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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1951
Page
2
Judge Joseph Sherbow, a well known member of Baltimore city’s supreme bench, announced his intention to resign due to the inadequacy of his salary. The salary for associate judges on the supreme bench is $15,000 per year.
Washington December 25 1951 sixty three million Americans are expected to hold jobs next year the largest total in history The forecast from Robert C Goodwin director Labor Department Bureau of Employment Security compares 1952 to 1951 with high employment and strong industrial capacity He notes mass hiring in heavy defense industry and civil sectors will push 1952 employment to a midsummer peak of 63 million while unemployment remains low though some local areas face job troubles A newspaper ad follows for selling furnishings via Press Telegram.
Washington December 29 The Senate wartime procurement fraud probe gains leverage with the tax return files. President Truman authorizes the Internal Revenue Bureau to supply the Johnson subcommittee with requested records. Hearings planned in January examine Wright Patterson Air Force Base procurement flaws and possible rewards for favors. Johnson says goal is to uncover costs tied to fraud and ensure preventive steps are in place.
In Lima Ohio on December 29 a Christmas gift metal trumpet fatally injured seven year old Dennis L Stemen son of Mr and Mrs G D Stemen. The trumpet mouthpiece pierced his head causing a skull fracture and brain hemorrhage. coroner Dr T J Talbott ruled the death a brain hemorrhage.
President Truman established the President’s Commission on the Health Needs of the Nation to study health facts and propose safeguards and improvements. Dr. Paul Magnuson to head the panel, a critic of the Ewing plan, with a mix of professional and lay members to gather viewpoints and offer objective recommendations.
Washington reports the penny postcard ends after January 1 replacing it with 2 cents per card. The change aims to raise about 120 million dollars annually to fund the Post Office from debt. New rules affect mailers and bulk buyers, with penalties on large batch purchases.
President Truman urged a cautious middle course on national health reform while Magnuson defended a policy between do nothing and mandatory insurance. The commission, to operate about a year, includes Dr Dean A Clark of Massachusetts General Hospital and other notable figures from Cornell, Stanford, Fisk, Johns Hopkins, and the CIO. The survey shows 1950 coverage gaps with 75 million having some insurance versus 6 million in 1939.
Washington report suggests President Truman may abandon a three member commission to probe government scandals. He could instead use regular channels of the Justice Department and FBI. Rumors tied to Former prosecutor Thomas F. Murphy and Telford Taylor drew no comment from White House.
Government officials warned of heavy auto production cutbacks next spring while promising an intensive materials survey. GM President Wilson called the proposed 20 percent cut a political crime as union leaders urged delaying raw material shortages until September to curb unemployment. Fleischmann cited copper and aluminum needs for defense, urging a balance between autos and armaments.
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