Rockefeller Bid Signals New York Gubernatorial Run
Nelson Rockefeller prepares a Republican bid for New York governor reflecting his presidentially scaled platform on defense education and economics. The essay notes Rockefellers strategic planning and party dynamics, with Rockefeller Center framed as emblematic of Rockefeller influence.
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Rockefeller
New York
Washington
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefellers
Joseph Medill Patterson
Rockefeller Center
Midtown Manhattan
Patterson
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
GOP
National Advertising
Ridder-Johns, Inc
Chicago
A. Wrigley
Detroit
Penobscot Bid
Minneavalis
Foshay
St. Paul
East 4Th St
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Sutter St
Telegram
Comic Advertising
Metropolitan Group, Inc
Jobs Project Will Help Long Beach Traffic Boost
An enormous rise in Long Beach traffic is forecast with the final Long Beach Freeway link opening this month and the St. Bridge due next May. The Jobs for Long Beach program aims to widen streets, beautify the beach auditorium area, and improve circulation to capture the new traffic into jobs, investment, and a stronger economy. The city must implement the plan to harness immediate construction jobs and long term benefits.
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Long Beach
St. St
St. Louis
Walter A. Olson
Stearnlee
The Slow Wheels of Justice FEN 1952 A 15 Year Old Babysitter Slain
A Yorba Linda babysitter was killed by ranch hand Billy Francis Rupp. He was tried, convicted, and sentenced to die, with stays and appeals stretching through 1957 to 1958. The case drew renewed headlines as the Supreme Court rejected clemency attempts.
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Fen
Yorba Linda
Billy Francis Rupp
Billy Rupp
State Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
California
Rupp
Senator Soaper Sees Incentive Gap In Bank Theft
The piece quotes Senator Soaper and a police official noting bank robbers are mostly amateurs. It contrasts transport modes while suggesting robbers seek the money in banks, and mentions the Dominican Republic and US military aid as part of broader commentary.
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Dominican Republic
Offbeat Quotes and Snippets From Press Wires
A compact collection of witty in-house jabs and light verse from the press wires. It blends editorial irony about farmers hats royalty and politics with quips on travel fashion and a Nepal snowman sighting. Notable lines reference Corrugated Fittings of 1938 humor and Vertigo as a movie title meaning where is everybody.
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Nepal
Himalayas
Navy open house on two carriers and gala luau at Val dey Club
The Navy plans July 4 open house aboard USS Hadoeng at Berth 32 and USS Bairoke at Berth 57 San Pedro, with Naval hospital guests invited to a gala luau at Val dey Country Club Sherman Oaks hosted by Charlie Costa. Also noted is a 25th church anniversary for First Brethren Church led by Dr Louis S Bauman, dating from 1913, and ongoing feverish talks by county city officials to stop the gambling ship Johanna Smith six miles off Seal Beach Long Beach with no solid plan yet.
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Navy
Hadoeng
Bairoke
Naval Supply Depot Wharf
San Pedro
Naval Hospital
Luau
Valdey Country Club
Sherman Oaks
Charlie Costa
Long Beach
First Brethren Church
E. Fifth St
Cherry Ave
Louis S. Bauman
10Th St
Walnut Ave
Johanna Smith
Seal Beach
Fourth of July Safety Prompt Poem Portrait
A seasonal verse warns motorists to avoid drinks while driving and to drive carefully during vacation time. It urges careful sharing of the road on the Fourth of July, noting children near pools and fireworks can become dangerous if mishandled.
Public Forum Letters Open for Community Feedback
Public forum letters may be submitted with bona fide signatures and addresses and must not exceed 250 words. Editors may edit for taste or to save space while preserving the author’s core point and signature.
Editorial clash over ILS move at Long Beach airport
A reader challenges a PRESS-TELEGRAM editorial on relocating the ILS and runway safety. The letter argues the plan lowers flight safety, reduces property values, and risks FHA financing, urging careful planning and noting a prior voter decision in 1956.
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FHA
Alaska Admission Sparks Hope and Adventure Across Nation
Washington reports Alaska’s entry to statehood will bring new opportunities, markets, and oil-driven industrial potential. It adds two more electoral votes, expands Congress, and shifts national consciousness as Americans anticipate westward expansion and commerce with Asia, while Hawaii’s fate remains debated.
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Alaska
Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
Wnnne
United States
U.S. House of Representatives
Senate
Russia
Siberian
Questions and Answers on Natural Gas Odor and Rodeos
A reader query column explains why natural gas has a strong odor to warn of leaks, noting gas is odorless in its natural state. It recounts rodeo origins with Pecos, Texas in 1883 and cites Pope Pius XII's election on March 2, 1935. It also covers spousal rights in wills, stating most states require the surviving spouse to receive a minimum share and may reject insufficient provisions.
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Klondike
Alaska
California
Pacific Northwest
United States
Texas
Middle East
Alaskan
Pecos
Pius XII
C. W. A. Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Pope Pius XI
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John D
America
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Editorial
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U. S
Hugo Black
Caryl Chessman
Soaper
Bill Vaughan
Press
Eleoram
Herman H. Ridder
Harold M. Hines
Samuel C. Cameron
Lycy Collins Jr
Malcolm Epley
Miles &. Sines
Marty Karns
Washington News Bureau
Albee Puiding
Uncle Sam
Eeen
England
Missouri
Wires
George Clark
James J. Metealic
Olson
Press-Telegram
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Holland Roberts
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Joan Flinn
Mins. Filan
Roberts
David Lawrence
Union
Arctic Circle
Hawaii
Congress
Waii
Canada
Britain
Gye St. N. W
Washe Inston
D.C
Pledaw
Hank
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