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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1948
Page
3
The City Council gave first reading to an ordinance banning false identification cards and making their use unlawful. The measure, likely to join the Penal Code, was urged by City Prosecutor Kenneth Sutherland to curb minors, mainly sailors, obtaining cards and allegedly using them to drink in bars.
Governor Earl Warren describes California's 3,000,000 migrant influx as the state's biggest headache in a Saturday Evening Post piece. He cites home shortages, crowded schools, strained hospitals, dangerous highways, and limited federal aid, insisting solutions should stay local unless cross-border or statewide gaps require federal action.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower said the United States has done well in protecting major secrets and that the Red-spy scare is not a great danger. He spoke at a Denver press conference before visiting Pueblo and starting a Colorado vacation with Mrs. Eisenhower.
Actor Dick Powell and actress wife June Allyson adopt a two month old girl in Hollywood naming her Leslie Allyson Powell. The adoption finalizes a family change reported from Hollywood.
The New York Times reports the State Department will take over all Voice of America broadcasts on October 1 and phase out two commercial networks. George V. Allen says the service shifts from mild information to a sharper line aimed at Russia and Soviet satellites to counter Soviet attacks and influence public opinion.
In Albany a group of young Republicans from across the nation meet Gov. Thomas E. Dewey to discuss campaign strategy. Dewey arrived from Pawling, New York, for a conference with the Young Republican National Federation executive committee. The day also includes a planned meeting with Republican National Committee Chairman D. Scott Jr. of Pennsylvania.
Tokyo Aug 11 Frederick A Williams of New York City was named head of the Allied force textile division. He previously served as president and treasurer of Cannon Mills Inc of America and arrived last year with the economic mission led by Undersecretary William Draper.
Oakland Aug. 11 A Berkeley philanthropist Mrs Sally McKee Spens Black left an estate of more than 6 million dollars. Her will filed in Alameda County Superior Court notes real estate in the Oakland business district and lands near Lindsay. Principal bequests include 600,000 to the University of California 550,000 to Merritt Hospital Oakland and funds to the American Red Cross.
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