Council Debates Air Base Fate and Library Site
Long Beach council weighs saving the Air Force reserve base at Municipal Airport amid mixed local sentiment. A protest resolution to Congress and Washington representatives is deemed belated. calls for direct Air Force negotiations rise as transfer deadlines loom. Also letters urge a new main library, opposing reuse of the Wise Building with concerns about traffic and study space.
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Long Beach
Air Force Reserve
Municipal
Air Force Base
Congress
Washington
Air Force
Sam Vickers
Edwin Castagna
Wise
Vickers
Castagna
Samuel Gladstone
Nipomo Ave
Long Beach Voters to Decide on Exhibit Mall Funding
Long Beach voters on May 10 face a municipal primary ballot measure to authorize 31.775 million from the Tideland Oil Fund for an Exhibit Mall behind Municipal Auditorium. Past ballots approved 4.325 million. the May 10 vote aims to clear remaining cost units once legal approval is secured.
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Long Beach
Tideland Oil Fund
Municipal Auditorium
Quirky Headlines Spark U S Educators Chat
Senator Soaper cites comfort for educators amid critic Rickover jabs while cultural musings and satirical notes thread through a string of topical one liners. The piece mixes political banter, TV debates, and odd observations on snow, pets, lipstick, and space plans.
Fire stations planned to replace and expand city facilities
In the 1940 43 fiscal year three new stations to replace aging buildings or fit needs were scheduled Station No 3 to relocate to 1937 Pine Ave No 4 to rise at Fourth and Loma and Station 5 the lone relic of the 43 earthquake to receive a new building with Station 13 a brand new facility in the Silverado Park district Also Harry B Riley former city commissioner announced candidacy for the newly created 71st Assembly District and James K Reid for the 70th District
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Pine Ave
Fourth and Loma
Silverado Park District
Harry B. Riley
James K. Reid
California Polls Signal Dem Surge Against Nixon
Doris Fleeson reports that a Field Poll in California shows Nixon's declining popularity while Stevenson and Kennedy rise. The poll indicates a potential Democratic carry in California and notes Nixon faces internal Republican fears and a weak New Hampshire showing amid regional politics.
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Los Angeles
Richard Nixon
Fleeson
Alifornian
Nixon
Adair Stevenson
John Kennedy
Stevenson
Kennedy
California
Stuart Symington
Los Angeles Examiner
Moral versus Legal Rights in Desegregation Debate
Governor Collins cites a long clash between what is morally right and what is legally right in public life. He questions whether inviting all customers implies equal access to all departments and whether public action can reshape social attitudes through discussion and biracial dialogue. The piece cites desegregation precedents, Supreme Court rulings, and historical measures as context for the ongoing tension between morality and legality.
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Washington
Jeroy Collins
Florida
Gov. Collins
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Congress
South
Press Telegram Advertises National Representation Details
Fragmentary OCR lists addresses and agencies in Long Beach Chicago New York and Minneapolis with references to Press Telegram offices and Metropolitan Group. Mentions National Advertising Representative Rigger Johns Inc and Comic Advertising Repressin.
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Rigger-Johns Inc
New York
Ei Avenue
Chigage
A _Wrisley Bia
Berra
Benobscot Blag- Minneananis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Sitlar St
Rene
Press-Telegram
Reader letter questions movie ad standards policy
Mrs Otis M Scott Jr writes from 1800 San Atseline urging the paper to adopt a clear policy against pornographic advertising in movie listings. She challenges the editor to act on readers' decency and to test whether stronger standards would affect advertising revenue.
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Otis M. Scott, JR
San Atseline
Thoughts on Israel and divine oversight
A brief quotation pairing Hosea and Francis Quarles reflects on divine awareness guiding actions. It contrasts moral accountability with daily conduct, urging mindful work and reverent living under God’s watchful eye.
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Cedar Ave
Grace Stafford
St.Patrick Day
Grace
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D.F. Mahoney
E. Home St
Soaper
U. S
By Bill Vaughan
Khrushchev
Adlai Stevenson
Jack Kennedy
Crulera
Doris Fleeson
New Hampshire
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Eisenhower
David Lawrence
Collins
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Maine
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Cameron
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