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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1948
Page
18
Tokyo and Osaka government mint workers walked out demanding higher wages. About 4,500 employees led the strike with roughly 22,500 other workers in the government printing office and tobacco monopoly affected.
Boonville authorities say two inmate youths aged 17 and 16 at the Missouri State Training School for Boys attempted to strangle a 15 year old fellow inmate, Junior Earl Hickman, with a leather belt. Four state patrolmen on guard duty prevented the attack as committees investigated the institution following a Senate House tour.
Washington reports the Commerce Department released a 1948 list of observances to guide advertising and promotions. Among established occasions like Mother’s Day and Columbus Day is National Be Kind to Taxpayers Week, though no date is set, with Congress possible to claim the idea first.
New York reports police scrutiny of Wallace for President supporters. A Washington dispatch notes alleged blacklist activity by federal officials near Mukden Manchuria and near the capital. The police chief says the squad only conducts routine checks on radical groups. If Wallace supporters are included, he calls it a coincidence.
About 75 National Maritime Union members marched to Washington to demonstrate against the Marshall Plan. Several wore Wallace campaign buttons, signaling broader political sentiment during the protest.
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