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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1959
Page
8
A letter reveals claimed family hires on federal payroll since January. It questions salary amounts and names Rep Leonard G. Wolf and his spouse, suggesting nepotism concerns. Separate note urges immediate public safety action with city storing fire trucks.
William Bonelli, ex Board of Equalization member fled to Mexico in 1952 on bribery charges and seeks a state pension. California officials debate paying a $445 monthly pension while tying it to Bonelli clearing up a $250,000 alleged excess from liquor licenses. A clarifying bill by Assemblyman Sheridan W. Hegland aims to prevent a repeat.
Community residents are urged to sign a petition forming a water replenishment district in south eastern Los Angeles County. Only 14,000 of the required 28,000 names have been collected, with the plan promising orderly water management and enhanced underground resevoirs to meet future demand as the area grows. Signatures are framed as both self-interest and civic duty.
Passengers on a Newark to Detroit plane report three flying saucers moving alongside for about 45 minutes. The unusual sighting drew attention to the champagne flights noted by some aboard.
An oil company spokesman cites rising refining costs as the cause of higher gasoline prices. He notes labor wage hikes as a major factor, illustrating how higher wages raise operating costs and are passed to motorists, widening the inflationary spiral.
A brisk column quotes a discouraged philatelist in our block noting John Foster Dulles receives more foreign stamps daily on get well cards than he has in 20 years. It includes satirical asides about highway deer crossings, a corrupt bloom joke, and jabs at the president and labor.
A look back through decades shows Councilman Ram sey proposing a city honor farm report for chronic alcoholics and petty violators in 10 years ago notes. Twenty years ago the state bill creating a supplementary county court system raised reassurance for Long Beach Municipal Courts. Thirty years ago Leander Welch, longtime biology educator, died after a paralytic stroke, shaping local science curricula.
Washington Senator William Proxmire’s battle over Lyndon B. Johnson’s one man Senate rule drew no visible support from peers yet pushed Johnson to speak at the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner. Democratic Chairman Paul Butler secured Johnson’s appearance while Los Angeles fights for the 1960 convention site with Chicago and Philadelphia as contenders. Butler says he has the votes to back Los Angeles.
The excerpt contrasts biblical and religious views on repentance. It cites 1 Samuel 15 29 asserting gods constancy and a bishop notes true repentance has a double aspect, weeping over the past and watching the future.
United States Senator J William Fulbright chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee denies a Soviet News Times item claiming he told four Communist writers Americans would face policy shifts if the Democrats won the 1960 race. The piece notes the New Times interview was conducted by Stanislav Menshikov son of the Soviet ambassador. It recalls past diplomatic meddling and criticizes Mikhail Menshikov for refusing a State Department tape concerning a fatal U S aircraft crash.
Charles Cordray objects to a Signal Oil and Hancock Oil refinery near Huntington Beach. He argues refiners raise insurance costs, recall the Hancock refinery fire, and urge officials to avoid locating such industry within 20 miles of populated areas.
Residents argue lack of fire protection in Long Beach areas north and east prompts administration to order two new fire trucks. The letters urge immediate action while noting seasonal risks and funding concerns.
The piece discusses Frisco Chinatown with a Chinese Chamber of Commerce at 730 Sacramento St San Francisco 8 Calif It notes over 20001 residents and describes the district as a city within a city with its own post office telephone exchange hospital newspapers and business district It also explains why deserts get hot by day and cold by night and identifies herring as the most commercially important fish with billions of individuals in multiple shoals
Partial newspaper directory shows staff titles and office addresses for the Press Telegram including General Manager Samuel C Cameron and Executive Editor Malcolm Epity plus advertising and bureau details. It lists city offices in Los Angeles Chicago Detroit San Francisco New York and others with a postal tower address.
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