Alarm Over Dangerous Drugs and Foods By U S FDA
The Food and Drug Administration expressed alarm over a rise in dangerous drugs on the market and more cases of unsafe food products. Commissioner Dunbar cited issues from DDT in dairy barns to short weight candy shipments and fraudulent pie fillings, while noting improved overall product supplies.
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Fashington
Food and Drug Administration
American Food, Drug and Cosmetic Industries
Paul B. Dunbar
Ex L B Woman to Report on Conditions in Greece
Ex L B Woman Mrs Charles Schermerhorn will present a first hand report on conditions in Greece and the American Woman’s Club work in Salonika at Alamitos Branch Library tomorrow at 7 p m Speaking under the Long Beach Chapter of the American Association for the United Nations she has lived in Salonika four years Her husband works with UNIECF in northern Greece and will be described She is a Long Beach native with ties to Polytechnic High School City College and a national debating team
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Greece
Salonika
Alamitos
Third St
Charles Schermerhorn
Long Beach
City College
Russell R. Johnston
Schermerhorns
California
Dockers Get Hospital Plan For Long Beach Harbor
Hospital and surgical benefits will be available to about 3000 longshoremen at Long Beach Los Angeles Harbor and other Pacific ports under an insurance plan that took effect yesterday. The CIO Longshoremen will pay 1 percent of total wages while employers in the Pacific Maritime Association will contribute 3 cents per man hour to a joint fund. The association said talks covered extending protection to six seafaring unions.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
Pacific
Pacific Maritime Association
Man Injured in Fall From Derrick Near Ford Ave
Robert Miller, 24, of 1118 E. 16th St. was critically injured yesterday after a 109 foot fall from the top of an old California Production Co. derrick near Ford Ave. He suffered fractures to his back pelvis and leg and was reported slightly improved today at Seaside Hospital.
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Robert Miller
16Th St
Ford Ave
Anaheim St
Seaside Hospital
California
Want Ad Placement Hotline Call Line
The notice urges readers to dial 9065 for placing Want Ads via the Press-Telegram adstaker service, providing a quick route to have ads run.
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Press-Telegram
Deficit 3 Billion for 7 Months
The government ended the seventh month of fiscal year 1950 with a deficit of about 3.256 billion dollars as expenditures exceeded revenues. On January 31 the shortfall was nearly triple the year-ago figure, and President Truman projected deficits to rise to about 5.594 billion by June 30, with a further 5.133 billion excess next year. The national debt stood at roughly 256.892 billion dollars, versus 252.656 billion a year earlier.
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Washington
Treasury
Truman
Local Briefs and Community Notices in Long Beach
Several social and fraternal events listed for Long Beach area tomorrow and upcoming days. rummage sale at 1154 Pine Ave. card parties sponsored by St Anthony's Altar Society and Canadian Legion. meetings of Rebekah Lodge 275 LOF and Minnesota Society at local venues. War Mothers and Roman Forum gatherings. Temple Israel and Temple Sinai services with speakers on world affairs and life themes. flag presentation by George Wallace White Auxiliary. honors for Robert J. Gower at Woodbury College. Beth-El Synagogue to host guest speaker George R. Tracy for Sabbath service.
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Temple Israel
Loma’ Ave
Third St
L. Bisiot Grafman
Temple Sinai
Moline Ave
Seventh St
I. Shalom Ravetch
Rabbi Ravetch
George Wallace
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Long Beach
Pythian Sisters
P. Hall
South St
Mary Howe
Hbomb
George R. Tracy
F Polytechnic High School
Beth-El
Anaheim St
Israel N. Sharfman
Tracy
State updates rules to preserve pensions for 20,000 owners
Sacramento reports new state welfare rules let most pensioners meet property limits so 20,000 Californians will keep old age pensions on March 1. The changes extend allowed property to $1500 in personal property and $3500 real property used as a home, with auto and personal effects permitted. the switch returns administration to counties after 14 months under Proposition 4.
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Sacramento
California
State Social Welfare Department
McLain
Welfare Department
Help for Indians
Washington February 2 The Civil Service Commission said it has authorized the Indian service to hire 50 doctors and 150 nurses to help fill the continued short age of medical personnel on Indian reservations.
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Washington
The
Civil Service Commission
Indian Service
Beth El Synagogue Urges Attendance For Atomic Energy Talk
Rabbi Sharfman notes the implications of the hydrogen bomb and atomic energy on everyone's life. Beth El Synagogue invites all interested to hear Mr Tracy discuss the topic and its consequences.
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Beth el Synagogue
Tracy
Sharfman
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L. B
Derrick
Sele — Native Sons of the
Golden West
At &&m
Pine Ave
St Anthony's Altar Society
Sixth St
Alamitos Ave
Legion Party
Canadian Legion
Veterans Memorial
Rebekah
Noble’ Stands Club
del Mar
Rebekah “Lodge 275
LO. O. F
Ladies’ Parlor
Machinist Bldg
Minnesota
Minnesota Society
Veterons’ Memorial
Roman Forum
Walter L. Scratch
Hollywood Citizen: News
Scratch
Robert J. Gower
Joyce E. Gower
E. 55Th St
Woodbury College
Los Angeles
Gower
Jordan High School
Laura Scudder
Sted
DR. Paul
KFI
Elient ¢ Este
Vienna
Saustees
Libby
Cubby, Menedll & Libby
Chicago
Vnienna
Ake
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