East-West Road Aim: Best Routes for the Most People
Editorial urges fast completion of the J. H. Davies Bridge and northern approach to connect Long Beach Marina with Westminster Orange County. It endorses acquiring land for the northern end, advancing Willow Street extension from Carson to Katella, and prioritizing Willow and Second Streets over Atherton as the best east west links for the greatest number of residents.
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Long Beach Marina
2nd.St
J. H. Davies
Marine Stadium
and St
Orange County
Westminster Blvd
Marina
Westminster
Willow St
Katella Ave
Carson
Tth
Board of Supervisors
Atherton St
Atherton
2Nd St
Willow
Long Beach
Second St
Powers Backed For Long Beach Subsidence Fight
A statement by Lt. Gov Harold J Powers ahead of a June 3 election urges strong local support. He cites urgent subsidence concerns affecting Long Beach and statewide tidelands issues, with backing from the State Lands Commission and top state officials.
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Long Beach
Harold J. Powers
Powers
State Lands Commission
State
Robert Kirkwood
John Pierce
Senator Soaper Says Uncle Forgot His Own Cellar
Bill Vaughn reports on a satirical column noting lament over South America and Europe while neglecting domestic issues. Congress plans to probe attitudes of other nationalities toward America, with a proposed committee and a mocked theme song about belonging.
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South America
Europe
Congress
America
Portraits and Punchlines Across a Fractured Page
A collage of remarks and quips spans political jabs, light humor, and cultural notes. It references America and Russia weight lifting, border inspections, a Los Angeles trope, Lucy Monroe’s singing, a busboard quip, Edison’s sleep, Milton Eisenhower, a whooping crane, and a fragment about a search for a new premier.
Long Beach Port Lighthouse Under Construction at Harbor End
Construction of a first class Federal lighthouse at the Long Beach end of the outer harbor is underway with concrete for the foundation poured. The 36 inch base and 300 000 candlepower ramp will rise 53 ft above low tide and include a radio direction finder and fog horn. Also noted is a 30 years ago item about converting the Hotel Virginia site into an amusement area with a 100 000 dollar one story structure, Virginia Fark name, and J Ed Grown as manager, plus a 30 years ago action transferring State St in Long Beach to Coast Highway with multi jurisdictional cooperation for a through east west route.
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Long Beach
Virginia
Virginia Fark
J. Ed Grown
Board of Supervisors
State
Democrats Blast Three Wise Men On Tax Deal
Washington Democrats in Congress accuse Rayburn Johnson and Treasury Secretary Anderson of crafting a no tax cut agreement without consulting lawmakers. Sen. Douglas leads a push for a six billion dollar cut with mixed excise and income measures, while farm and small business relief are debated amid a wary party atmosphere.
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Washington
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Lynd Lon B. Johnson
Texas
Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Paul H. Douglas
Ilinois
James P. Mitchell
Vicw
Richard M. Nixon
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Rayburn and Johnson
Douglas
First Polio Epidemic Began On St Helens Island
Questions and answers from Haskin Reader a Bureau piece note the first epidemic like case on St Helens Island in the South Atlantic in 1836 with subsequent outbreaks in Norway 1868 France and Sweden 1880 and the northeastern United States after 1890. The disease later called infantile paralysis was once thought to affect only children.
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St. Helens
South Atlantic
Norway
France
Sweden
United States
South
Press Telegram staff and office details
Current files of The Press Telegram maintained at 41 E 50th St Wrigley Edg Los Angeles San Francisco with executives editor page editor and national advertising representatives listed.
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National Advertising
Ridder-Johns, Inc
50Th St
Wrigley
Los Anselles
San Francisco
Press-Telegram
Comic Advertising
Metropolitan Group, Inc
Supreme Court rule on picketing rights signals shift in labor cases
In a landmark decision the Supreme Court held that a worker barred from entering a factory may sue a union for damages even if not a member, prompting debate over right to work laws and the scope of civil rights protections. The ruling suggests a shift in how labor disputes are framed and pursued.
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Washington
Eas Ae Re Aa Ak Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
Lasvrence
Desmond Dies, Sacramento Senator Praised in Obituary
State Sen Earl D Desmond of the 19th District Sacramento County has died leaving a void in the Democratic party and the State Senate He championed a Sacramento State College Capitol Mall development site for the California State Fair and Exposition flood control work and water rights protections for Northern California He led efforts benefiting the Sacramento River delta and headed a committee on its issues He was a devoted family man and father of six with many grandchildren.
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Sacramento
CNS
Earl D. Desmond
Sacramento County
Democratic Party
State Senate
Desmond
Sacramento State College
Capitol Mall
State Capitol
Sacramento River
American
Sen
California
Sacramento River Delta
Price
American River
Edna
Hancock Refinery fire under control two lives lost
Public forum letters praise Hancock Refinery firefighters and police for heroic response to the blaze that caused two deaths and extensive damage. Citizens from Long Beach express pride in local emergency services and caution about alliance strength and unity amid crisis.
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Hancock
United States
Long Beach
Drastic times in France threaten NATO and US policy
The document argues that France faces a collapsing political system and questions NATO viability if extreme groups rise. It contends the US should disclose its policy as De Gaulle or French Communists could seize power, risking France’s withdrawal from NATO. Washington notes the crisis has been developing for months.
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France
NATO
Aiter
Jett
United States
de Gaulle
Washington
Right to Work Debate Letters Spur Public Response
Readers weigh in on the Right to Work issue condemning or defending the measure. Letters cite constitutional freedoms per the Bill of Rights, concerns about closed shops, and questions about labor rights vs. employment conditions. Names include Lester L. Marshall of Redondo Beach and Nora Geiger of Long Beach, plus mentions of a Honolulu visitor.
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ESS
Vslege
United States
Lester L. Marshall
Paseco de la Concha Redondo Beach
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Soaper
BY Bill Vaughn
James d. Metcalfa
Russia
Los Angeles
Lucy Monroe
Lucy Monros
Thomas A. Edison
Merely
Pat
Milton Eisenhower
Trance
Paris
Doris Fleeson
Haskin Readara
Bexch Press-Y
Logram Information Bureau
Bye St
Washington, D. C
Bleasa
Philip F. von Sichold
Japan
Elegram
Herman A. Ridder
Harold M. Hines
Samuel C. Cameron
L. A. Collins
Malcolm Epley
Miles
Harry Karns
Washington News Bureau
Albee
David Lawrence
Desmond Last
Conservative
George Clark
Giaene Ogee SF
Robert C. Smith
Snowden Ave
Korea
Arthur Barsky
E. Carson Long Beach
Cash
Nora Geiger
Gaviota
Alfred B. M. Smith
Honolulu
Hawai
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