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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1951
Page
2
Radiowar hearing aids help thousands to hear clearly and comfortably. The all magnetic model promises telephones and radios with no bulalde noise interference. Joe Jow Trowbridge solicits inquiries at Phang 701979 M Bank Bldg.
Paris reports President Vincent Auriol receives language lessons from a French-born American, practicing American pronunciation from phonograph records each morning. His teacher notes corrections as the trip to the United States approaches, with a likely ship departure around March 20 and arrival in Washington on March 27.
ASHINGTON, Feb. 17. America’s military leaders express confidence that the U.S. Eighth Army can hold Korea even if China dumps up to 1,000,000 troops. Generals Bradley and others say massive manpower alone cannot force a UN defeat. a costly Chinese victory would punish Beijing for years, while sea and air power could shift the balance if Moscow joins.
Chicago February 17 UP Price Stabilizer Michael DiSalle said there will be no fix for price ceiling violators and that violators will go to jail. He spoke at a grocers luncheon and warned enforcement will be firm, with a focus on legitimate businesses and periodic price recalculations to reflect higher costs.
Washington February 17 The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that American workers hourly earnings in food terms ranked second among 20 countries in 1950. Australia was the only country studied where less working time was needed than in the United States to buy the same amount of food. Soviet workers had to work seven times as long as Americans, while Canada Britain Israel and the Scandinavian countries required 20 to 60 percent longer. The report notes food purchasing power is only one facet of wage well being.
Mrs. India Edwards, vice chair of the Democratic national committee and a Gold Star mother, urged American mothers to back universal military training in San Francisco. She criticized letters to Congress demanding repeal of the 18 year draft, noting her son was killed in World War II and urging nationwide support to defend freedom and decency.
In Lowell Massachusetts a spurned lover ambushed Army payroll clerk Mary Koutouriz in a Bradley office building, stabbing her to death as she cried for help. The killer, giving several names, claimed he adored her and cited his name as Steve. Dr Steve E C Berkakis, a family friend and his dentist, was identified as a close associate.
A Santa Clara County deputy sheriff, Sherman Millard, fights a suspension after raiding 13 taverns and seizing 60 punchboards and prizes. The sheriff Hornbuckle calls the raid unauthorized and disobedience, while Millard insists the law allows enforcement and notes opposition to the sheriff’s stance. The district attorney supports Millard’s view that possession of a punchboard in a pub can be illegal. Millard says he acted after repeated inaction on illegal punch boards and sought guidance from a deputy district attorney.
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