Long Beach Not Standing Still in Public Works Progress
Editorial lauds tidelands financed advances and orthodox funding as Long Beach reports from City Engineer Jess Gilker son on a 829 219 000 bond issue approved Feb 9 1958. Hospital modernization airport development safety buildings parks freeway terminus branch libraries and more delivered or near completion with all five libraries finished.
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Long Beach
Jess D. Gilkerson
Long Beach Memorial Hospital
Long Beach i
United States
Bret Harte
Willow
Adriatic
Ruth Bach
Carson
Bellflower
Dana
Atlantic
MacArthur Park
Anaheim
Bay Shore
Bay Shore Avenue
City Council Agenda Draws Sparse Public Attendance
Forty eight items filled the Long Beach City Council agenda this week. A reporter noted many officials were present while the audience was nearly empty at noon recess only a father and his two children remained. Citizens rarely attend for broad civic duty, and local service clubs lack regular observers.
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Long Beach
Nan City
Public Forum Responds To Letters On Kennedy and Hoffa
Samuel and Bess Whitman of 226 Carona Ave respond to letters criticizing John Kennerly and Robert Kennerly for Attorney General. they defend Hoffa and urge ending Southern obstruction in politics while urging open, firm policy toward Asian and African nations.
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John Kennerly
Robert
University By the Sea
Kennedy
Solid South
Washington
Samuel and
Bess Whitman
Ostrich Nations No Longer Around Editor
A clipped editorial note mocks survival tales stating the ostrich hides its head in sand in danger and claims many nations have adopted that attitude. The fragment ends with a signature line from O. O. Smith of Los Mantilos.
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Ostrich Nations
Smith
Howard Ave
Los Mantilos
Kennedy Faces Finance Committee Test After Election
Kennedy aims to shape the Senate Finance Committee by adding moderates like Kerr and Dillon while Byrd’s grip tests seniority. The Palm Beach gathering includes Johnson Mansfield Kerr and Dillon as Kennedys circle weighs a liberal direction against Byrd’s conservative line.
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Kennedy
Senate Finance Committee
Palm Beach
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Robert 5. Kerr
Oklahoma
Treasury
C. Douglas Dillon
J. Allen Frear
Delaware
Byrd
Frear
J. Caleb Boggs
Finance Committee
Quiet politics and personal perks mix in a casual jab
A columnist cites a young official leaving a $400,000 salary to become secretary of defense at $25,000, suggesting a gift for his wife. The Congo disorder is described as widespread with factions unable to agree who is responsible for abuses. The Kennedy cabinet is noted as young, with familiar references to meetings at Jackie Kennedy’s house.
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Secretary of Defense
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Lumumba
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Jackie
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Comic Advertising Representative Became Enterprising
A brief Telearam item from Long Beach California notes Metropolitan Group advertising position for a comic advertising representative. The notice indicates a regional role with opportunities in media promotions. Specific names, dates, and locations are limited in the readable text.
What Others Are Saying on Wassia Rockets Lead
In a sharp industry note Son, Sheard Sonington of Missouri says Wassia is pulling ahead in military rockets, signaling shifts in policy and tech. The remark highlights competitive dynamics affecting defense programs and vendor standings.
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Sheard Sonington
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Wassia
Dillon Had Freedom to Take or Reject Treasury Post
President Eisenhower gave friendly counsel to C Douglas Dillon about the Treasury post but did not demand a refusal. Dillon would not have accepted if asked to decline, and he acted independently in Kennedy’s incoming administration. The article notes Dillon’s and Anderson’s aligned policy views, and that Dillon’s acceptance reflects political realities and aims to preserve fiscal prudence amid post election tensions.
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Byrd
Paul H. Douglas
Minois
Gliton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minesota
Dillon
Treasury
Washington
Eisenhower
C. Douglas Dillon
Kennedy
White House
Congress
Mc Kennedy
Secretary of the Treasury
Tillon
Palm Beach
Robert Anderson
Mr. Dillon
Anderson
United States
Anderson-Dillon
Bonn
Faris
Londo
Dillom
Mr. Anderson
Augusta
State Department
Federal Reserve System
Railroad Feud Sparks Willmore City Boom in California
In 1884 Pomeroy and Mills acquired land in Willmore City as rival railroads Santa Fe and Southern Pacific competed to attract travelers. The 1885–86 price war cut fares from the Mississippi Valley to $1, boosting land values and spurring growth despite financial losses.
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Southern Pacific
Archibald Geikie Reflections on Free Will and Suffering
A compact meditation by Archibald Geikie comparing Jesus suffering to silence under oppression with a broader remark on human free will. The prose ties biblical allusion to moral accountability and the weight of choice across life.
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Archibald Geikie
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