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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1952
Page
2
Queen Juliana and Prince Bernard of the Netherlands donated aid to flood victims. The American Red Cross announced receipt of 264 canned hams 960 boxes of cocoa 2800 chocolate bars and 264 tins of biscuits.
Final recommendations will be made within three weeks by the State Department of Prisons and Corrections for jail facilities at the proposed Lakewood sheriff's station. The station at Lakewood Center aims to be in operation by Jan. 4, with blueprints submitted and minor changes recommended. Final recommendations will be sent to Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz after further study.
US Senator Smathers in Washington forecast a wide margin for Richard B. Russell over Estes Kefauver in Florida's May 6 Democratic presidential primary. Russell also urged voters to compare positions, arguing Kefauver supports a world federation and compulsory FEPC, while Florida lawmakers back Russell. Russell highlighted campaigning plans with Smathers and Florida congressmen.
Daryl Chessman 30, known as the red spotlight bandit, is under sentence to die in San Quentin's gas chamber on June 27. He was sentenced again yesterday after two prior death sentences were appealed. Convicted of 11 crimes, he led a three week crime spree in the Los Angeles area four years ago, including kidnapping robbery and sex assaults.
The AFL United Textile Workers with 75,000 members urged to campaign against Taft after endorsing Estes Kefauver. Lloyd Klewert led the move to back Kefauver who thanked organizers and pledged labor support. President Anthony Valente warned of potential losses of gains from Roosevelt and Truman administrations.
Scotland Yard said thieves raided a U S military store at Hampton on London's outskirts, taking 36 cases of chickens 2750 pounds of smoked hams 540 pounds of frankfurters and other meats. The loss details focus on meat provisions seized from the store.
Voters in New York and Pennsylvania, key Presidential nominating states, cast ballots for uninstructed delegates to the national conventions. New York has 96 Republican and 94 Democratic delegate seats up, Pennsylvania 70, with 60 district and 10 at large delegates chosen. Eisenhower dominates in New York, Taft portionally bets on Alaska delegates, Kefauver seeks gains for Democrats, and write-ins loom in both states. Stevenson, Dallas visit aside, aims for governor renomination and no further bids this year.
Frederic W. Ballentine of Montreal sues in Federal Court to block $5 000 of his son’s government life policy from going to Robert Foutts of East Liverpool Ohio The suit accuses Foutts a former gambling companion of Ballentine’s son of coercing him to name Foutts as a co beneficiary and alleges Ballentine became deeply indebted to Foutts The case also names Foutts and the United States as defendants and notes Foutts is at Fort Benning Georgia in officer candidate school
Louisiana today chose Democratic nominee Robert Kennon for governor over Republican Harrison Bagwell. The general election certified the Democratic primary selections from February 19. There are nearly 1,000,000 registered Democrats versus about 1,500 Republicans. Bagwell urged voters to back the two party system. Republicans also fielded candidates for lieutenant governor and 11 of 28 New Orleans legislative seats amid cloudy weather.
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