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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1957
Page
6
In a Long Beach Juvenile Bureau interview Josep Kenrick warns that modern children grow up too swiftly. He cites a 15-year-old girl’s drunken state and argues pressures push youths toward adult habits. Parents frantically seek guidance as teenagers imitate grown-up behavior. He notes that defiant youths rarely end up in jail.
California CHP Commissioner B R Caldwell cites an average of 270 monthly traffic accidents due to fatigue and sleepiness. He urges shorter driving hours, frequent rest stops, and shared driving to prevent single car run off road crashes during the holiday travel period.
Sacramento reports a long run of public service by the Jordan family in California politics. Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan, whose father Frank C. Jordan previously held office, has led the department through growth and elections. The family’s total service exceeds 43 years, with Jordan seeking a fifth term after victories in primaries and general elections. The article notes the secretary’s role in elections and the office’s expanding duties across state government.
The article outlines the secretary of state's duties including filing articles of incorporation, enabling the Corporation Commission to issue stock sale permits and the Franchise Tax Board to collect corporate taxes. It notes Jordan's office registers notaries public, with over 13 000 in ten months, and oversees state archives and trademark registrations for owners.
Washington reports President Eisenhower’s illness elevates Nixon’s duties as he hires an administrative assistant to handle press relations and builds a fuller office. The Nixon operation now numbers 12 staff plus two military aides, with taxpaying costs rising from 53,410 to about 101,925 in the first year of the second Eisenhower term.
A satirical roundup notes public figures and events with quips about referees, Gen LeMay records, the Vice President of the Philippines, a young woman, a congressman to the South Pole, and various cultural and political jabs. It mocks media, money, fashion, science, and international affairs in a humorous column.
A moonlit scene describes a solitary watcher tracing faint footprints in the snow as if a lost love passed that way. The poet waits for a sign, hoping the imprint reflects a recent presence, but the footprints fade, leaving the beloved beyond recall.
A compact lyric piece by E. A. Guest titled Just Folks offers a cheerful call to sing of happiness and laughter. The poem contrasts joy with sorrow and hints that grief may come later, urging present gladness through music and merry verse.
Ten years ago the Long Beach Mental Hygiene Clinic elected John E. Carr president at its third annual meeting. Two dazzling light effects highlighted the dedication of the Long Beach Christmas tree at Ocean Blvd and Atlantic Age. Ships illuminated the tree as searchlights danced. Thirty years ago the Solid Five lost a City Council vote on municipal versus private transportation ownership.
Letters must not exceed 50 words and require bona fide signatures and addresses. They may be edited for taste or to save space.
In a Nov 26 paper, Dr. Fritz Zwicky of Cal Tech suggested that with preliminary tests and about $100000 a 13 pound slug could reach the moon. Readers mock the plan, propose comments on science writing and advocate licensing x ray technicians and state guardrails.
Rabbi Shalom Ravetch, longtime Long Beach teacher and friend, is buried after a life of service. The obituary recalls his gentle ministry, his Hebraic name meaning peace, his temple address at Temple Sinai, and his final rest as ART COHN in Beverly Hills.
A letter argues that California lacks state board oversight for radiology technicians and calls for patient radiation tracking during diagnostic exams. The writer questions qualifications of x-ray staff and urges stricter regulation to protect patients from unqualified, inexperienced operators.
Chuck Stevens of Long Beach writes that Civil Defense training and organization suffer notable apathy after serving two years as Executive Officer of a First Aid Station. He urges stronger commitment to protective drills and readiness.
Anne Fickes requests reprints of a splendid science and patriotism editorial for broad public distribution. She suggests making copies available to educators, ministers, priests, and parents from 3839 Livingston Drive.
An overview defines Western horse type noting trained work horses of mixed breeds with broad hindquarters short backs and legs plus balanced speed and stamina. It also traces the terms highbrow and lowbrow to 1809 1914 with Ohio Journal examples describing a reader scholar and an entertainment seeker respectively.
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