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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1960
Page
3
Editorial argues that mixed strategies including dollar vaccination clinics and free services, plus physician outreach, reduced polio in Los Angeles and Orange counties. It credits public attention from the debate with advancing mass immunization and urges sustained public interest.
The Earl Burns Miller House at Long Beach Memorial Hospital honors Earl Burns Miller a civic leader and Sully Miller Co president who led the postwar hospital expansion effort. The memorial recognizes his role in forming the Inter-Hospital Committee and addressing Long Beach’s hospital undercapacity.
Walter Lippmann argues at high point of Soviet expansion outside Western Europe and North America. He cites 15 new African nations admitted to the General Assembly, a Western decline in U.S. influence, and Soviet and Chinese inside tracks in diplomacy. He warns that many new nations favor dictatorships with technocratic elites over democracy and free enterprise, complicating U.S. strategic options.
A retrospective notes leaders in Long Beach Harbor development from 1903 with C J Walker Stephen Townsend and Long Beach Land and Navigation Co. and honors figures like Father of Long Beach Harbor J F Collins and W F Prisk at the Harbor Dept Building dedication while recalling older labor milestones and Western international policy reflections.
Washington moderates and fundamentalists converge at the Mayflower Hotel to press for a fair treatment of Kennedy's Catholic faith in the campaign. The gathering, led by Norman Vincent Peale and others, aims to bolster anti-Catholic rhetoric while avoiding overt crackpot imagery.
A CA advisory panel cites a 12 billion dollar highway deficit over 20 years and flags possible measures including a one dollar increase in the fuel tax, a higher auto sales tax, and an added in lieu tax. The piece notes population and car registrations growing, freeway needs in cities, and potential legislative moves next session.
Readers discuss publicity for local high schools, praising Millikan and Lakewood while noting Millikan deserves more recognition. A letter questions political campaigning by ministers and groups backing Kennedy, urging scrutiny of voting qualifications and civic responsibility. The dialogue reflects community concerns on education, media attention, and political influence.
C J Fortner writes from Golden Ave recounting Eisenhower's Labor Day bouquet and reflecting on Cold War contrasts. He highlights figures like 288 and 9 billion dollars, noting Soviet workers' conditions from tax to housing. He suggests a trade deal with Khrushchy to reduce unemployment.
An editor argues against coercing citizen registration and voting calling democracy a mob rule misnomer. The piece asserts the nation is a republic with delegated central powers and criticizes prodding citizens who lack a sense of responsibility.
Metropolitan Greug, Inc. advertises advertising representatives in Long Beach California with press release style notice.
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