Yes on Prop 1 Navy Landing proposal urged in Long Beach
Editorial urges a Yes vote on Prop 1 to fund a Navy Landing at Magnolia Ave using tidelands oil funds. Advocates say no bond or tax, legal under tidelands grant, and highlight Navy preference, proximity to downtown, recreation area, and potential as a new show place with taxi boats. Recommends broad community support for the measure.
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Long Beach
Tidelands Oil
Magnolia Ave
Tidelands
Navy
Pico Ave
Magnolia
Armed Services
Dstrict
Strand
Life Span Increases Despite Social Tensions
A historical reflection notes that life expectancy has risen since the turn of the century with many people, especially women, remaining active into old age. Medical advances and faster living create tension, yet longevity grows and the elderly, particularly women, continue to enjoy social activity. The piece ponders what the future holds 50 years ahead.
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Yesteryear
Public Forum on Fluoridation Divides Readers
A Long Beach Press Telegram pamphlet debate shows pro and con views on Proposition 3 fluoridation. The library provides material from reliable sources supporting both sides, emphasizing impartial access to information for citizens to decide at the polls. Carl J. Nyquist and Edwin Castagna weigh in on library neutrality and public discourse following Joseph McCarthy’s death.
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Long Beach
Hosmer presses for Nautilus visit to Long Beach
Representative Craig Hosmer protests omission of Long Beach from the Nautilus itinerary. Navy officials say CINCPAC prepared plans. ship to visit Pearl Harbor Seattle Everett San Francisco San Diego before Panama and New London. Hosmer urges a goodwill stop in Long Beach, citing city’s Navy history and regional population.
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Long Beach
Honolulu
Seattle
Everett
Wash
San Diego
Naval Operations
Arleigh A. Burke
CNO
Hosmer
Navy
U.S. Navy
Los Angeles’ County
Pacific
Cincpac
Panama
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
New London
Tate
The Democratic Offensive ONE in election year rhetoric
The piece critiques a Democratic advisory council statement on foreign and fiscal policy, arguing the parties share continuity on broad goals while differing on methods. It notes inflation, welfare costs, wage pressures, and tax cuts for low-income groups as contentious points, urging clearer, workable alternatives.
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Democratic National Committee
Advisory Council
Middle East
United States
Egypt
Britain
France
Israel
America
Washington
Europe
Just Folks. Manners vary by setting on the highway
The piece notes E A Guest Ianing Manners describes a man who is courteous at parties offices and ballroom but becomes changed while driving. It claims drivers can become demons behind the wheel though still polite in other settings.
Long Beach Officials Launch Budget Drive at Dinner
In Long Beach a dinner for 300 business and industrial readers launched the Convention Bureau, Inc and kicked off a $30,000 budget drive for 1847-48 while San Francisco San Diego and Los Angeles speakers spoke. A court fight loomed as Los Cerritos residents challenged the Ansco Construction Co asphalt plant at Golden Ave Wardlow Rd. Police raided an Anaheim orange grove finding a still tainted liquor source with 10000 gallons of mash and 5000 gallons of finished liquor seized. Masons in Long Beach pushed funds for the new Masonic Temple at 835 Locust Ave.
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Long Beach Area
Convention Bureau, Inc
San Francisco
San Diego
Los Angeles
Los Cerritos
Ansco Construction Co
Golden Ave
Wardlow Ra
Orange Grove
Anaheim
Dale St
Glive Rd
Long Beach
Masonic Temple
Locust Ave
Homicide Defined and Island Loneliness Explained
Answers from a Q and A feature explain homicide as the killing of one person by another, even if accidental or justifiable, and define felony homicide as manslaughter or murder while justifiable homicide carries no guilt. The piece also describes heart murmurs as soft or rasping abnormal sounds and notes Ascension Island’s isolation as a satellite tracking site with about 200 residents on 34 square miles, 700 miles from St Helena.
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Sen. McCarthy
America
U.S
U. S
Carl J. Nyquist
N. Beacon St
San Pedro
J.G. A
Ascension Island
South Atlantic
St. Helena Island
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A reflective verse notes long marriage endured through storms and calm. The speaker recalls early doubts, gun arguments, and shared roles, then gratitude for lasting partnership and dreams realized and forthcoming.
Press Telegram masthead and advertising offices list
The Prost-Telegram masthead shows publisher editor and executive staff, with assistant publisher and managing editors. It also lists advertising representatives and office locations in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis Los Angeles San Francisco and other cities.
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Fidder-Johna, Incl
New York
Chicago
Wrigtty
Detroit
Penotscot
Minneapolis
Fosnay
St Paul
East 4Th St Loe
Angejex
W. St. St
San Francisco
Sutter St
Prost-Telegram
Budget Fight in Crucial Stage
Editor Hyight urges readers to write Congress against the 1.5 billion budget, arguing for cuts through public pressure. The piece questions foreign aid, cites US and Soviet practices, and notes Ike’s proposal surpassing Truman era spending, with Byrd criticizing peacetime totals.
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Congress
Washington
Sen
Harry Byrd
Truman
Higenhower
Messy Echoes of Speech and Sports in a Quiet Column
A fragmented column blends political quips about spies and missiles with sports names like Stan Musial and Sugar Ray Robinson and a college commencement theme. It contrasts parental vacation worries with jokes about advice, ending on modest reflections about public reaction to advice.
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Stan Musial
Sugar Rey Robinson
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