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August 14, 1930
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
What is this article about?
Long Beach, NY officials burn 20 tons of daily washed-up clams to preserve beach cleanliness for wealthy visitors, as the mayor's assistant claims no poor exist there, overlooking child hunger in nearby New York City. (168 characters)
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BURN CLAMS THAT RICH MAY BATHE.
LONG BEACH, N. Y., Aug. 12.-
"We have no poor in Long Beach, thank God!" said the mayor's assistant. And so clams, washed up on the beach at the rate of 20 tons a day, are carted off to the city incinerator and burned.
Long Beach is a suburb of the world's metropolis, where thousands of children go hungry to school every morning. But the mayor of Long Beach is concerned only for the four miles of beach that have made his town so popular with the summering rich.
LONG BEACH, N. Y., Aug. 12.-
"We have no poor in Long Beach, thank God!" said the mayor's assistant. And so clams, washed up on the beach at the rate of 20 tons a day, are carted off to the city incinerator and burned.
Long Beach is a suburb of the world's metropolis, where thousands of children go hungry to school every morning. But the mayor of Long Beach is concerned only for the four miles of beach that have made his town so popular with the summering rich.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Clams Burning
Long Beach
Social Inequality
Poverty
Rich Summering
What entities or persons were involved?
Mayor's Assistant
Mayor Of Long Beach
Where did it happen?
Long Beach, N. Y.
Story Details
Key Persons
Mayor's Assistant
Mayor Of Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, N. Y.
Event Date
Aug. 12
Story Details
Clams washing up on Long Beach beach at 20 tons a day are burned in the city incinerator to keep the beach clean for the rich, while the mayor ignores poverty in the nearby metropolis where children go hungry.