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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1951
Page
3
Far East Command announces end of double censorship and shift of wartime news control on June 15. Eighth Army HQ in Korea to handle censorship with new telephoning of key stories to Tokyo offices. Primary briefings to be teletyped, with limited telephone relays to prevent leaks.
An early June cool spell continued over the Great Lakes region and upper Mississippi Valley with Michigan seeing lows around 28 at Grand Marais. Showers and thundershowers spread southeast of the Ohio River toward the Appalachians and into the Carolinas, while scattered rain was possible in the Great Plains and some snow touched mountain areas in Montana and Idaho. Southeast remained warm with no heavy rains, yet a dry spell threatened crops in sun scorched areas. western Montana rain moved into Idaho as well.
Unemployment fell in May to 1,609,000, the lowest since August 1945, after a 137,000 drop from April. Employed civilians rose by 1,148,000 to 61,193,000, the year's high point, with 795,000 new jobs in farming as spring planting peaked. Nonfarming gains reached 353,000 as defense growth offset by nondefense slowdowns.
In Sicily Premier Alcide De Gasperi's Christian Democrat party won a slim margin over the Communist-led People's bloc in a regional assembly vote with 666,123 to 644,752, while the neo-Fascist Italian Social Movement captured 273,504 votes. The region's 90 seats split 30 for Christian Democrats, 30 for Communists, and 11 for MSI. The results reflect rising Communist strength in North Italy and set the stage for next Sunday's mainland municipal and provincial elections.
Dr. Ralph J. Bunche told Morgan State College graduates that segregation weakens the United States and its standing in the world. He urged Negro students to push down discriminatory barriers and reject separate but equal sham. The senior U N trusteeship council leader warned prejudices must fade for equality on merit.
Beatrice Nebraska reports flood waters falling about an inch an hour. Two youths from Beatrice State Home died in Bear Creek while three patients fled the rising waters. One man drowned after diving into the creek. another remained missing and was later found.
Washington June 5 The Office of Price Stabilization plans a community by community pricing program for 15 to 20 processed foods within 30 days. Prices fixed by local conditions with no rationing. ceilings posted by merchants. DiSalle warned wage increases may push prices higher and noted unions were not urged to forgo raises.
Two bikes belonging to Bob and Gary Woolley were stolen while they swam at Colorado Street Lagoon. The maroon and black bicycles had city licenses and were taken from 3501 California Avenue, according to Mrs. Woolley, the boys' mother.
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