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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1958
Page
6
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce and Shipyard Employes Assn urge a large turnout to approve the single City Charter amendment on the March 4 ballot. The change would authorize life-of-field unitization for the Wilmington Oil Field to combat subsidence and permit water flood plans, aligning with anti subsidence goals and state legislation.
Mountain trails attract thousands of Southlanders each season yet recent accidents raise safety questions. Despite posted warnings, a freezing death, a helicopter rescue, and a serious cliffside injury in 48 hours prompt calls for better safety education and stricter heed to danger signs to protect hikers and rescuers alike.
Republicans calm after fund raising worries as Democrats stage a Kaufman Hart farce satire. Governor Faubus of Arkansas plans to attend a $100 plate dinner honoring Jefferson, Jackson and Truman, risking confrontation over civil rights. Multiple party figures react, some shunning him, others defending his rights to attend and politicking on the issue. The piece argues Faubus aims to break Arkansas's third term fear and score a national platform while facing local rivals and scrutiny.
Washington examines independent commissions and their roles amid a wave of impropriety cases. The Hoover Commission urges clearer mandates, better alignment with executive functions, and more focus on lawful regulation over case by case action.
Defense Department announces long range missiles with blueprints and funding ready but held up awaiting a strong nickname. The piece pokes at Washington and Swedish diplomats while noting punning humor in official discourse. Congress passes a law to curb tax evasion while critiquing government involvement. A future show faces skepticism despite heavy early publicity.
A poem by E. A. Guest questions imagination as the root of worry and resolve. It contrasts national mood with confidence, noting how imagination fuels doubt but also spurs resolve. A cultural jab follows, contrasting American workers with Russian dancers in a brief cultural critique.
Ten years ago an emergency ordinance added 13 officers and approved 6000 for salaries through July. Atlantic Ave between San Antonio Dr and 52nd St became a six lane highway under Project 25 with 52510 in gas tax funds for major streets. Twenty years ago Charlie Wise became president of the Junior College Alumni Assn succeeding Robert White. Thirty years ago voters approved a shoe string disincorporation by a narrow margin ending annexation litigation and ordered relocation of Pacific Electric Railway car barns near Sixth and American to flood control area at W Ninth St.
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E Curtis Clark presides as Taxpayers Council argues against hiring the county to assess and collect city taxes. They claim it would erase a capped rate, raise budgets, and increase taxes, noting Long Beach's unique one dollar limit and a 195 percent city budget rise over 11 years versus 36 percent population growth. Also included are brief letters from D J Struven and others on unrelated physics questions.
A fragment mocks Russia for claiming gravity can be defied by extreme cold and references to space meteors and the sun. The text ridicules scientific naivety, noting absolute zero and millions of degrees in the sun do not alter gravitational effects, and ends with a jab at scientists.
A lyrical plea about devotion and trust. The speaker asks a loved one to have faith, offering every possibility and promising loyalty. They acknowledge doubt, outline personal circumstances, and present the choice to accept or walk away as final.
In a brief rebuttal Kedinger of 2843 Oregon Ave defends Mr. Dulles against critics who write addled remarks about officials. He praises Dulles for visiting scenes of work to gather on the spot information rather than staying behind a desk. He dismisses Anne Fickes letters as misjudged.
Reader questions reveal jet planes will reduce Los Angeles to Chicago flight time from about five and a half hours to roughly three and a half hours. Jets promise smoother rides and less noise compared with present aircraft. A humorous poem excerpt identified as My Face by Anthony Bauer is provided with its opening lines and later endings.
The document lists staff roles including publisher editor and managing editor at The Press Telegram. It notes executive editor Miles Sime and a Washington News Bureau with offices in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles San Francisco. It also mentions advertising representatives and multiple office addresses for Ridder newspapers.
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