President Lines Seeks 12.7 Million Subsidy for Losses
SAN FRANCISCO press reports American President Lines asked the U S government for a 12 676 000 subsidy to cover losses from 1947 to 1961. Robert Fury testified at a Federal Maritime Board hearing that passenger operations to the Orient lost over 5 million dollars while freight and passenger cargo suffered due to competition from foreign shipping. Stanley Holmes warned of further competition from Japanese lines with 22 vessels planned by four companies. The subsidy request is filed under the Federal Maritime Act of 1938 to aid firms unable to compete with foreign lines.
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State PUC Grants Hike to Western Phone Co.
SAN FRANCISCO UP The State Public Utilities Commission has granted rate increases to the Western Telephone Company for its Garberville Layle Covelo and Weatherville branches. The increases take effect Oct 1 and provide annual revenue increases.
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Hope Prince Leaves Town Amid Deportation Violation
Immigation authorities detain Otto Paul Tanzius, 27, who proclaims himself Prince Otto Wilhelm Von Hohenzollern and attempted a daring escape from a window on the 13th floor of the appraiser's building. He prepared for deportation to Germany that night as guards monitored his dangerous descent via a window washing cable.
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Mishap tisco in June 1950 case in New Orleans
A man, mishap tisco, faced a June 1950 auto theft charge for borrowing his sister-in-law's car in New Orleans. Police noted he was suspected an illegal alien and he was sent to Mendocino State Hospital for psychiatric evaluation after authorities learned he had escaped from the hospital and later surrendered after an incident in a church. He had been released last May then detained again by immigration officials.
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New Orleans
PBS
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Preston Sturges Marries 21YearOld Miss Mellon on Stage
Film director Preston Sturges and heiress Anne Margaret Mellon wed on the Players Theatre stage after a performance. Judge Alfred B Paonessa officiated as about 250 guests attended. The couple met two years ago and this is Sturges third marriage and Miss Mellon’s second.
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Miss Mellon
Anne Margaret Nagle
Washington, D. C
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Sturges
Golf Soap Snafu Sparks Sloppy Round in Sullivan
In Sullivan Indiana Kara Page attempted a round of golf after washing her clubs with ordinary laundry soap leaving suds on her feet. The chaotic round featured ten exclamations toward her partner and drew attention from locals as players from multiple cities were listed in the chaotic recap.
Eight Injured as Boxcar Hits Bus in Sacramento
Eight people were injured when a boxcar broke through a guard rail and struck a Greyhound bus bound for San Francisco in Sacramento. Bus driver Cecil Crow described the moment as the boxcar dropped onto the highway and struck the right rear of the bus after veering left toward a concrete center island. Injured passengers were listed but names were not provided.
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