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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1950
Page
2
Governor Earl Warren wrapped up his bid for a third term with a statewide radio blast at James Roosevelt. He attacked Roosevelt for lack of employment and private schooling, touting railways, roads, education gains, and rising old age benefits.
Redondo Beach mayor says a new city manager likely will be named within two weeks. The applicant pool has been narrowed from about 20 to four as of June 2. Mayor Clyde Marsh disclosed the tightening process and the selection timeline.
In New York three men Henry Stein Irving Levine and Allen Gentry were arrested for selling phony gold bricks to fund a foreign government's currency stabilization. The bricks measured 16 by 6 by 4 inches and 14 bricks brought $11,650 with real gold valued at $440. Bail set at $10,000 for Stein and Levine. Gentry to appear in Brooklyn felony court.
War veteran Omer McCoy protested a rent increase in Madison after state rent controls ended. He said his landlord raised his monthly payment from 28.75 dollars to 300 dollars immediately following the lifting of controls.
London reports Moscow radio broadcast that the pro Cominform Democratic Front won 98.18 percent in Albania's May 28 parliamentary elections. It claimed 637,578 voters participated, 99.43 percent of the 641,241 eligible voters.
Long Beach proclaims Union Label Week starting today through June 9 with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America originator of the idea. The campaign aims to inform the public and 400000 Southern California union members that 95 percent of men’s clothing is produced under high standards of workmanship and conditions. Mayor Chace welcomed union leaders and local labor branches, with leading businessmen present as displays in store windows support the effort.
In Manhattan a firehouse on West 31st Street hosted Fayez Elawti, Saudi Arabia’s fire chief, for one restless night as seven alarms shattered sleep. He left for home sleepy yet impressed by American firefighting methods despite three alarms a night back home.
Sunrise 5 42 am sunset Moonrise Moonse tides High 2 52 pm 3 6 ft Low 7 41 am 0 9 ft 7 02 pm 2 8 ft Water temperature 57 Condition of surf small breakers Coast and Geodetic Survey Long Beach Lifeguards report weather statistics for Friday
The radical left in the Truman administration is exemplified by Oscar R. Wack Ewing and Leon Keyserling. They advocate the welfare state and planned economy, pushing for public works, expanded social security, and government control of production. Ewing leads a small inner circle around the president to steer policy toward a postwar welfare program.
New York dispatch reports Simon Framberg, 53, saved a $20,000 payroll during a Broadway daylight robbery attempt. A gunman attacked at Broadway and used a pistol as a club but Framberg retained the parcel and resisted. The thief fled in a car. Framberg, after delivering the money at his trading company desk, collapsed.
Florence Duke, 51, mother of eight, will graduate June 10 from the University of Maryland College of Education with honors. She edited the campus newspaper, earned Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Kappa Phi honors, and supported herself by giving music lessons while commuting 22 miles from Clinton, Maryland to campus.
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