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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1947
Page
4
In Imperial County, the Imperial Irrigation District reports no rain for over seven months, marking the driest period of 1347 as a record low. The note notes the absence of precipitation across the region with no rainfall detected in the timeframe.
President Truman signed a bill authorizing 2.5 million dollars for a new Monterey postgraduate school and gave the Navy a legally separate status from Annapolis. Navy studies have operated under a secretary order for years, with the bill formalizing independence to avoid future questions of legal separation.
Washington Aug 1 A former OPA economist discloses an underground staff disguised as the Miscellaneous Products Division prepared an abortive 1943 clothing rationing plan. The effort used code names like oysters and clams and produced a rationing stamp, triggering a nationwide buying spree when rumors spread that clothing would soon be rationed.
Washington reports a stalled bid for unity as CIO President Murray rejects AFL President Green's plan for a May 16 meeting. The stalemate centers on AFL demands for an outright merger or joint program, with CIO insisting on conditions before collaboration in economic fields. Green declined immediate comment.
Members of Bethel 77 International Order of Job's Daughters presented a quiz and musical program at the Masonic Club luncheon yesterday in the Hilton Hotel. Perry Johnson was chairman for the day.
Reno dispatch reports Louise Graham alleges a string of small incidents led to the estrangement that pushed her shell shocked husband Harvey Graham to shoot their 2 year old daughter Sandra dead, then kill himself after a failed reconciliation attempt. Authorities are tracing the couple’s troubled background following the tragedy at the ranch where they resided.
Rep Leo Allen chairman of the Republican patronage committee says the 50 plus House page boys will have pay stopped until January and sent home during recess to improve conduct. He notes recent misconduct reports have declined after a morals board was set up earlier this year.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department set a 1948 wheat planting goal of 75,000,000 acres to secure grain shipments through fall 1949. Winter wheat planting is imminent as the 1947 target was 70,700,000 acres with about 50,000,000 actually planted. Farmers exceeded 1947 goals by roughly 7,000,000 acres, aiding a record wheat crop.
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