State Allows Phone Rate Boosts in Long Beach Area
The California PUC upheld increases for Associated Telephone Co. effective July 21, expanding local and PBX rates. The changes affect 423,000 subscribers across eight counties, boosting annual company revenue by 4.75 million dollars while maintaining long beach extended area. Henry E. Jordan questioned the 7.55 percent return compared to a required 6.5 percent for investment appeal.
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California, Public Utilities Commission
Long Beath
Associated Telephone Co
PUC
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Henry E. Jordan
Long Beach Bureau of Franchises
Long Beach Exchange
Moppet Hitches Ride On Rear of Dad's Car
In Rushville Indiana on June 20 Charles Wilder drove five miles to work in record time when he heard cries at a filling station A 4 year old daughter Rebeers stood on the rear bumper with arms around the tail light and a candy bar she rode all the way home in the car through town
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Rushville
Ind
Charles Wilder
Rebeers
Rains Bring New Peril To Flooded 2-State Area
Heavy rains swelled Kansas and Missouri rivers threatening cities like Manhattan and Marion. Flooding forced evacuations at Ft. Riley and bridges were washed out along St. Marys. The deluge halted wheat harvests and prompted urgent calls for help from neighboring states as floods intensified.
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United Press
Kansas
Missouri
Manhattan
Kan
Marion
Waverly
Florence
Peabody
Eureka
Midwest
Mode
Tfl
Red Cross
Ft. Riley
Silver Lake
Topeka
St. Mary's
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Nebraska
Arkansas
Eight Navy Fliers Die In Sea Crash
KEY WEST Florida June 29 Eight Navy fliers were killed and one injured when a twin engine patrol bomber crashed into the ocean shortly after takeoff The plane flipped over in 12 feet of water near the President Truman White House area Bodies of all three officers and five enlisted men were recovered and identified as Lt Comdr John J Ebner Lt Comdr Oscar W Myers Lt (JG) Percival N Fenton and enlisted men John T Taylor Maurice R Flood Otis L Edwards Durant J Tafarella Ralph Proper survived The Navy convened a court of inquiry immediately
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Key West
Frs
Navy
Truman
White House
John J. Ebner
St. Cloud
Minn
Oscar W. Myers
Santa Barbara
Calif
Percival N. Fenton
Washington, D.C
John T. Taylor
Philadelphia
Maurice R. Flood
Chicago
Otis L. Edwards
Repton
Ala
Durant J. ‘Tafarella
Jamaica
Aviation Ordnance
Ralph Proper
Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Kiler
Texas
Drop Charge Of Murder
SANTA ANA June 29 The district attorney's office dropped murder charges against Mrs Cordelia Esther Green 23 today and she pleaded guilty to a felony assault in connection with the death of her three month old daughter. Superior Judge Joneth F Morrison set July 13 for reviewing her plea and sentencing. Medical testimony conflicted as to how the infant sustained head injuries that proved fatal. The state originally charged Mrs Green beat the child when she cried and fractured her skull last February. Mrs Green has been held since the death in the Orange County jail. Her husband is employed in a Costa Mesa fishing rod factory.
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Santa Ana
District Attorney's Office
Cordelia Esther Green
Study Plan To Lease City Land For Oil Proposals
City Council Oil Committee led by Councilman Raymond C. Kealer will study leasing water department land near Wardlow Rd and Cherry Ave for oil development. Brennan S. Thomas, water department general manager, told the Council the department has received several lease proposals and asked policy guidance. Under the city charter, revenues from oil produced on Water Department lands fall under City Manager and Council jurisdiction. The Council asked Kealer’s committee to study the issue and report back.
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Water Department
Wardlow Rd
Cherry Ave
Raymond C. Kealer
Brennan S. Thomas
Kealer
Store Undercuts Itself in Fresno Price War
In Fresno a local price war among fair traded items erupts as Thrifty's Drug Store cuts a 300 Kleenex box to 17 cents while offering a 200 pack at 19 cents, underscoring self-undercutting in a competitive market.
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Fresno
Yresng
Calif
Am Drng
Thrifty
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