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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1949
Page
3
TOKYO December 9 The Shinsei Yo kosuka reports the first Japanese women’s society admitted to the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Council of International Clubs. The organization, with 30,000 members, received formal notice of acceptance from Washington, D.C.
Fishermen struggle to classify tuna species brought to the tropical harbor as boats from the tropics return with mixed catches. The confusion became evident today as veteran skippers debated the identities and market terms of the various tunas.
Washington December 9 UPI Maxwell M. Hamilton has been named chairman of the 13 nation Far Eastern Commission and will serve as the chief U S representative, succeeding Gen Frank R McCoy who retired last week after nearly four years in the post.
The Association of American Railroads reported revenue freight loadings for the week ended December 3 totaled 693,923 cars, up 29,368 cars from the prior week, indicating a slight rise in freight activity after the holiday.
KYO December 9 Harold Sheets, economic adviser to Gen. MacArthur, urged Japan to expect foreign investments once prep work is complete. Speaking to Commerce Minister Inaigaki, Sheets said Japan lacks constructive ideas and courage on economic problems compared with Germany, noting deterrents to foreign capital are diminishing.
The government will adopt a new parity standard for measuring prices of many farm products starting January 1. The change aims to reflect demand and cost shifts over the prior decade, likely raising livestock prices and lowering crop prices, with ties to the 1930s farm aid movement and figures like Peek and Johnson in shaping the policy.
The California contract construction industry shed more than 13,000 jobs in October due to a work stoppage in sand and gravel. The State Department of Industrial Relations reported 178,100 construction employees in October versus 191,500 in September.
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