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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1959
Page
4
Lenore Senay criticizes Jim McCauley for promoting sexualized images in a Jan 7 article. The letter questions morals, warns about shaping young readers, and calls for better educational content.
Long Beach officials and major oil producers including Union Pacific and General Petroleum push unity to repressurize the Wilmington Field by water flooding. Experts say it could yield over 630 million barrels, but the timing aims to save the naval shipyard and 6,500 jobs. interim curtailment of gas and water producing wells is urged while private operators resist citing a federal suit.
Doris Fleeson notes the president faces an unusually active Congress that can challenge his views. He remains secluded from front-line politics, relying on a strong budget to carry his ideas while Democratic leaders seek to reshape spending priorities, especially in foreign aid and military programs.
Humprhey’s Life interview with Khrushchev outlines clashes over communes, state farms, and incentives. He notes Chinese leaders view Russian elders as diluting Marxist doctrine while Russians see Beijing as youthful but inexperienced. Both sides seek global domination via communism, with tactical differences.
The article recalls Anastas Mikoyan flight to Budapest during the Hungarian uprising. It notes he drafted a cease-fire agreement guiding Russian forces to halt fire and withdraw within three weeks, presented to the acting government led by TIrme Wagy. The piece frames this as a warning about his persuasive rhetoric.
Richard HK Larson, an unemployed part time bartender, won Nebraska State Treasurer without campaigning or prior address details. He defeated Democrat Monroe Bixler by 2,587 votes, amid a lack of political material for the party. The anecdote highlights the odd path to state office.
A fragmented political jibe page notes Lord Attlee advised Eisenhower against entering politics and Ike followed the counsel. It also jokes about Alaska spelling and a divided Republican Senate with economists linking prosperity to car sales and insurance costs.
Current files of The Press Telegram maintained at these offices list the editorial and advertising staff including Harman H Ridder Daniel H Ridder Harald Hines Samuel C Cameron Georges Manager L A Collina Malcolm Epley Miles E Since Managing Editor Harry Karn Washington News Bureau and national advertising reps Ridder Jonne Metropolitan Group offices in New York Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles San Francisco with address details for each location.
Walter Lippmann reports that Soviet moves in Berlin aim to open broad negotiations on controversies, not an ultimatum. Mikoyan visits Washington, with talks focusing on German settlement, troop rights, and East German control over travel papers and military traffic, under cautious compromise.
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