Leper aims to change 'crazy laws' after release
LOS ANGELES, James Owen a 40 year old leprosy survivor and war hero said he has dedicated the rest of his life to changing laws that segregate lepers. He was released from the Carville leprosy hospital after treatment and notes leprosy is far less contagious than TB. He urges veteran groups to support reform as he seeks to prevent other soldiers from facing similar public restrictions.
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49th Division National Guard Receives Training Orders
Sacramento Calif Some 000 members of the California National Guard is 49th Division were ordered to active duty training at Camp Cooke this week Maj Gen C D O Sullivan division commander said the training would run from June 17 to July 1 Advance details will head for camp next Monday and the rest will leave around June 16 O Sullivan said it would be the largest individual troop movement attempted by the Guard in California this year
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Truman Expected to Veto Tidelands Bill in Congress
Washington dispatch reports President Truman would veto any measure granting tidelands and oil deposits back to states. Interior Secretary Oscar Chapman and Representative Emanuel Celler forecast a veto, while lawmakers consider both continuing federal control for five years and legal paths to return tidelands to states.
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Ridgway Named Military Father by Boys Club
Gen Matthew Ridgway, supreme commander in Japan, chosen as military father by the Boys Club of America. The selection honors Fathers Day on June 17 as club members praised Ridgway, father of a son and daughter, for his leadership and service.
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Jimmy Stewart's Wife Rests At Home After Caesarean
Hollywood. Film actor Jimmy Stewart's wife Gle n lvick McLean rested at their Beverly Hills home with her twin daughters a day after being released from Cedars of Lebanon hospital where she had been confined for a month. She had five emergency operations following the birth.
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Cisco Kid seeks divorce from Lea Renaldo
Duncan Renaldo the Cisco Kid of television files for divorce from his second wife Lea Renaldo charging mental cruelty. He requests custody of their three children Stephanie 19 Jeremy 7 and Richard 4. The couple married in Las Vegas in 1989 and separated in 1946.
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Ashland Fire Board Meeting Postponed to June 15
Ashland county Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for Friday has been postponed until June 15, announced by Henry L. Hopkins, secretary.
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Crime Committee Cites Silent Capone Men
The Senate Crime Committee voted to cite for contempt two Capone era mobsters and George S. May, president of Tam Shanter Country Club, for defying questions at a secret hearing. The witnesses Murray Humphreys Rocco Fischetti and May faced potential prosecutions by the Justice Department upon Senate action and trial.
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August Sinkwitz Dies in Hayward
August Sinkwitz a native of San Francisco died in Hayward Wednesday. He belonged to Eden Aerie No. 1139 F.O.E. He is survived by wife Laura N. Sinkwitz a daughter Mrs. Richard Paige and grandchildren Richard Wig and Russell D. Paige. Funeral 2 pm Friday at Garden Chapel Pratt-Pliev mortuary. Eden Aerie members invited 8 pm Thursday. Rev. Richard Norberg to officiate. Instrument to be held at California Crematorium.
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California Conference of Social Work elects state officers
The California Conference of Social Work re elected Dr. Donald Howard of Los Angeles as president at its 50th anniversary meeting in San Jose. New officers include John T. May of San Francisco and Mrs. George F. Wasson Jr of Santa Monica as vice presidents, and Thomas W. Russ of Oakland as treasurer. The Koshland award for outstanding service was presented to Mrs. Carol Russ of Oakland for Contra Costa County social work.
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U S Demands Russia Punish Two Soldiers in Gresens Shooting
The United States delivered a formal note to Soviet authorities in Moscow demanding punishment of two Soviet soldiers who shot and killed U S Army Corporal Raul J Gresens in Vienna on May 4. The U S said the shooting showed deliberate intent or negligence and that Russian authorities in Austria had previously declined a joint investigation.
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Debutante Stakes Debutante Run for 2-Year-Old Fillies
Del Mar track officials announced the first running of the Del Mar Debutante for 2 year old fillies at Del Mar summer meeting. The purse is about 25000 with 620 owners contributing 100 each, from 144 named horses. The event, opening June 24 as a companion to the Del Mar Futurity, aims to reach 26000 with entry fees. Thataway, William Goetz produced Lassie stakes winner, leads eligibles. Also notes on Lake George beauty comparisons in Adirondacks and Irish lakes.
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State Senate passes bill on marital earnings control
Sacramento reports that a bill clearing the slate on marital earnings prevents a husband from touching his wife earnings for personal damages without consent. Sen Earl Desmond notes it may cause family disharmony over money while Sen Burt Buseh argues it reduces disputes compared with husbands claiming wives earnings.
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Assembly bill seeks to outlaw abandoned old boxes
A bill introduced in the State Assembly by Arthur Coals of Yuba City would make it unlawful to abandon old refrigerators where children could enter. The proposal was presented yesterday in Sacramento.
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Arthur Coals
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Anti-Commie Law Binds Teachers
SACRAMENTO AP California school teachers who advocate Communism on or off campus could be fired under a bill introduced in the Senate by Sen. Fred Kraft. The measure lists four grounds for dismissal including disloyalty proved by competent evidence, membership in a Communist front per the McCarran Act, active participation in public meetings of Communist action groups, or advocacy of Communism to undermine pupil relations. The bill provides an appeals system to the state director of education and the state personnel board and was sent to the Senate education committee.
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Seek to Force Dick Haymes To Pay Taxes
Hollywood ccording to reports actress Joanne Din plans court action to compel ex husband singer Dick Haymes to depose in a tax suit. Haymes missed a deposition date in a $33,000 suit brought by Dru now wife of actor John Ireland. Her lawyers will seek a Superior Court order holding him in contempt for failure to comply with an agreement to pay federal and state income taxes from 1946 through 1949.
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