Water Petition Aid Sparks Public Support Letter
Editor notes letters on capital punishment and press freedom. Ernie Messe and Bruce Orr challenge tone while Bruce Orr’s letter is published without editing. Board of Water Commissioners thanks supporters and outlines creation of Water Re-District with community signatures drive led by Paul Wilcox and co chairs Lloyd Leedom Max Livani Brennan S. Thomas.
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Board of Water Commissioners
Paul Wilcox
Lloyd Leedom
Max Livani
Fred S. Bean
Ninth St. Bridge Opens New Path to Long Beach
The new 6th Street bridge in Long Beach links downtown to the freeway system and boosts traffic flow. The ceremony included a plaque for Mrs. Shoemaker, widow of notable engineer Robert Shoemaker who aided harbor expansion and river bridge development. The bridge promises economic gains, tourist traffic, and a push for civic improvements like parking and wider arteries.
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Robert Shoemaker
6Th St
Long Beach
Shoemaker
Long Beach Harbor
Los Angeles River
Nehru’s neutrality tested by Red pressure on Tibet
The article argues Prime Minister Nehru faces a critical test of neutrality as Communists tighten control on Tibet and threaten India. It suggests his stance is convenient rather than principled and that he may abandon neutrality to defend freedom if Reds violate his country.
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Nehru
Tibet
India
United States
Mr. H
Lippmann, Lawrence
Pearson Imaterial
Rebellious pay phone booth stunt at New Yorker offices
A glass member pulled a telephone booth into a coffin like pose on the floor to protest a pay phone in the New Yorker offices. The piece argues the act was purposeful and wise, while contrasting university students crowding booths for novelty with a suggestion they should study.
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New Yorker Magazine
Glafs
A. Ouin £. Dunlap
Radio & Television Almanac
Radio Corporation of America
Pilgrim Society
London
New York
New York Times
Forecast for Gov Brown tax plan moves toward passage
Sacramento based dispatch reports Gov Edmund G Brown's tax program, totaling about 256 million dollars in new or increased levies, is advancing with little opposition. The Assembly aligned the Investment Fund to water projects, while the Revenue and Taxation Committee approved cigarette and income tax hikes, with beer and severance tax changes anticipated in the Senate. The core measures from cigarettes to bank and insurance taxes are expected to reach Brown for signature.
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Sacramento
CNS
Edmund G. Brown
California
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee
Senate
Assembly
Khrushchev Seeks Summit For Prestige Not Policy
The article questions Khrushchev's motive for a summit, suggesting the intent is to boost prestige and personal stature rather than to negotiate policy. It notes Western officials doubt the conference would yield substantive talks and recalls Khrushchev's desire for White House access and limelight.
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Washington
Khrushchev
Kliegights
Soviet Union
White House
Stalin
Truman
Lincoln
Questions and Answers on Rodeo Broncs and Media Gems
A reader asks if bucking horses quit after a few rides. Experts say some broncs buck for years, others only days, with most quitting gradually. Five Minutes to Midnight bucked 20 years before stopping abruptly.
Polite Holdup Men Travel in Threes Says Senator Soaper
Senator Soaper notes a trend of holdup men described as polite and considerate. He explains they travel in threes with roles: one holds the gun, another handles the tool, and a third manages public relations. He comments on aging women and tinted wigs as a new fad and probes holdover acceptance of changes in appearance.
Political Form to Supplant Forum Editorial Letter
A reader condemns editorial bias in the public forum column and urges impartial screening. The letter argues for worker democracy and collective ownership, criticizing the editor for censoring material and calling for a neutral panel of citizens to select forum content.
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Socialist Labor Party
Public Forum
Press-Telegram masthead and offices listing
The fragment lists staff roles for the Press-Telegram with various publishers editors and managers, plus multiple city office addresses in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis Los Angeles San Francisco and a note about current copies kept at the offices.
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Midder-Johnn Inte
New York
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Detroit
Banovacet Mids
Minneavallo
Los Angeles
San Francisco
the Prey-Telegram
Silver Spray Pier razed as Cyclone Racer lone remains
The Neptune Pier Co demolished the Silver Spray Pier built in 1915, leaving only the Cyclone Racer. The long‑standing landmark hosted the Silver Spray ballroom while Long Beach banks reported deposits at $70,594,457, up $443,644 from a prior high. Talkies arrive with Vitaphone at State Theater showing Weary River starring Richard Barthelmess.
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Silver Spray Pier
Neptune Pier Co
Silver Spray Ballroom
Long Beach
Talking Pictures
State Theater
Weary River
Richard Barthelmess
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Mr. Paraday
Charles F. Paraday
Jethe
Ernie Messe
Hackett
Orr
Ninth St
L.B
Ivan
New Yorker
Gov. Brown
H.C. MacArthur
David Lawrence
Moscow
Khrushchevv
Atlantic
B. D
Wuss
Soaper
By Bill Vaughan
Art
Bob Baker
Reynolds Ra
Torrance
George Clark
Tyhen
Press-Telegram
Long Seach
Calif
Herman H. Ridder
Publisner
Daniel H. ‘Ridder
Harold M. Hines
Samuel G. Cameron
L.A. Goblins Jr
Malcolm Epley
Miles E. Lines
Harry Karns
Washington News Bureau
Allee Buel
Comic Advertising Represantationt Metropolitan Group, Inc
Mer Long
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