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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1951
Page
14
In Pittsburgh a magistrate Julius Strba uses a blue steel revolver to illustrate danger on the roads. He shows it unloaded then warns that a loaded gun would be like a reckless driver, urging offenders to respect traffic laws as a safety measure.
ETROIT June 2 The selling job ahead for car retailers grows bigger each week as demand fails to rise despite the extended peak selling period. Dealers report more cars than customers, with inventories at levels not seen since before 1946. Industry forecasters estimate the second half may produce about 2,275,000 passenger cars, while last week output reached 118,418 cars and 34,198 trucks. The year to date totals stand at 2,545,758 cars and 635,869 trucks, against 1950 figures for the same period.
Pessimists scarce among auto makers as production plans review defense needs. Industry officials foresee limited civilian material shortages, with plants ready for rapid high production if war disrupts, while volume output of weapons depends on global tensions and time.
Ward's Automotive Reports estimates total 1951 passenger car production could reach 5,500,000 with 1,300,000 trucks as NPR-imposed orders and third quarter targets push output higher. The forecast compares to 1950's record and notes potential labor shortages and material concerns as the year ends.
Weekday meal options for Long Beach Elementary and Junior Senior High Schools listed. Includes daily trays such as Spanish rice, wiener with duchess potatoes, beet patty and bun, escalloped potatoes and ham, baked tuna and noodles, plus milk. A la carte items, soups, salads, and desserts offered after tray lunch, with 25 cent prices.
Former air installations officer APT HERB LEWIN will speak at a joint Air Reserve Association meeting in Long Beach. Other items note the fifth annual all woman transcontinental air race from Santa Ana to Detroit and Britain's Vickers 660 jet bomber maiden flight with large orders, plus United Airlines expanding Convair liner orders and a Niagara River heli survey using a Bell helicopter.
Detroit June 2 The auto industry shows a solid balance between production and demand in the first five months of the year with about 2,575,000 passenger cars built and 2,345,000 sold. Including 125,000 units shipped abroad, the industry's finished inventories stand at roughly 500,000, about a month's retail needs, with some plants halting output to reduce excess.
SAN DIEGO June 2 Consolidated Vultee Aircraft said today orders for its new Convair Liner transport total 100. United Air Lines placed 10 more of the 44 passenger planes, having bought 30 earlier. The first model 340 is being assembled, with deliveries set for 1952 and 1953.
Baltimore June 2 Seamen are said to be disappearing from ships as a growing number seek stronger drink and a shore presence. Nilsson of the Norwegian Seamen's Home in Brooklyn spoke at a spring conference noting some aim to improve conditions and arguing sailors who drink are no worse than landbound men.
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