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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1952
Page
2
Memphis dispatch reports an AFL official says 50,000 long haul truck drivers in the Southern Conference will strike at midnight if a new contract is not signed by Friday. Negotiations with motor carrier associations bogged down over wages for drivers.
The House approved a plan to remove the Internal Revenue Bureau from politics and merit-base its personnel. It would abolish 64 collectorships, establish up to 25 district commissioners under civil service, and shift deputy collectors away from patronage. Opposition argues it is only a first step and may not stop corruption.
A cold snap continued along the Atlantic seaboard and across the southeast with subzero readings in northern Maine and plus 60 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Temperatures dipped to 28 in Cross City Florida and 33 in Jacksonville, while Miami logged 46. Georgia and the Carolinas remained chilly with 27 in Atlanta and subzero readings elsewhere. The Midwest saw relief as temps rose 15 to 25 degrees from the prior day. Mild in southern Texas and near normal in the western states.
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