Do Our Jobless Reporting Methods Need an Overhaul
A discussion on unemployment reporting urges an international standard and calls for including unfilled job openings in official figures. It argues current methods mislead both domestic morale and foreign perception, suggesting reforms to better guide training and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
McGraw Hill Publications
Bulletin of Statistics
United Nations
Sweden
U. S
U.S. Labor Department
McGraw-Hill
Murray Courson Named City Auditor in Long Beach
The Long Beach City Council names Murray T. Courson as city auditor to succeed John Mansell who becomes city manager next Tuesday. Courson, harbor department chief accounting officer, revamped harbor accounting and brings 15 years of municipal finance experience to the elective post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Murray T
Ted) Courson
Courson
John R. Mansell
Harbor Department
Harbor
Mansell
Coursan
Moha and the Basse Profunds Quip and News Snips
A fragmentary column mix features science musings on a mysterious earth area called moha, a humorous riff on politics and television, and quick jabs at embezzlement lore, international figures, pensions, and wartime era nostalgia. It cites Gromyko at the UN and a poet's civic vote tease amid broader social quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Vaughan
Mohe
Fragmented quotes and remarks on culture and politics
A medley of disjointed lines includes biblical verse, literary praise, jokes about telephones, claims of Soviet saxophone invention, remarks on Blue Cross funding, weather notes, and scattered social commentary on riots, fashion, and mushrooms. The text reads as a collage of opinion fragments without a single cohesive event.
New Treaty Would Put 20 Powers on Consulting Basis
Walter Lippmann argues the proposed treaty with OECD members creates a consultative framework that preserves U S sovereignty, requiring unanimous consent for actions and safeguarding Congress. He notes Japan may join later and emphasizes the shift from patronage to mutual partnership in postwar European economic policy with ongoing negotiations on policies among West Germany, the Common Market, and the EFTA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capehart
Foreign Relations Committee
OECD
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
Constitut Hineman
Congress
Canada
West Germany
European Free Trade Area
West Europe
Cancer Scare Costs Millions Over Inedible Caponettes
Doris Fleeson notes the 1950s caponette scare led to destruction and de-kidneying of 12 million pounds of poultry and payments by the government. Ezra Benson and Arthur Flemming faced costly fallout as markets collapsed and welfare losses rose, with further spending on canning and distribution to the needy. The cranberry scare similarly cost the government over four million for crops largely deemed safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur Flemming
Uncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
Flemming
Ezra Taft Renson
Flermming
Ez Benson
Public Forum Letters Reflect Unrest Over Unemployment
Readers critique economic hardship and political tension, citing 1960s unemployment, Social Security heritage, and anti union sentiment. Letters reference Roosevelt Eisenhower Kennedy and local Orange County events, with signatures from RALPH B. LEAH and others.
Long Beach Warm Friendly City Note
A visitor from Charlas City Yowa praises Long Beach for growth hospitality and progress. The writer recalls past work in Long Beach newspapers and endorses a national note advertising idea discussed in a recent paper article. He commends the Parade of Progress edition and urges continued growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Press-Telegram
D. B. Rhinesmith
Windsor
Charlas City
Yowa
Editorial praising ACLU provokes reader complaint
A Long Beach Press Telegram subscriber denounces last night’s editorial praising the ACLU as disgusting. The letter accuses the group of defending known Communists, eroding freedom, and promoting pornography to youth, urging readers to see the ACLU as a threat to the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACLU
Press-Telegram
Press enterprise staff and offices in Long Beach era
The excerpt lists staff roles and office locations for a Long Beach newspaper post, naming publishers, editors, ads, and address lines. It notes executives and assistants and references multiple offices and advertising reps, indicating a locally focused press organization with varied departments.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the New City Auditor
Soaper
Basse
Horatio Alger Hero
Gromyko
Khnushchev
Jack Kennedy
Job
Victor Hugo
Blue Cross
Aity
Walter Lippmann
Japan
Development Assistance
ED _KOTERBA
Doris Fleeson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D Eisenhower
Kennedy
California
R. Clarence Daniels
McNab Ave
Gideon Bible Society
Dwainee
BOND
West Synrose
Anaheim
Orange County
Palma Stadium
Philbrick
Ford Motor Co
B.a.c
Antiunion
Tom Eaton
Charles Paddock
George Shibby
George
Charlie
van de Republican
Auditoriun
Roosevelt
White House
Mr. Collins Sr
Hoffa
Bridges
Reuther
Ralph B. Leah
Gale Ave
Eleoram
Long Beach, Calif
Mermen
H Ridder
Daniel Hi. Ridder
Harald M. Hines
Samuel C. Cameron
Xianmear
A. A. Gellinger
Mananse
Malcolm Enlny
Millet
Sloat Manauins
Kedder
Darry Karns
Washington Nawaturray
Evildins Halienai
Riddar-Janns
Ney
Eftleen
Fish
Representativa
Defrepolitan Grave. Inc
George Clark
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!