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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1948
Page
8
The Progressive party’s Philadelphia convention drew massive crowds and a crusade vibe as observers noted the reach from New York and the potential crossovers with Communist-influenced support. Delegates praised diversity and independence aims while counts exceeded expectations for a new movement.
Four Australian MPs told the Tokyo Correspondents Club that Australia will keep its white Australia policy, viewing it as pro Australian rather than anti any group. They stated the law allows admission only for qualified white applicants who can pass language translation tests, with no planned changes. Senator Reginald Murray suggested developing New Guinea for its people.
Detroit reports the auto industry faces large retooling costs as 1949 model changes require new dies tools and equipment. Production losses during shifts tally around 500 million dollars industry wide, with Ford Nash and others experiencing weeks of downtime and reduced output as plants retool. A later shift schedule may push changes into year end and beyond.
The Long Beach Chapter of the American Hypnotists Association will hold its semimonthly meeting at 8 p m Friday in the directors room of the Masonic Temple located at 835 Locust Ave. All interested in hypnotism are invited to attend as a professional hypnotist explains and demonstrates the science.
The trade paper Automotive News shows a weekly total of 88,686 cars and 26,923 trucks, compared with the prior week’s 87,470 cars and 28,311 trucks.
Sam Daniels, 54, of San Pedro, pleaded guilty to felonious assault on George Wortham in Wilmington Hall on May 8. Judge Fred Miller denied probation and sentenced him to 180 days in the county jail.
Vacuum Oil Company announced a 250000 grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for basic studies of nuclear fission and the establishment of an atomic energy research program in New York on July 27.2.
Engineering construction awards compiled by the Daily Construction Service totaled 176,388,441 dollars in June across 11 western states Alaska and Hawaii. The June total was about 12,000,000 dollars above the June 1947 figure.
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