Sign of Ike's Old Fire Ils Welcomed
Dwight D. Eisenhower, a lake-charge President, faced questions on national defense at a recent press conference. The piece lauds his leadership, calls for stronger public diplomacy, and notes his Mexico visit and Dulles' illness shaping future statecraft.
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Ike
Dwight ED. Eisenhower
Edwin A. Lahey
Knight Newspapers
U.S.A
Capitol Hill
U.S
Europe
SHAEF
Mexico
Dulles
New Bill Would Give State Colleges Their Own Board
A bill by Assembly member Harold Sedgwick of Oroville would remove state colleges from the State Board of Education and establish a separate governing board. The measure argues the Board is spread too thin to address college needs and could help colleges compete for state funds, especially against the University of California. The bill notes per-student spending differences and highlights the evolving role of state colleges since World War I.
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Restanitynrant Har
Old Sedgwick
Oroville
State Board of Education
Long Beach
Sedgwick
Board of Education
University of California
Board of Regents
Ball
California
Long Beach State College
Sacramento
Ramps for the Handicapped Push to City Access
Jim Scully, a paralyzed veteran and leader of a new ramp access push within the Paralyzed Veterans Assn., urged the Long Beach City Council to require at least one level or ramped entrance at all city contracted public buildings. He stressed long-standing access barriers for paraplegics and the elderly, noting safer, more inclusive public facilities through updated construction and redevelopment plans.
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Jim Scully
Paralyzed Veterans Assn
Long Beach Veterans Hospital
Scully
Long Beach
Wise Words From a Quotation Page
A compact excerpt quotes proverb and a maxim about wisdom. It references biblical themes and a Lawrence Humphrey remark on knowing value and doing good. The text reads like a reflective line from a neighbors thoughts column in a historic paper.
Press Telegram Los Angeles Foreword of Staff and Offices
The text lists staff and office locations of the Press Telegram with names such as Herman Ki Ridder publisher Daniel H Ridder and Harold M Hines assistant to publisher. Also mentions editors and managers and multiple advertising offices including Newark Chicago Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles and San Francisco with street addresses and tower references.
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Herman Ki. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Harold M Hines
Sanwel C. Cameron Genl
la Colla Jr
National
Riddersanne
Bre
Newark
Finn Avenue
Chicago Caine
Wrigley
Dettarei
Penobscdt
Minneapolis
Foshay Tower
St Paul
Egatah St
Los Angeles
Wath St. San Fresco
the Press
Tetegram
Nepotism debate over Congress raises public ire
Washington reports reveal freshmen reps Steven Carter Iowa and Leonard Wolf Iowa cutting relatives pay and hiring family as top aides. The piece notes nepotism exists in both houses, driven by tradition, with little chance of congressional action. It condemns the practice as unhealthy in a democracy while citing entrenched party dynamics.
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Washington
Congress
Fleeson
Steven Carter
Iowa
Steven Anthony
Rep
Carter
Grover Cleveland
Acll
U S Burten Island icebreaker reaches Nome and Arctic edge
Ten years ago the U S Burten Island, an icebreaker, anchored off Ang Beach Harbor and became the first ship to reach Nome in mid winter after breaking 800 miles of ice then proceeded north to within 75 miles of the Arctic Circle before returning to Long Beach. Twenty years ago Rev Winfield Edson, Berkeley Divinity School PR director, accepted the call to pastor First Baptist Church here succeeding Dr Ralph A Jensen who resigned to become executive secretary of the Southern California Baptist Convention in LA. Thirty years ago Long Beach sheriff's office civil department added and county prisoners housed in the city jail under a Los Angeles county contract following a jail and court offices survey.
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U.S
Ang Beach
Nome
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Long Beach
Winfield Edson
Berkeley Divinity School
First Baptist Church
Ralph A. Jensen
Southern California Baptist Convention
Los Angeles
Sheriff's Office
Long Beach City
Los Angeles County
Public forum letter supports child care centers safety
G Anderson of Oregon Ave argues that child care centers provide valuable training for her two daughters and should not be cut. She notes difficulties finding a reliable babysitter and says state aid is unnecessary due to affordable center fees. She urges budget writers to consider all angles before reducing support.
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Henry MacArthur
California
Teason Andie
G. Anderson
Oregon Ave
Convicts imprinted initials in governor’s mansion bricks
An item notes that convicts who built the governor's mansion in Raleigh left their initials on many bricks. A separate tidbit recalls Dick Turpin the English highwayman and mentions the Guinea pig’s keen sense of taste and that Big JFT planes burn fuel much faster than piston planes.
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Raleigh
Earth
Eer
Richard Turpin
Dick Turpin
Ling
Vee
Political Snippets from a Satirical Column
A collection of quips mocking U S policy and culture includes jokes about throwing beer cans from highways and a proposed envoy to Russia, with light jabs at crossword puzzles, space plans, bridge players, youth fitness, and a jukebox operator threatened by violence.
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Malcom Epley
Miles
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Albee Bus
Mle Advertising
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Leonard Wolf
Rep. Carter
House
Senate
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Soaper
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Kelly
Russia
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Air Force
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