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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1959
Page
11
Readers discuss steel worker wages and the city auditorium bond issue. James Millsap argues pay figures show higher earnings than claimed, while Michael Bivouis criticizes the auditorium area and notes the bond measure was rejected.
Gov Pat Brown told Democratic leaders in San Francisco that the Legislature's water development plan ends the immediate Senate reapportionment clash but fails to fix Los Angeles County's underrepresentation. He warns Bonelli's initiative to redraw districts should not derail the water bill, urging focus on electing a Democrat president while noting state representation fairness remains unresolved.
Former Interior Secretary Dowell MeKay dies, leaving a key conservative voice and original 1952 cabinet member out of government. He shaped a cautious, efficient approach, avoided grand policy shifts, and argued pay reform should reveal itself from questions rather than forceful answers. He later challenged Sen. Wayne Morse in a Senate race, asserting a clash between private enterprise and socialism. His loss hits the conservative cause hard.
Cov Pat Brown signed AIS 2461 altering state rules on teachers over 70. The measure allows them to teach without tenure at the college president's discretion, amid shortages in California state colleges and growing needs for faculty. The decision prompts debate over age limits and educational quality.
A physicist discusses the Magnus effect as the cause of baseball curves, referencing past figures and movie terms in a colorful editorial style. The piece blends pop culture with science while noting skepticism about public understanding.
A collection of quirky captions and gags about old timey life. The piece riffs on persistent hat wearers, a self mowing brass plant, a TV station airing nonstop commercials, and a note about a domestic partner planning a leisure-filled staycation.
A California lawmaker proposes odd bills, including AB 2758 to regulate pel bird bands, joking that government reach could spawn a Department of Pet Birds with officials checking millimeter band sizes. Another measure would require judges to wear robes in all California courts, a plan critics call unnecessary and wasteful.
The vice president's trip to Moscow is viewed as a ceremonial journey and a major move in Nixon's bid for the presidency. The entourage includes press writers, biographers, and public relations figures as well as government escorts and military aides. The trip signals confidence in foreign policy leadership despite mixed party dynamics and unknowns in the Soviet state.
Anne Fickes reports Aldous Huxley told about 350 doctors in San Francisco that mood altering drugs such as tranquilizers and energizers could enable future dictators to conquer the world. He urged scientific and public oversight to prevent misuse and warned democracies risk drifting toward dictatorship while maintaining appearances.
A reader named Mrs Elna Halme from 3179 Daisy Ave proposes changes to the Miss Universe parade. She suggests printing the state or country on the back of the float to identify contestants and reduce confusion when faces are obscured by delays or decorations.
Twenty five years ago Long Beach consolidated the Township Justice Court Long Beach Justice Court and Long Beach Police Court into the Long Beach Municipal Court the first in California. Pacific Greyhound Lines rebuilt its depot at 226 E First St to serve 70 daily schedules. A North Long Beach fire station housewarming on Dairy Ave at Market St featured dancing and refreshments hosted by W E Happy Campbell Violet Berggren and Louise Lester.
The fragmentary item references press material labeled LOMS LEACH LALIF and a comic advertising term Rewreventative with a shell of names or phrases including Setropelitea Grave Inc, suggesting a historical advertorial or spoof in a newspaper page.
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