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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1957
Page
10
An editorial sponsored by the Long Beach Naval Shipyard Employees Association promotes a documentary on harbor subsidence. It argues the film educates residents and officials, urges action to arrest subsidence, and predicts positive publicity if the city solves the sinkage problem.
Cecil B. DeMille spoke at a Downtown Long Beach Associates dinner delivering a faith filled message. He praised the film The Ten Commandments noting its motives go beyond profit and that earnings support charitable causes. He said the movie echoes a modern struggle between Moses and Pharaoh and aims to increase global understanding of God.
In Virginia the presidents rights speech drew muted applause. Governors judge he will not press a rapid reversal of segregation and expect limited action. Republicans see a chance to gain seats as 29 governorships are Democratic while 33 are up next year.
Mixed OCR snippet references individuals such as Thad and Bridai with criminal charges and a firing range death case. It also alludes to German unification debates, Konrad Adenauer, and U S political shifts under Eisenhower, noting Democratic gains and Republican challenges if trends continue.
A reflective excerpt cites deraniah 14:82 and Seeley noting human vanity and sin while pondering if the heavens bring showers. It contrasts unseen labor in building the New Jerusalem with divine origin, suggesting a call to prayer to God the creator amid unfinished human works.
Washington reports a near 100 percent clean bomb capability, reducing fallout risk and boosting U S deterrence. Eisenhower and Stassen cited the breakthrough as key to disarmament talks while warning that Communist bad faith makes any pledge fragile. The piece ties the achievement to ongoing need for a robust nuclear defense until trusted regimes exist in Moscow and Peiping.
A collage of satirical observations on July weather, postal service cuts, Russia and Hungary via UN reports, nuclear disarmament talk, national flower debates, and light commentary on American life. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek call for a space mission funding list.
An old man laments evil and horror while a neighbor urges gradual improvement. They discuss war, race, and the idea that small acts like planting roses can brighten their street by next June, stressing collective effort and hopeful progress.
A century ago Charles P. Morgan, once chief building inspector, was named supervisor of the new Department of Building and Safety under charter amendments. Gerold Hoyts gained permanent general surgical staff status at Los Angeles County General Hospital, joined by his twin Lawrence Hoots in eye ear nose and throat. Previously Judge Wilbur Downs and Judge Percy Hight held departments in the Superior Court, reassigned for July term.
In the run up to general elections, West Germany faces fear over U S disarmament plans and potential reunification delays. Adenauer's CDU campaigns on anti neutral rhetoric while Social Democrats oppose arming the Bundeswehr with tactical nuclear weapons. Public fear centers on inflation and U S Russia disarmament ties.
Publisher Harold M. Hines and Associate staff are named for The Press Telegram. Executive and managing editors are listed along with Washington bureau location and regional advertising representatives. Offices and contacts include Ridder-Johns, Inc. and Metropolitan Grows, with Chicago Detroit Minneapolis Saint Paul Los Angeles San Francisco bureau addresses.
Readers ask if Cadillac was Indian. No, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac was French governor of the district. In 1701 he founded the first settlement at Detroit and named Fort Ponchartrain du Detroit. The gun salute tradition honors Very Important Persons, with a prescribed number of shots reflecting status.
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