe Chandler Harris
Peter Cottontail
Bugs Bunny
Rabbit
Soaper Says Frozen Turkey Eases Conscience, Says Vaughan
A collage of erratic clippings notes Senator Soaper's quip on frozen turkey quieting guilt, a two-piece swim suit comeback, bids for an Agricultural Hall of Fame in the Midwest, a photo of a rocket ready for launch, and stray items on colitis causes, a high school music album deja vu, song revivals, a gardenia purchase, airliner groundings, and the United Nations eyeing space, all with quirky observations and loose connections.
Portraits LOCAL CIRCLE of the social kind
A fragmentary poem describes a circle of social elites and college men who meet to relax, knit or talk, while also pursuing professional careers. The verse emphasizes honest energy and the mind’s improvement within high society circles.
Washington Labor Law Scandals Go Unprosecuted
A New York Herald Tribune dispatch notes the Taft Hartley Act faces few prosecutions despite 11 years on the books. It cites Senate Rackets Committee doubts about probing union political contributions and reports broad labor union support of House candidates.
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Washington
Department of Justice
NEW York Herald Tribune
Wich
Senate
House of Representatives
Jnbor
Congress
The Man Who Came to Dinner Whiteside modeled on Woollcott
Discussion of the central character Sheridan Whiteside in The Man Who Came to Dinner, noting he mirrors critic Alexander Woollcott and that Woollcott als o played the role on tour. It adds Woollcott’s claim that Whiteside is a composite of the authors.
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Sherklan Whiteside
Grorge
Autman
Moss Hart
Whiteside
Alexander Woollcott
Weallcott
Fiat
Sheridan Whiteside
Wool. Colt
Press Telegram Masthead and Advertising Details
The fragment lists newspaper staff roles and office addresses for Press-Telegram and related advertising representatives. It names executive and managing editors, a business manager, and notices bureaus in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles San Francisco with agency contacts and office locations.
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Fildher-Jonas, Inc
Haw Yofk
Fink Avenue
Chicago
Wrigley Bug
Detroit
Penobscot Btdg
Minneapolis
Fashay
St. Paul
BS East
6Th St
Los Angeles
W. Ath St
San Francisco
Lutter St
Metropolitan Group, Incr Band
Fatalism Blesses Our Weakness
Editor argues fatalism excuses responsibility for a Chicago school fire tragedy. Clergy, officials, parents, and teachers face shared blame as citizens confront neglect, policy, and safety issues. The piece cautions against easier notions of divine will and urges accountability.
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Chicago
Chiease
Long Beach to Open Two New Post Offices
In Long Beach the post office service will gain two new branches to meet rising population needs. Lakewood area will host one office and Santa Fe Avenue at Willow Street the other, both slated for first quarter of 1949 once suitable quarters are secured. The announcement was made in the Hall of Records by Lip Los Angeles County Supervisors in the presence of about 350 people. Dr. Qavar Ifange of the Long Beach Fourth District Supervisor presided, succeeding Leland A. Ford, with William A. Smith and others present.
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Long Beach Main
Lee
Goodwin
Lakewood
Santa Fe Ave
Willow St
Lip
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Hall of Records
Los Angeles
Qavar Ifange
Long Beach
Leland AM
Ford
William A. Smith
Wauge
Former Critic Now Browns Champion By Henry MacArthur
Hale Champion, soon to be Ed mund G. Brown’s press secretary, wrote a story for Repart é prior to his selection. In the piece titled To the Victors Belongs the Empty Treasury, Champion voices doubt about the Democratic triumphs and their unfinished work at the State Capitol.
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Sacranento
CNS
State Capitol
Hale Champion
Goy-elect
Edmund G. Brown
Champion
Brown Triumph Over Knowland Shapes California Power
The piece analyzes Pat Brown's win over Knowland, noting Brown's cautious yet honest record as San Francisco district attorney and state attorney general. It discusses his tempering influence, his mentor Fred Dutton moving to Sacramento as executive secretary, and questions about long term influence and budget stance.
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Brown
Vietory
Willi F. Axnowland
Knowland
Jesser
San Francisco
Fred Dutton
Sacramento
Walter
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