Lawgivers Poised Over Unbalanced Budget Remedies
Washington dispatch reports lawmakers react to President Truman not submitting a balanced budget. Rep Reed urges spending cuts, while Sen Thye fears slashing foreign aid could undermine Europe recovery. Pace predicts tax hikes, ECA funding debated as Congress weighs the next year's budget amid wariness of tax increases.
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Warren to Push Lobbyist Report Bill in Special Session
Sacramento reports Gov. Earl Warren will sponsor a lobbying reform bill during the special session opening Monday. The measure would require lobbyists and their employers to register, report income and campaign expenses, and disclose subjects and parties influenced. Senate leaders expect rapid action on this anti lobbying proposal.
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Another Postal Station to Open in Long Beach
An additional parcel post station will open Monday at the V. F. W. Post 1746 clubhouse 22 E Louise St the first street north of the present North Long Beach classified station Post master Howard K Goodwin said the V F W post offered clubhouse use to aid parcel post clearance Hours will be 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday and 8 am to 12 noon Saturday.
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Czech Red Purge Reaches Teachers in Prague District
Prague reports from the communist weekly Tvorba say teachers in the Prague district were fired for not taking their duties seriously as the Red purge expands into party schools.
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wartime A project chief warns of total annihilation risk
Lt Gen Leslie Groves, head of the wartime atom bomb project, told National Association of Manufacturers that the nation faces potential complete annihilation from Russia with the A bomb. He said the public underestimates danger and urged decentralizing industry to protect security, warning against painless, simplistic plans. He favored partial decentralization to keep industry intact while reducing risk and possible destruction.
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Smooth-Talking Boy Uses Free Rides In Vancouver Case
A ten year old, David Norman of Nanaimo, staged a spree using a plane ride a limousine and a taxicab, plus meals and a theater show. He persuaded crews his father would pay, then fled hotel lobbies and later the airport before authorities detained him. Police and airfield staff fed him while awaiting his father.
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Senator Gillette Doubts Coffee Trade Collusion
Washington December 10 Senator Guy M Gillette warned that collusion between Brazilian exporters and American dealers may have driven coffee prices higher. He chairs the Senate agriculture subcommittee probing food prices and said speculative interests may have doubled consumer prices. Bergson, antitrust chief, will testify next week on possible market manipulation.
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Stice Department
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Plane Spirited Missionaries Evacuated From China River
In Chengtu a Lutheran St. Paul plane evacuated two American women missionaries Lorraine Behling and Martha Boss and took three others to Hong Kong. A midnight messenger summoned them to await departure while Mary Shearer of Freeport Pa stayed behind due to her mother's illness and plans to return home.
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Mine Town in Maryland Struggles With Famine Conditions
SHALMAR Md December 10 The shadow of famine hangs over this coal town as Wolf Den mine remains closed since last March. About 50 families face hunger with shelves bare. Principal J Paul Andrick says outside aid is needed to survive the winter. He visited a student’s family who had lived on apples for two weeks and a seven member household subsisted on bread potatoes and beans. Miners brought four deer during hunting season and shared with neighbors. Mine owner H A Marshall, hospitalized in Cumberland Md, plans to resume operations but cannot say when, citing a drop in orders.
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Mary Anderson Almost Penniless
In Los Angeles a Superior Court hearing revealed Mary Anderson’s finances after nine years of marriage to writer Leonard Behrens. She testified she earned about $20,000 yearly at her peak during 1943 to 1947 but now has only about 300 in assets. She was granted temporary support of 250 monthly while both seek divorce, with Behrens claiming she long cared for him in their happier days.
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British Governor Duncan Stewart of Sarawak Dies in Knife Attack
Singapore dispatch reports British Governor General Duncan Stewart of the British North Borneo Province of Sarawak died today from knife wounds six days after a youth opposed to Sarawak’s cession to Britain stabbed him in a jungle village. He was flown to Singapore for treatment. Eleven members of the Malay youth group were arrested in the attack.
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Prince Charles Recovers From Acute Tonsillitis
London reports Prince Charles and his condition after acute tonsillitis. A Buckingham Palace statement notes his temperature is normal with no complications expected. Three doctors have attended the 11 year old son of Princess Elizabeth during the past several days as Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Philip continues.
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Unselfish Ohio Mayor Balks at Raise of Pay
Ohio mayor of Chevint reluctantly accepts a raise after city council decree. Gingerich says he dislikes the raise and hints at a veto threat. The council insisted on a $1500-a-year increase while he had offered $1000. he had earlier cut pay to fund a pension for a former mayor.
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Love Triumphed as Rival Japanese Legislators Wed
In Tokyo, two members of the House of Representatives, Miss Tenkoko Matsutani and Naoshi Sonoda, secretly married today despite earlier political rivalry and the bride’s father’s initial opposition. Matsutani, 31, is with the Farmer-Laborite party. Sonoda, 37, aligns with Conservative-Democrat.
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Winds Rampage Across Southland Mary Winds Sicken Southland
In Cabrilla Beach the landing craft Sigrid drifted from moorings and was towed back to port by the Coast Guard while the S S China Transport lay alongside. The W N Jr fishing boat broke down at Horseshoe Kelp and was towed to port. San Diego harbor craft were battered, Last Chance sank, and a windstorm lashed the region with hail and snow in the mountains. Two men died in the San Joaquin Valley as a giant tree toppled onto a car and a tent.
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Tides and Weather Notes From Long Beach Lifeguards
Sunrise 6 48 a m and sunset 4 45 p m with moonrise and moonset times. Water temperature 56 and surf conditions mild. Foregoing gratitation. U S Coast and Geodetic Survey.
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