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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1948
Page
5
The Southern Presbyterian Church general assembly urged formation of radio committees saying broadcasting offers tremendous opportunities to the church. The report recommended establishing committees to explore church program broadcasting.
Sioux leaders gather for June 3 initiation at Thunderhead Mountain as Korczak Ziolkowski begins a 30 year carving of a 500 by 400 foot memorial honoring Chief Crazy Horse. Governor Mickelson to detonate first blast. project funds total $81 000 with a nearby Sioux village planned to support costs.
Three of four bond issues in Santa Monica showed strength in early returns. The water facilities bond at 1,620,000, sewer and city yard facilities bonds were solidly approved while the 685,000 playground improvement bond trailed and may fail for lack of two thirds.
Washington reports a Federal Reserve Board estimate that installment credit for retail buying rose to a record 6.736 billion at the start of May after controls ended last November. Total consumer credit hit 13.596 billion, with autos and durable goods driving a rapid six month increase as more families overspent and used credit or savings to finance purchases.
San Francisco police Inspector John Breen climbed to a Chinese refugee's 14th-floor ledge as immigration officials and lawyers failed to calm her. After four hours a successful grab secured the woman, who had threatened to jump rather than return to Shanghai.
New York June 2 Jacob Abraham Stachel also known as Jack Stachel a 45 year old Communist party educational director was freed on 3500 bail to await deportation proceedings. He was arrested yesterday and released from Eaton Island on bond. He is accused of entering the United States illegally in 1931 and of joining a subversive organization.
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