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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1951
Page
2
Yesterday's election settled political eyes on national and state primaries next spring. Republicans race to field a congressional candidate in the 18th District where split votes could allow Democrat Clyde Doyle to win. New district lines favor Doyle if rivals divide the GOP vote.
City officials project a 180 000 beginning surplus for the new fiscal year starting July 1 after strict spending curtailment since March. Savings from reduced materials purchases layoffs and halted public works plus 367 523 from the Cash Basis Fund will cushion July expenses with some balance for August. The city faced potential red ink earlier due to Gas Department earnings being restricted.
TOKYO June 5 United Nations artillery in Korea downed two flying boxcars. All 16 crew aboard the two planes were missing in action. Earlier reports of three survivors were erroneous. One plane disintegrated in the air from shell debris. the other crashed while trying to avoid it.
Los Angeles reports Lt. Cmdr. T. M. Stevens USNR retired appointed by Ernest S. Dixon regional or dinator of Civil Defense as division communications field representative. Stevens joins the defense effort to oversee communications operations in the state.
Siamese twin girls joined at the chest with one heart were born to Mrs. Robert Litchfield at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital. Weighing nine pounds, 12 ounces at birth, the babies live in an incubator with mother reported in good condition. The twins and mother were doing fine and eating well.
The Feather River project to channel water from the Feather River to Southern California was approved by the State Resources Board in a special session. It urged the legislature to adopt the program and appropriate 750000 for studies, with an overall cost of about 1.27 billion and 5661 miles of conduit from the Delta to Collomwood Creek tributary in San Diego.
Senate and House conferees agreed on terms of a $190,000,000 food loan for India after eliminating provisions requiring partial repayment in monazite land and other strategic materials. The bill allows long term food credits under an agreement between the Economic Cooperation Administration and the Indian government.
The Los Alamitos Naval Air Station announced a personnel shakeup including the retirement of the base commander Capt. Michael H. Kennodie after 30 years of service and promotions for six officers. Capt. Edward J. Drew will relieve Kennodie arriving June 25 from San Francisco. Comdr. H. J. Murray will be promoted to captain and take command at Lincoln Nebraska. Comdr. Thurston James becomes executive officer, Comdr. Johnny Strange to Memphis Air Station as EO, Comdr. Harald Randocker to Minneapolis Air Station, Lt Miles Standish moves to Glenview Illinois, and Lt Bob Laskey transfers to Willowgrove Puerto Rico for jet instruction duties.
Washington June 5 INS The Senate approved the 800 million Central Arizona irrigation project sending it to the House. The vote was 28 to 0 in favor. An earlier motion by Dirksen to send the measure back to the Interior Committee failed 38 to 51. Opponents in California challenged Arizona water diversion while the bill faced House Interior Committee resistance and Colorado River water division disputes lingered.
The State Supreme Court set June 21 for hearings in five loyalty oath cases, including the University of California Board of Regents dispute. The cases, from the District Court of Appeals, involve San Francisco teachers and the Levering Act requiring state employees to sign a non Communist oath.
The California Senate passed a bill to raise the minimum salary for certified teachers from 2400 to 3000 dollars per year. The measure was approved in Sacramento.
City Council approved steps to raise salaries for police and fire personnel toward regional levels. A wage hike of 20 to 64 dollars monthly will be applied to current pay, plus a blanket 30 dollar raise for all city employees starting July. Total annual cost about 864 thousand dollars. police-fire special adjustment about 180 thousand. New five step scales set monthly for fire and police ranks. administration chief salaries rise accordingly. Community leaders welcomed the action as fair and timely.
City and harbor officials will meet to discuss budget and inventory procedures used by the harbor department. The date is to be set, with the harbor commission and City Council agreeing to hold the meeting to work out a satisfactory budget and inventory setup.
Gov. Earl Warren asked Atty. Gen. Eqmund G. Brown for an opinion on the legality of a bill to amend the tideland grant to Long Beach. The measure would free tideland dry gas revenue and half of sideland money from the trust provisions. if not signed today it becomes law unless vetoed, in which case a two thirds legislative override is needed.
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