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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1959
Page
7
A reader labeled Guy Guerin questions the paper for misrendering "Grande Juin Vente" while critiquing a La Ronde Rue reference. Ellen Ackerman adds a quip about literary misperception and signs with her Lakewood address, noting editors may edit letters for space and civility.
The Brown Administration weighs a 1.75 billion dollar Feather River bond for water projects. Critics warn bonds raise costs while advocates say long term revenue pledges and cautious issuance guard Southern California. Bond rates and Cal-Vet implications show financing choices affect decades.
Assemblyman Joseph M. Kennick of Long Beach was among 12 Democrats censured by the California Democratic Council for backing votes that helped defeat Gov. Brown's oil severance tax. Kennick denied bowing to oil lobbyists, citing Long Beach constituents and resisting tying the tax to college pay raises and pensions. Gov Brown acknowledged Kennick's district obligation.
The committee visualizes LA being knocked out by three H-bombs. It notes Long Beach remains a separate municipality.
Report notes a scene in Berlin where agents observe diners to see who lifts a bat bearing a spy sign. It mentions Harry Truman and Sam Rayburn denying picks for 1960 and cites Senator Wiley fearing the Cold War may hinge on global markets.
A propaganda leaflet circulating in Signal Hill uses a replica Press Telegram masthead to imply sponsorship. The masthead is misleading. the Press Telegram did not authorize or sponsor the leaflet. It concerns Signal Hill's contract for fire protection with Los Angeles County.
The Joint Committee on Atomic Energy will hold hearings starting June 22 led by Rep. Chet Holifield. Maps and bomb-size calculations illustrate targets in Washington D C and Los Angeles with estimates of the bombs needed for devastation. The aim is to show that massive retaliation is outdated and that nuclear war must be avoided. The document notes shifts in military power toward the Soviet Union and hints at possible emendations to current doctrine.
In Sacramento, efforts in the Senate and Assembly aim to trim interim committee activity and reduce costly reports. Speaker Ralph Brown seeks about 400000 for next year, challenging past per diem and consultant style spending, arguing for tighter controls to ensure value for public funds.
A reader questions the California representative to the national spelling bee in Washington, noting the word hypothetical appears misspelled as hypothetj cal on a blackboard and suggesting this reflects spelling ability and a likely defeat. The letter emphasizes the error and its implications for the competitor's prospects.
Ten years ago Poly Wilson and Jordan High Schools had student speakers at commencement instead of adults and followed with the first all night stay in Long Beach party at Municipal Auditorium with a band. Twenty years ago Annabele Weih was chosen queen of Sun Surf and Sand Days and crowned at the Lions show in Municipal Auditorium. Thirty years ago Long Beach had 67 707 voters eligible for recall election while 7 374 were registered in 1928.
A letter from Charles Cordray criticizes a feature on a highway project titled Progress and its impact on low income housing. He denounces the notion of progress as a social racket and questions lack of surveys through affluent areas like Virginia Country Club and Park Estates while golf clubs remain undisturbed. He signs from 1080 Prospect Ave.
In 1896 George Her ho and Frank Samuelson two New Jersey men of Scandinavian ancestry completed the first towboat trip across the Atlantic in 55 days 19 hours. They left the Battery New York harbor on June 7 and arrived July 31 at SS Mary's in the Scilly Islands off England. The voyage was in an 18 foot 4 inch rowboat named the Fox in honor of Richard K Fox who backed their trip for his Police Gazette publication.
A damaged OCR fragment lists newspaper staff roles and offices for Press Getearam LORG REACK CALIF. It names publishers Herman H Asding and Daniel H Ritter, with co publisher Marels 14 and other staff positions, plus multiple city office locations including New York Chicago and Los Angeles. The text is incomplete and lacks coherent narrative.
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