Four Republican incumbents urged for favorable votes in primary
Editorial endorses Lt Gov Harold J Powers Secretary of State Frank M Jordan State Controller Robert C Kirkwood and State Treasurer A Ronald Button. It highlights Powers long service since 1953 and work on tidelands and subsidence, Jordan’s 50 years in office and self supporting office, Kirkwood’s open records approach and anti abuse stance, and Button’s bond sales success boosting revenues. All four face no opposition in the June 3 primary.
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Harold J
Butch) Powers
Frank M. Jordan
Robert C. Kirkwood
A. Ronald Button
Powers
Kirkwood
State Lands Commission
Jordan
San Francisco
State Assembly
Buiton
California
Business Week
Button
Urge Yes Vote for Jail Bond Issue Proposition A
Los Angeles County faces overcrowded facilities with about 1500 inmates over due. Proposition A would authorize 30,353,000 in bonds for a 3300 inmate men’s jail, women’s jail and a tubercular inmate hospital, funded over 20 years with a small tax increase, per County Board of Supervisors urging a yes vote.
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Los Angeles County
County Board of Supervisors
Gilliss urges public input in California public works
Sacramento dispatch reports Max Gilliss, new director of the State Public Works Department, pushing engineers to accept public and political realities. He calls for broader training in administration and communication to complement engineering, noting non engineering factors shape large projects and funding exceeds half a billion dollars yearly.
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Henry MacArthur
Sacramento
CNS
Engineering Department
State Department of Public Works
Max Gilliss
Gilliss
California
Division of Highways
Why Soviet Fear Drives Radio Jamming
Washington dispatch analyzes Kremlin radio censorship and budgeted $200 million yearly to jam Voice of America into Soviet satellites and captive states. It argues fear of losing control if both sides of public debate reach Soviet citizens, predicting dictatorship’s decline.
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Washington
Kremlin
United States
Free World
Russia
Congress
U.S
Soviet Union
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Voice of America
Moscow
Beards Spread in America and Machzor Explained
Readers inquire about growing beards, Jewish Machzor prayers, and surplus sharing. Barber’s Journal cites about 200,000 American men with beards amid ad agency models. Machzor meaning cycle, contains prayers for major Jewish holidays, dating from ancient times to the Middle Ages. Tax Foundation estimates per family shares of surplus commodities under distribution. Meade Alcorn is Hugh M Alcorn Jr retaining his name after 1948 political run.
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Barber's Journal
G.l’s
Europe
New York
A. Yes
Connecticut- Horn
Hugh Mead Alcorn
Hugh Meade Alcorn, Jr
Hugh M. Alcorn Sr
Connecticut
Meade Alcorn
Snow and pension dispute mark May records in city notes
Snow fell in mountain resorts while Long Beach recorded a May night low of 46 degrees the coldest since 1938. Municipal Judge Charles D Wallace ruled the city liable for 300 in pension claims and unpaid pensions up to a depleted fund shortage. Roger moved office equipment to the administration building at the Municipal Airport as Naval Reserve VN 13h C-11 awaited the first Vaught DO from San Diego to arrive May 25. Other officers include Earl Daugherty lieutenant flying officer A L Williams Lt Comdr and navigation officer Frank In D Young San Pedro division commander.
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Long Beach
Charles D. Wallace
George Wright
Esten
Roger
Naval Reserve Squadron
San Diego
Earl Daugherty
A. L. Willams
Frank In
D. Young
San Pedro
Wives Pressure Summit Trips and Space Feats
Senator Soaper and Bill Vaughan discuss leaders facing summer summit pressure as wives push toward the beach. An unnamed man aims for 90 000 feet altitude while a critic notes 0 feet is a rounder figure. Scientists reportedly discover the heaviest metal and a coming compact for a husband. The military explores a new weapon to avoid service squabbles. Six Ivy League students are expelled for housing showgirls in dorms, echoing a musical finale.
Right to Work Proposal Read In Public Forum
Public forum prints the Employer-Employee Relations Act text known as the right to work bill. The draft outlines voluntary unionism, prohibited employer demands, nonmember work rights, dues restrictions, remedies, and effective dates, with defined labor organization scope and self executing provisions. Independent action for damages and injunctive relief is included.
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California
Labor Organization
Portraits of Evening Quiet and Lincoln's Call to Action
The piece reflects on closing the day, locking the door, and finding peace as cares fade. It urges gazing at the sky, forgetting worries, and embracing the blessing of family until a new dawn. It ends with Lincoln's wisdom about study, readiness, and opportunity.
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Cattse
Press Telegram Names and Editorial Staff Details
The Press Telegram lists publishers editors managers and bureau offices in Los Angeles St Paul Minneapolis San Francisco and San Diego. It notes current files of the newspaper are maintained at various offices and mentions comic advertising representatives Metropolitan Group Inc.
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National Advertising
Ridderslohna
Inge Wrigley
Ee— Penobscot
Minneapolis
Foshay Tower
St Paul
S$ East
Ath St
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Sutter St
Prese-Telegram
Ssee
Metropolitan Group, Inc, A
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Harold M. Hines
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