San Pedro Terminal Island bridge urged to boost regional traffic
Long Beach area readers celebrate Assemblyman Vincent Thomas for a decade of work on a San Pedro Terminal Island bridge plan. Lt. Gov. Glenn M. Anderson helps avert funding gaps, with federal aid under review. Officials invite action to ensure timely construction and usable access once the bridge opens in 1962.
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San Pedro
State Highway Commission
San Pedro Terminal Island
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Terminal Island
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Los Angeles
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California
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Anderson
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Sacramento
Riverside Freeways Shake Small City in Turbulent Opinion
Citizens react to new Riverside freeways that bypass the business district and pass near the Mission Inn, with drivers observed at high speeds. The piece also critiques a senator’s stance on Mrs. Luce’s ambassador nomination and praises the Press Telegram music critic Rachel Morton for her concert review at the Municipal Auditorium. Kathleen Wrahlstad signs off on 437 44th Way.
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Charles Cqgadray
Prospect Ave
Rachel Morton
Municipal Auditorium
Miss Morton
Kathleen Wrahlstad
Accolade for Dr Peterson at Long Beach State College
Retiring Long Beach State College president Dr Victor Peterson will be honored at a testimonial gathering. He built the college’s physical plant, transforming the institution from a rented apartment building to a $21,000,000 modern facility.
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Long Beach State College
State College
Peterson
California
Kennedy backs India aid against communism says supporter
A reader asks why Senator Kennedy urges economic help for India to curb communism noting India’s Prime Minister Nehru has pursued neutrality and would not insult communists by accepting aid. The comment questions the premise of aiding a neutral country in the Cold War context.
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Nehru
New State Nickname Chosen Amid Political Jitters
Senator Soaper notes Hawaii adopts The Aloha State as its official nickname avoiding Humahumantkuaukuapuaa. Vaughan reports residents relieved as 1959 Turpentine Spirits issue fades, allowing presidential campaigns to proceed. Time’s pace picks up with golf wins by youth, while Senate Office Building extravagance allegations surface.
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Ha` Wali
Aloha State
Senate
Out Our Way and a Nation in Flux
A collage of editorial quips on Senate reform needing fewer desks and more waste baskets, a formal portrait of England's Queen and consort showing an ideal couple, the Yankee image crisis, a neighbor sans parakeet, civil defense urged stockpiling canned goods, a bride’s power outage joke, and a wealthy bearer downgrading to five million as a milestone.
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England
Civil Defense
GOP Comeback Effort Under Way With Morton at Helm
Doris Fleeson reports the Republican bid to rebound begins as Sen. Morton of Kentucky gathers a national panel. Gov. Stratton's Illinois delegation and Percy backers influence the strategy while Nixon or Rockefeller are seen as potential 1960 presidential nominees. The committee targets a Sept. 1 report to Eisenhower and the party.
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Congress
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Rep. Halleck
Milk Control Act Creates Big California Milk Trust
Sacramento CA CNS reports California lawmakers debate the Milk Control Act as it shapes a state backed milk trust. AB 2319 by McArthur seeks to redefine distributors, potentially ending drive-in dairies sales to the public and keeping prices fixed by state power. Porter sponsors the bill, critics say it unfairly hurts producers and consumers and expands state control of the dairy market.
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Milk Trust
McArthur
Carley Porter
Dcompton
California
The
Trust
All Teenagers Aren't Fad Crazy
A letter by Janice Aberson of Arlesta urges tolerance for teens, defending youth from being labeled as fad driven or reckless. She recalls past generations faced similar stereotypes and calls for mutual understanding.
Praise Comes Too Late for Dulles
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles resigns due to illness and draws posthumous praise for his tenure. The writer laments lack of support during his service and urges recognition of his efforts while in office. Kitty Verhoeven, Bellflower, California.
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John Foster
Kitty ‘Verhoeven
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Ridder Press Telegraph Contact and Office Listings
Current files of The Press Telegram maintained at offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Publisher Daniel H Ridde and executives Harold M Hines Samuel C Cameron Miles E Lines Harry Karns oversee operations with bureaus in Washington New York and Chicago. Advertising by Metropolitan Group Inc.
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Harold M. Hines
Samuel C. Cameron
Le 4
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