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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1957
Page
10
The piece argues state legislators misunderstand Long Beach's subsidence delay and urges quick action on California water rights and a public works program. It links future special sessions, interim committees, and urgent recommendations to resolve both issues, urging faster progress this fall if possible.
The article argues that Congressional Democrats boosted defense by about $900 million a year ago but now oppose restoring 23 percent of those funds. It accuses them of antiwar rhetoric while cutting defense, labeling actions partisan and unwise amid warnings of a dangerous world.
Senator Richards reviews end of the 1957 session noting water rights issues blocked by northern opposition, gains in tideland lease revenue, and school funding compromises. He cites Governor’s veto threats, tax implications, and pending psychology regulation bills while criticizing the Weinberger committee for quashing cancer quack measures.
The Press Telegram lists staff and office locations including publishers Harold M. Hines and Ramuel C. Cameron with titles such as Exe c Managing Editor Washington News Duveau. It notes national advertising representatives and multiple city offices in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis St. Paul and San Francisco.
The piece argues about baseball team name changes as franchises relocate. It notes Milwaukee Braves kept their name to preserve identity, while Los Angeles Dodgers suit their new home, reflecting urban life. It wryly suggests becoming an artful dodger to survive in modern cities.
A fragmented verse contemplates love and proof of devotion. The speaker questions whether love can be proven, urging the beloved to judge by lasting years and shared memories as music and sentiment express affection. The piece hints at evolving feeling that deepens with time.
A Chicago Daily News column denounces the decision to try Army Specialist W. I Girard of Ottawa Illinois in Japanese court under the Status of Forces treaty. It argues the case sacrifices an American to appease Japanese opinion while noting the wider strain of U S aid and policy in Formosa and Korea. The piece also details Pvt Peter H Green of Evanston facing four months hard labor for conscientious objector status and includes scattered random notes on foreign aid and info programs.
The poem by E A Guest muses on surgeons who play golf yet think of patients in room five hundred forty three. It links focus and care to outcomes on the course and suggests club leaders must sacrifice a year of effort without reward to support their clubs.
A retrospective roundup recalls events from 10 to 30 years ago in Long Beach. Admiral Oscar Badger urged a robust Navy Reserve at a Fourth Area American Legion gathering in Veterans Memorial Auditorium with Dr. Russell L. Starr presiding. Police Lt. Clifford E. Peterson headed to a Washington DC training in police work. UCLA 608 graduates celebrated at Hotel Virginia with valedictorians Elizabeth Mason and others. Long Beach aviation base prospects received city support as the Laval Reserve fly council funded improvements for the municipal airport per City Manager Henderson.
A reader named Arthur Barsky of 1045 E. Carson St argues that letters to a public forum must stay under 50 words with bona fide signatures. He references free ballot criteria and compares satellite voting to self government while quoting iShrushchev and urging mutual honesty.
ROBERT WALLY FRAZER President 4th District Improvement Cooperative thanks voters after municipal section. He praises Long Beach future and harbor subsidence fixes while noting lavish campaign spending. He reveals spending $148.10 and calls money an indispensable vote getter.
The press Telegram reports Khrushchev’s call for coexistence and peace, but raises three critical asks. Would acceptance require relinquishing control of world Communist parties, halting ideological colonization of developing nations, and allowing a peaceful Germany unification, among other conditions.
An assortment of quips and wry observations from Bill Vaughan touches on civic receipts, fashion norms, highway friction, aging workers, longevity forecasts, juvenile conduct, enduring oddities, Stassen chatter for 1960, and a neighbor's humorous family tally. The tone mimics a columnist’s light, satirical quick takes.
A reader from Liggett Street Norwalk thanks the press for reporting the Norwalk Council race. Arnold Smith expresses appreciation for coverage and notes ongoing interest in local government and election details.
A collection of questions and answers covers camel llama relations, U S Merchant Marine Academy entry rules, Denver to Miami driving time, and Jolson’s Mammy origins. It cites shared ancestry for llamas and camels, academy admissions with state quotas, a 2120 mile 53 hour drive estimate, and details of the song My Mammy from Sinbad with credits to Caesar Berlin Lewis Young and Donaldson.
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